scholarly journals AHP–TOPSIS Methodology for Stock Portfolio Investments

Risks ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Jaime Alberto Vásquez ◽  
John Willmer Escobar ◽  
Diego Fernando Manotas
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Portfolio Investment ◽  
Computational Results ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Investment Process ◽  
Stock Portfolio ◽  
Portfolio Investments

This paper presents a methodology for making decisions in the stock market using the AHP-TOPSIS multi-criteria technique. The problem is related to the stock market’s investment process considering the criteria of liquidity, risk, and profitability. The proposed methodology includes integrating economic and financial theories of investment in equity portfolios with the AHP-TOPSIS multi-criteria technique, which allows for evaluating a finite number of alternatives hierarchically under qualitative and quantitative criteria. The methodology has been tested in a real case of selecting a portfolio of high and medium marketability stocks for the Colombian market from April 2012 to April 2017. The computational results show the importance and efficiency of successfully integrating traditional equity portfolio investment criteria and multi-criteria methodologies to find an appropriate balance between profitability and risk in the investment decision-making process in shares in the Colombian stock market. The proposed methodology could be applied to other emerging markets, similar to Colombia.

scholarly journals TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (30) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleksandr A. Zadoia ◽  
◽  
Valerii S. Fomenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Portfolio Investment ◽  
Real Sector ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
The Real ◽  
Investment Process ◽  
Portfolio Investments

The paper reviews the processes of direct and portfolio investment, outlines the differences and the main directions of implementation of ways to achieve economic goals using these tools at both international and national levels. The arguments and reasons for the growing popularity of portfolio investing in the modern world are given, given the wider range of sources of primary information on the state of the stock market in global trading platforms and the ever-increasing tools for managing investors’ assets. Based on the systematization of the work of foreign and domestic scientists, the assessment of the role of investment activity in the formation and further successful development of the national economy is given. Taking into account the experience of developed countries, the need to develop the stock market of Ukraine, identify problems and, taking into account the specifics of the domestic economic and geopolitical space, proposed effective steps to improve the investment climate in our country. In order to detail and classify possible areas of investment activity, the study analyzes the types of investment instruments and identifies their likely target use in modern realities. The analysis of investment activity of Ukraine in the period 2014-2020 provided an opportunity to find out the main trends in the dynamics of changes in direct and portfolio investment. From the point of view of the root causes of the low level of investment activity in this period, gaps in the legislation, the presence of corruption schemes, inconsistencies in the strategies of regulatory financial institutions, a large share of the shadow economy, military action in industrial regions were highlighted. Therefore, despite the high level of return on capital in Ukraine, our country has found itself on the sidelines of global investment flows. The study of the ratio of direct and portfolio investments and their dynamics shows a certain pattern. First, Ukraine is characterized by a constant excess of direct investment over portfolio investment. Secondly, the gap between these types of international capital movements in our country is narrowing due to the increase in portfolio investment. This situation makes it possible to state the invariability of the negative level of investment attractiveness of the domestic economy in the real sector, and the problems of economic imbalance are covered by external borrowing through the use of one of the portfolio instruments, namely placement of foreign and domestic government bonds. The main emphasis is on the inadmissibility of such a state of affairs, which makes it possible only temporarily to maintain Ukraine’s economy in a stable state. A review of the dynamics of the country’s debt growth and the decline in the competitiveness of domestic production in the context of a very high degree of depreciation of production capacity, only confirms the need for urgent measures to stimulate the process of direct investment. Regarding the development of the portfolio investment process, it is proposed to bring the regulatory framework to international standards in the first place. Combining the stimulation of direct investment, especially in the real sector of the economy, in the presence of relevant laws and financial institutions, inevitably revival in the stock market, which in turn will change the structure of portfolio investment in Ukraine. The opinion also expresses the need to take into account the external effects of the investment process, namely to pay attention to increasing the indicators of inclusive economic development.

scholarly journals Behavioral Bias in Individual Investment Decisions: Is It a Common Phenomenon in Stock Markets?

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Nawal Hussein Abbas Elhussein ◽  
Jarel Nabi Ahmed Abdelgadir
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Investment Decision Making

This paper aims to investigate the behavioral factors that influence individual investment decision making at a developing country stock market; the Sudanese Stock Exchange Market. The Study employs a cross-sectional survey design as well as analytical methods to collect the necessary data and establish the relationship between the study variables. Data is collected through a structured questionnaire from a sample of 203 individual investors and Correlation and Regression methods are used to conduct the analysis. The findings of the paper provide evidence that behavioral biases play a noticeable role in individual investment decision making process regardless of the degree of development of the stock market. The paper demonstrates that heuristic and market factors play a dominant role in the process of individual decision making in the Khartoum Stock Exchange. The factors that have a significant impact on individual investment decision making process include Representativeness, Overconfidence, Anchoring, Historical cost of stock, Customer preferences, Loss aversion, Mental accounting, Other investors’ trading volume, and Quick reaction to changes in other investors ‘decisions. Factors that have an insignificant impact include Availability bias, Change in stock prices, Regret aversion, and Other investors’ decisions and choices.

Investor sentiment antecedents

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjan Dasgupta ◽  
Rashmi Singh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Investor Sentiment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Retail Investors ◽  
Specific Factors

PurposeThe determinants of investor sentiment based on stock market proxies are found in numbers in empirical studies. However, investor sentiment antecedents developed from primary survey measures by constructing an investor sentiment index (ISI) are not done till date. The purpose of this paper is to fill this research gap by first developing an ISI for the Indian retail investors and then examining the investor-specific, stock market-specific, macroeconomic and policy-specific factors’ individual impact on the investor sentiment.Design/methodology/approachFirst, the authors develop the ISI by using the mean scores of six statements as formulated based on popular direct investor sentiment surveys undertaken throughout the world. Then, the authors employ the structural equation modeling approach on the responses of 576 respondents on 40 statements (representing the index and four study hypotheses) collected in 2016 across the country.FindingsThe results show that investor- and stock market-specific factors are the major antecedents of investor sentiment for these investors. However, interestingly macroeconomic fundamentals and policy-specific factors have no role to play in driving their sentiment to invest in the stock market.Practical implicationsThe major implication of the results is that the Indian retail investors are showing a mixed approach of Bayesian and behavioral finance decision making. So, these implications can guide the investment consultants, regulators, other stakeholders in markets and overwhelmingly the retail investors to introspect their investment decision making across time horizons.Originality/valueThe formulation of ISI in an emerging market context and thereafter examining possible antecedents to influence retail investors in their investment decision making are not done till date. So, the study is unique in its research issue and findings and will have significant implication for the retail investors at least in emerging market contexts.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Outbreaks on Malaysian Listed Property Companies in Mixed-Asset Portfolios

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
Muhammad Najib Razali ◽  
Rohaya Abdul Jalil ◽  
Ahmad Faisal Shayuti
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Real Issue ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Property Companies ◽  
High Volatility ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This paper assesses the impact of outbreaks from the perspective of volatility of Malaysian Listed Property Companies in mixed-asset portfolios, concentrating on periods of time between outbreaks. The real issue of this study is the health crisis that has troubled institutional investors, as it has already significantly impacted the returns on investments. Investors need to be better informed on the impact of health outbreaks on investments in order to minimize their impact. To assess the impact of the outbreaks, the GARCH method has been employed to examine the dynamic volatility of listed property companies in mixed-asset portfolios. The volatility level will give investors better information from point of view of the dynamics of volatility of the Malaysian listed property companies’ performance within mixed-asset portfolios. The findings show that listed property companies demonstrate high volatility compared to other mixed-asset portfolios during the periods of outbreaks. This indicates Malaysian listed property companies were the most volatile investment in mixed-asset portfolios. This empirical study will contribute significantly to institutional investors, especially in terms of the investment decision-making process during outbreaks.

The Need to Decarbonise Buildings: Reasons, Challenges and Objectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paloma Taltavull ◽  
Raúl Pérez ◽  
Francisco Juárez
Keyword(s):  
Investment Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Investment Portfolio ◽  
Energy Characteristics ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
Real Estate Sector ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Eu

The article addresses the relevance of the real estate sector in climate change control through the decarbonisation of buildings. It presents a case study of an investment portfolio artificially constructed from randomly selected buildings in different Spanish cities and with different uses, evaluated in terms of their structural and energy characteristics. The CRREM tool is used to evaluate the decarbonisation horizon of the buildings between 2018 and 2050, their total emissions and their cost, in relation to the maximum allowed in the agreements signed by the EU in Paris (COP21). From this calculation, an assessment is provided of when buildings will become energetically stranded (energy obsolete) assets and the cost of carbon emitted above permitted levels. These calculations lend transparency to the investment decision-making process facing building owners in the EU over the next 30 years.

scholarly journals Disclosure of Risk Factors on Prospectus and Initial Public Offerings (IPO) Performance: Evidence from Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Randy Kuswanto
Keyword(s):  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Risk Information ◽  
Risk Disclosure ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Investment Decision Making

The purpose of this study is to investigate how risk information disclosed in prospectus influences the initial returns of initial public offerings (IPOs) in Indonesia. This study collected 62 sample IPOs offered in the Indonesian Stock Exchange from 2017–2018. Ordinary least squares was performed to test the association between risk disclosure and initial returns. Results indicate that prospectus provides risk information associated with initial returns. Both qualitative and quantitative dimensions have a significant negative impact on the initial returns. It can be concluded that risk information has an important role in the underpricing phenomenon. The study has extended the available literature by investigating risk disclosure from a dual perspective. Moreover, qualitative and quantitative assessments both have a direct impact on the initial returns and must be considered in investment decision making. Keywords: Risk, IPO, underpricing, initial returns

Financial Appraisal and the IS/IT Investment Decision Making Process

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Ballantine ◽  
Stephanie Stray
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
It Investment ◽  
It Investments ◽  
Investment Appraisal ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Financial Appraisal

This paper explores the techniques used by organizations to appraise Information Systems (IS)/Information Technology (IT) investments, and concentrates, in particular, on techniques of capital investment appraisal. We draw on relevant studies reported in both the accounting and finance, and the IS literature, which have addressed their usage. Where possible comparisons are drawn between both sets of literatures. The results of a survey that specifically examined IS/IT investment appraisal practices of a sample of UK companies is also presented. Among the issues discussed include the extent to which capital investment appraisal techniques are used to appraisal investments, the importance of the techniques used and the problems attendant on the decision making process.

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