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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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A fuzzy-set analysis of conditions influencing mutual fund performance

2019

Abstract This paper presents an application of fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to frame the conditions that lead to over- or under-performance of mutual funds. Building upon a considerable library of research on fund returns, the study uses fsQCA to affirm and extend earlier discoveries. Considered here is fund performance relative to Morningstar ratings, features of the funds themselves, as well as characteristics of the fund managers. Results suggest that positive Morningstar and analyst ratings are necessary conditions, on average, for funds to generate value according to the Jensen's alpha ratio. Just over seven percent of the cases imply that funds have attractive Sh…

Mutual fund performanceEconomics and EconometricsManagement fee050208 financeActuarial sciencebusiness.industryQualitative comparative analysisSharpe ratio05 social sciencesInvestment managementFuzzy set analysisLong period0502 economics and businessValue (economics)Businesshealth care economics and organizations050203 business & managementFinanceInternational Review of Economics & Finance
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