U.K. Unit trust performance: Does it matter which benchmark or measure is used?

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-218

  Fletcher, Jonathan ^a   Forbes, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmark specifications; Fund performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036289868     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015029410199     Document Type: Article

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