Do institutional investors in the UK adopt a dual strategy for managing foreign exchange risk?

British Accounting Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-224

  Solomon, Jill Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033145489     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bare.1999.0094     Document Type: Article

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