Risk-adjusted performance, selectivity, timing ability, and performance persistence of Hong Kong mutual funds

Journal of Asia-Pacific Business

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 25-58

  Abdel Kader, Magdy ^a   Qing, Kuang Yuan ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Mutual fund; Performance persistance; Risk adjusted performance

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RANKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 34548500610     PISSN: 10599231     EISSN: 15286940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J098v08n02_03     Document Type: Article

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