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Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and its Impact on Malta’s Financial Service Industry

2016

The introduction of the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM Directive 2011/61/EU) in 2013 means a radical transformation of the EU regulatory landscape for the whole alternative investment fund industry. Taking into account the growing meaning of the alternative investment fund industry in Europe, the aim of the paper is to assess the impact the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMD) will have on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) managing Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) in the EU. The research is based on the case of Malta, which is a quickly growing financial centre. The main findings are based on an analysis of questionnaire respon…

FinanceFund of fundsPrivate equity funds -- Law and legislation -- European Union countriesManagement feebusiness.industryManager of managers fundTarget date fundAccountingEuropean Parliament. Alternative investment fund managers directiveGeneral Business Management and AccountingHedge funds -- Law and legislation -- European Union countriesFund administrationSovereign wealth fundUmbrella fundbusinessGeneral Economics Econometrics and FinanceInvestment advisors -- Legal status laws etc. -- European Union countriesFinancial services industry -- MaltaInvestment fundInternational Journal of Economics and Business Administration
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Green and good? The investment performance of US environmental mutual funds

2011

Increased concern for the environment has increased the number of investment opportunities in mutual funds specialized in promoting responsible environmental attitudes. This article examines the performance and risk sensitivities of US green mutual funds vis-a-vis their conventional peers. We also analyze and compare this performance relative to other socially responsible investing (SRI) mutual funds. In order to implement this analysis, we apply a CAPM-based methodology and find that in the 1987–2009 period, environ- mental funds had lower performance than conventional funds with similar characteristics. However, if we focus on a more recent period (2001–2009), green funds achieved adjuste…

Fund of fundsFinanceEconomics and Econometricsbusiness.industryInstitutional investorClosed-end fundAccountingPassive managementGlobal assets under managementCommodity poolEmpreses Responsabilitat socialGeneral Business Management and AccountingÈtica empresarialArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Open-end fundEconomicsBusiness and International ManagementAlternative betabusinessLaw
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Beliefs affecting additional investment intentions of mutual fund clients

2015

In this article, we aim to examine mutual fund investors’ behaviour in decision-making situations and to analyse future investment decisions via a path model approach. Investors were divided into different groups based on the risk and distribution channel used, and the differences in their investment intentions were examined. The study used empirical survey data collected from the clients of a mutual fund company owned by a Finnish banking group. Loyalty to the common banking group dominated the explanation in the whole model. The safety of the investment was important for branch office investors, whereas obtaining a good return was important for internet investors. Ultimately, explanatory …

mutual fundsMarketingFund of fundsFinanceInvestment strategybusiness.industryClosed-end fundinvestment behaviourInvestment managementPrivate equity fundInvestment decisionsOpen-end fundMarketingbusinessta512path modelFinanceMutual fundJournal of Financial Services Marketing
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