scholarly journals Analysis of the Hungarian investment funds along economic cycles

2021 ◽  
Vol 190 (5-6(2)) ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
Emese Melinda Bogáth ◽  
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Sándor Gáspár ◽  
Gergő Thalmeiner ◽  
Judit Bárczi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Economic Cycles ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
The 2008 Financial Crisis ◽  
Quantitative Changes ◽  
Economic Boom

As a result of the 2008 financial crisis, the international financial system underwent a fundamental change. The crisis has highlighted various weaknesses in the economic system. One of these weaknesses was the unregulated nature of investment markets and their inefficient structural structure. Funds managed by investment fund managers have also been hit hard by the crisis. In the post-crisis period of 2008, there was a dynamic economic boom, which also affected the types of investment funds and their changes. However, the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 onwards is a special crisis. Its unique nature is reflected in the fact that financial markets have remained stable under the influence of central banks. This, in turn, did not necessarily affect the investment market, and in particular investment funds, as expected in the event of a downturn. In our research, we illustrate the change of investment funds along economic cycles through the quantitative changes of Hungarian investment funds. In our analysis, we illustrate the evolution of fund changes through hierarchical cluster analyzes. In the course of our research, we found that Hungarian investment funds move in line with market and retail investment trends, and the structure of investment funds does not show a significant change during the sixteen years examined, regardless of changes in economic cycles.

scholarly journals Implementation of Directive 2011/61/Eu of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers Into Czech Legal System

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Zuzana Šiková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Legal System ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Investment Companies ◽  
Alternative Investment

This contribution deals with the implementation of Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and amending Directives 2003/41/EC and 2009/65/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 1095/2010 into Czech legal system. The main aim of the contribution is to confirm or disprove the hypothesis that entity in Section 15 of Act no. 240/2013 Coll, on Investment Companies and Investment Funds, as amended, is an alternative fund according to the Directive 2011/61/EU and that Directive 2011/61/EU was not transposed in Czech Republic properly. Author used to confirm or disprove above mentioned hypothesis scientific methods, especially comparison, induction and deduction. This contribution also looks at the Directive 2011/61/EU evaluation of its effectiveness and possible development of regulation in this area.

13 Listings of Private Investment Funds as a Means of Mitigating the Governance Challenge

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spangler Timothy
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
London Stock Exchange ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Potential Market ◽  
Securities Exchanges ◽  
Regulatory Functions ◽  
Alternative Investment

This chapter explains how the admission to listing of private investment funds on a recognized exchange can provide a means to address the governance challenge. It first considers the regulatory functions of securities exchanges before turning to the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE), taking into account three areas relevant to the governance challenge faced by private investment funds: general obligations of disclosure, notification of interests and key developments, and communications with unitholders. It then examines how an ISE listing can provide a potential market-oriented solution to the governance challenge. It also discusses listing-related developments at the London Stock Exchange, Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive depositories, and limitations on the effectiveness of exchange listings.

scholarly journals Window dressing in Brazilian investment funds

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (82) ◽  
pp. 116-128
Author(s):  
Matheus Ruiz Marques ◽  
Joelson O. Sampaio ◽  
Vinicius Augusto Brunassi Silva
Keyword(s):  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Tracking Error ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Window Dressing ◽  
Equity Funds ◽  
Model Residuals ◽  
Fund Portfolio

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the presence of window dressing in the Brazilian investment fund market, focusing on equity funds. Window dressing is a practice that presents a particular portfolio composition to the market, which is different from that held by the fund in the reporting period. Just before the end of the period, fund managers change their positions with the aim of presenting safer, more profitable securities portfolios. We believe that there is a lack of empirical evidence on this topic in Brazil. Previous research focuses on diversification, style analysis, fund portfolio turnover, manager profile, and performance. Therefore, we believe that our paper is pioneering in presenting results on window dressing in Brazil. With the presence of window dressing, the market may signal distorted results to investors and guide their allocations towards funds in which they would not invest in the absence of such practices. Moreover, the adoption of window dressing may increase transaction costs and thus destroy value. Our results present a connection with previous studies by Bremer and Kato (1996), O’Neal (2001), Ng and Wang (2004), Ortiz, Sarto, and Vicente (2012), and Agarwal, Gay, and Ling (2014). This paper provides evidence of window dressing in Brazilian equity funds and proposes an empirical study to verify the presence of the practice between 2010 and 2016, using market model residuals, rank gap, and backward holding return gap analysis techniques. In short, our results are consistent with window dressing practices in funds managed by small companies that were losers against the Bovespa Index and presented a high tracking error in the period.

The Law of Private Investment Funds

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spangler Timothy
Keyword(s):  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Private Equity ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
The Impact

This book provides a clear and concise dual US/UK and pan-asset analysis on the legal and regulatory issues that arise in connection with private investment funds. The book advises on the structuring, formation, and operation of a range of asset classes, including hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, and other non-retail collective investment vehicles. This edition has been revised to reflect the numerous and significant developments in financial services regulation on both sides of the Atlantic since the publication of the second edition. More elements of the Dodd Frank financial regulatory reforms, which increased the scope and reach of regulation applicable to private funds, have been implemented and commented on in this edition. In relation to European regulation, the impact of the commencement of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) has also now been analysed. The US/UK approach is maintained, but this edition now also includes consideration of third countries, particularly the Middle East and Asia. An entirely new chapter is dedicated to litigation and regulatory enforcement, and some treatment is given to the effects of the global financial crisis, in particular the regulatory response and the changes to negotiating leverage of fund managers and fund investors. The potential impact of ‘Brexit’ on the United Kingdom private funds industry and the future of the AIMFD and European private funds is also examined.

scholarly journals Aspects of manager, portfolio allocation, and fund performance in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (76) ◽  
pp. 82-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudia Olímpia Neves Mamede Maestri ◽  
Rodrigo Fernandes Malaquias
Keyword(s):  
Asset Allocation ◽  
Robust Statistics ◽  
Breakdown Point ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
Fixed Income ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Portfolio Holdings ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT This paper intends to contribute to the literature on investment funds in emerging markets by looking at the performance of multimarket funds in Brazil from a manager perspective. The aim of the paper was to analyze whether some characteristics of investment fund managers, as well as their portfolio holdings, can affect fund performance. In emerging countries both portfolio asset allocation and manager characteristics can help explain differences in the fund performance, which increases the relevance of this study. Therefore, the impact of this research lies in its revealing a significant relationship between risk-adjusted return and the portion of portfolios allocated to fixed or variable income, which seems that have not been explored in the context of emerging economies yet. A total of 6,002 multimarket funds were analyzed, covering the period between September 2009 and December 2015, using panel data with robust standard errors clustered by funds. We also employed robust statistics in order to assess some potential biases due to outliers, by analyzing the breakdown point in the estimated models. It should be noted that portfolio composition (allocation of portfolios into variable income and fixed income) was the most important factor in explaining a potential change in the performance of Brazilian multimarket funds. Also important were the effectiveness of the management of these funds, that is, the best risk-adjusted returns were delivered by less experienced managers, funds investing more in fixed income, managers with more funds under management, and larger funds.

14 Evaluating and Implementing Private Monitoring Solutions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spangler Timothy
Keyword(s):  
Financial Regulation ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Private Monitoring ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Investment Protection ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Flow Of Information

This chapter considers three private monitoring solutions designed to help fund investors better address the problems arising from the governance challenge by facilitating a better flow of information from the fund manager to the investors and their agents. All three private monitoring solutions recognise the commercial contexts in which private investment funds operate by emphasizing voluntary steps that fund managers and investors can take incrementally. Each focuses on the provision of accurate and timely information as the means to overcome the investment protection concerns that arise due to the collectivised nature of the private investment fund. The chapter first looks at the criticisms against private monitoring solutions as well as the limits of financial regulation before discussing due diligence as the commercial foundation for private monitoring solutions. It also examines how to best support the wider adoption and implementation of private monitoring solutions.

scholarly journals Communities and regularities in the behavior of investment fund managers

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (14) ◽  
pp. 6569-6574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Flori ◽  
Fabio Pammolli ◽  
Sergey V. Buldyrev ◽  
Luca Regis ◽  
H. Eugene Stanley
Keyword(s):  
Market Condition ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
External Shocks ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Portfolio Holdings ◽  
Exogenous Shocks ◽  
Hedging Portfolio ◽  
Existence And Stability

We analyze a large microlevel dataset on the full daily portfolio holdings and exposures of 22 complex investment funds to shed light on the behavior of professional investment fund managers. We introduce a set of quantitative attributes that capture essential distinctive features of manager allocation strategies and behaviors. These characteristics include turnover, attitude toward hedging, portfolio concentration, and reaction to external events, such as changes in market conditions and flows of funds. We find the existence and stability of three main investment attitude profiles: conservative, reactive, and proactive. The conservative profile shows low turnover and resilience against external shocks; the reactive one is more prone to respond to market condition changes; and members of the proactive profile frequently adjust their portfolio allocations, but their behavior is less affected by market conditions. We find that exogenous shocks temporarily alter this configuration, but communities return to their original state once these external shocks have been absorbed and their effects vanish.

scholarly journals Impact of Fund Managers Changes on Polish Equity Funds Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Asyngier ◽  
Tomasz Miziołek
Keyword(s):  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Relative Strength ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Equity Investment ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Equity Funds ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Portfolio Managers

AbstractPurpose - the aim of the article was an analysis of the returns of universal Polish equity investment funds before and after the change of portfolio managers. The article deals with the following research problem: how the replacement of investment fund managers impacts the results of Polish equity funds. Methodology - the research methodology which used the indexes of relative strength allows determining the abnormal returns of funds in relation to the WIG Index before and after the change of managers. Findings - the analyses showed negative abnormal returns before changing managers and ambiguous tendencies after the change of managers. Originality - this kind of study has not been conducted for the Polish capital market so far.

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