Death, Taxes and Short-Term Underperformance: Emerging Market Funds

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandes Institute
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Death Taxes

Death,Taxes and Short-Term Underperformance: Fixed Income Funds

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandes Institute
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Income ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Death Taxes

scholarly journals Short-term working allowance and firm risk in the post-COVID-19 period: Novel matching evidence from an emerging market

2021 ◽  
pp. 102021
Author(s):  
Ömer Tuğsal Doruk ◽  
Serhat Konuk ◽  
Rümeysa Atici
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Firm Risk ◽  
Short Term

scholarly journals The continuous market cycle of the short term insurance industry

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Liezel Essel ◽  
Frederik J. Mostert ◽  
Jan Hendrik Mostert
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Financial Decision Making ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Term Insurance ◽  
Financial Decision ◽  
The Impact

The short-term insurance industry is a cyclical type of business due to the impact of the continuous market cycle. This cycle has a growth phase, soft market phase, hard market phase and a break-even phase. The objective of the research paper focuses on the improvement of financial decision-making when executives of the short-term insurance industry are managing their business during the various phases of the continuous market cycle. Both a literature study and an empirical survey were necessary to achieve the research objective. The empirical survey included the contributions of the top nine commercial and corporate short-term insurers in South Africa. They represented more than 77% of the total gross written premiums in 2009 and can thus be considered as the leaders of the short-term insurance industry in this country. The conclusions of the study should be valuable to other developing countries with emerging market economies as South Africa is also classified as such. The study focused on the various factors which may cause the continuous market cycle, the problem areas which the executives experience concerning the continuous market cycle, and how often various factors are adjusted by the short-term insurers to account for changes in the continuous market cycle.

scholarly journals Post-Acquisition Performance of Emerging Market Firms: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Acquisitions in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 567
Author(s):  
Arindam Das
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Acquisition Performance ◽  
Long Term Performance ◽  
Term Performance ◽  
A Performance

M&A performance is a multifaceted, compound construct with no overarching factor that captures all different dimensions. This paper examines the concept of acquisition performance and proposes a model that links firm-level factors and transaction parameters with firms’ short-term and long-term performance, extending to financial-, market- and innovation measures. Building on past empirical studies on the influence of various factors on M&A performance, a multi-dimensional structural equation model has been developed and it has been tested with a dataset on acquisitions in the Indian technology sector over a period of ten years. The results suggest that: (a) smaller acquirers with higher book value and leveraged firms demonstrate better long-term performance; (b) contrary to established understanding, short-term market returns are not influenced by deal parameters; (c) majority stake purchases show relatively lesser gains—suggesting the possible presence of post-acquisition integration issues and, (d) acquirers with high intangible assets continue to do well on innovation performance post-acquisition. By indicating situations and conditions under which an acquisition would potentially lead to a performance gain for the acquirer, these results provide significant insight to practitioners pursuing M&As for growth opportunities.

scholarly journals The claims handling process of property insurance in South Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 155-164
Author(s):  
D Naudé ◽  
Frederik J. Mostert ◽  
Jan Hendrik Mostert
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Property Insurance ◽  
Financial Decision Making ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Term Insurance ◽  
Financial Decision ◽  
Main Factors

Property insurance is the second largest class of short-term insurance in South Africa. As South Africa is a developing country and has an emerging market economy, the conclusions of this paper, which are based on a literature study and an empirical survey, should accordingly also be valuable to short-term insurers in other countries with emerging market economies. The objective of this research paper endeavors to improve financial decision-making relating to the claims handling process of property insurance. It therefore focuses on the insurance of buildings, the contents of buildings, as well as all-risks insurance. After paying attention to the main factors, necessary to contemplate in the claims handling process of each of the three types of subject matter, the applicable problem areas and the effectiveness of the short-term insurers who participate in the empirical survey, are addressed.

A Decade After the 2009 Global Recession: Macroeconomic Developments

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150011
Author(s):  
Wee Chian Koh ◽  
Shu Yu
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Bank Lending ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Fiscal Stimulus ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Global Recession ◽  
The Impact

Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) weathered the 2009 global recession relatively well. However, the impact of the global recession varied across economies. EMDEs with stronger pre-crisis fundamentals — such as large foreign exchange reserves, sound fiscal positions, and low inflation — suffered milder growth slowdowns, in part due to their greater capacity to engage in monetary and fiscal stimulus. Low-income countries were also resilient, as foreign aid and inflows of remittances remained relatively stable. In contrast, EMDEs that were heavily dependent on short-term capital flows — such as portfolio investment and cross-border bank lending — fared less well, especially those in Europe and Central Asia. A key lesson for EMDEs is the need to strengthen macroeconomic frameworks and create policy space to prepare for future global downturns.

scholarly journals Style action and emerging-market securities imperfections: An Asean study

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-110
Author(s):  
Ashley G. Frank
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Tracking Error ◽  
Regression Estimation ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Asean Countries ◽  
Individual Style ◽  
Switching Strategies

This study is concerned with devising short-term switching strategies to capitalize on abnormal return opportunities by examining the interaction between style action and market phase. Thus it seeks to determine whether styles do better under different market conditions. A total of 288 stocks from five ASEAN countries over an eight-year period comprising four distinct market segments are considered. Market phases are distinguished by recursive-regression estimation while the portfolios are scored by use of a meanvariance/ tracking-error methodology. The statistical significance of the performance of each individual style, so rated, is investigated parametrically. The study concludes that value reigns under most market conditions, except for the early bull period where growth investing is superior.

A comparative analysis of the implications of the Islamic religion on corporate capital structures of firms in emerging market countries

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Gunn ◽  
Joshua Shackman
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Capital ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Total Debt ◽  
Islamic Religion ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the Muslim religion on firm capital structure. Design/methodology/approach – The authors compare financing patterns in Muslim versus non-Muslim countries using 658 firms in 16 countries covering a period of seven years. Findings – No significant differences between Muslim and non-Muslim countries were found in terms of total debt ratios. However, significant differences were found in the choice of short-term versus long-term debt, with firms in Muslim countries showing a strong preference for short-term debt. Research limitations/implications – The findings confirm existing theories on the impact of the Islamic religion on short-term versus long-term debt preferences. However, the findings concerning the lack of an impact of the Islamic religion on total debt preferences are surprising and contrary to existing theories. Practical implications – Firms in Muslim countries appear to have the flexibility to adopt overall leverage ratios comparable to those in non-Muslim countries. However, firms in Muslim countries may be disadvantaged in that there appear to be impediments to the use of long-term debt. Originality/value – This paper presents one of the first empirical studies of the impact of the Muslim religion on corporate financing choices across a large cross-section of firms in Muslim and non-Muslim countries.

Uncertainty and Debt-Maturity in Emerging Markets

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthieu Bussiere ◽  
Marcel Fratzscher ◽  
Winfried Koeniger
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Debt Maturity ◽  
Emerging Market Economies ◽  
Large Share ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Market Economies ◽  
Macroeconomic Risk ◽  
Macroeconomic Uncertainty ◽  
Investment Returns

Although a lot has been written on the link between debt maturity and financial crises, it remains puzzling why the private sector in emerging market economies holds such a large share of short-term debt in the presence of substantial macroeconomic risk. To understand this phenomenon, we propose a simple model in which debt maturity depends on economic uncertainty about investment returns. We show in particular that if lenders are risk averse, higher uncertainty can (i) lower the total debt level a country is able to borrow and (ii) tilt the debt profile towards short-term debt. We take these model implications to the data using a panel of 28 emerging market economies and various indicators for macroeconomic uncertainty. We find substantial empirical support for the model's predictions.

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