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Factors Affecting The Growth Of Small Privately-Owned Financial Planning Businesses, Darren A. Pawski, Robert J. Powell, Anna Golab
Factors Affecting The Growth Of Small Privately-Owned Financial Planning Businesses, Darren A. Pawski, Robert J. Powell, Anna Golab
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
Over the past 10 years, there have been many financial scandals in the financial advice industry, which has caused substantial losses for investors. Large wealth institutions controlled by major Australian banks have significantly contributed to investor losses by promoting their products which were not always in the best interests of clients. The aim of this study was to explore the factors affecting the current and future growth of small privately-owned financial planning businesses as a competitive marketplace provides better consumer outcomes. The study undertook a qualitative approach using an exploratory research design which involved the recruitment of 51 privately-owned financial …
Cryptocurrencies, Diversification And The Covid-19 Pandemic, David E. Allen
Cryptocurrencies, Diversification And The Covid-19 Pandemic, David E. Allen
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
This paper features an analysis of cryptocurrencies and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their effectiveness as a portfolio diversification tool and explores the correlations between the continuously compounded returns on Bitcoin, Ethereum and the S&P500 Index using a variety of parametric and non-parametric techniques. These methods include linear standard metrics such as the application of ordinary least squares regression (OLS) and the Pearson, Spearman and Kendall’s tau measures of association. In addition, non-linear, non-parametric measures such as the Generalised Measure of Correlation (GMC) and non-parametric copula estimates are applied. The results across this range of measures are consistent. …