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Business Week Board Rankings And Subsequent Stock Returns, Steven D. Dolvin Jan 2004

Business Week Board Rankings And Subsequent Stock Returns, Steven D. Dolvin

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Recent corporate bankruptcies have placed renewed focus on the role of a firm's board of directors; therefore, I study rankings of the best and worst boards of directors as published by Business Week. Similar to prior studies examining survey data, I find that the portion of the rankings determined via investment manager survey is biased by the "halo effect." However, I also find that the rankings as a whole, and particularly the portion calculated via quantitative analysis, do provide information that can be used in a trading strategy capable of generating positive abnormal returns, thereby implying that board strength does …


Intertemporal Covariance And Correlation Stability In Mexican Stock Returns, Roberto Curci, Terrance Grieb, Mario Reyes Jan 2003

Intertemporal Covariance And Correlation Stability In Mexican Stock Returns, Roberto Curci, Terrance Grieb, Mario Reyes

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Pricing Features, William K. Templeton, Robert S. Main, J. B. Orris Jan 2002

An Investigation Of Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Pricing Features, William K. Templeton, Robert S. Main, J. B. Orris

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Investigates costs and risks associated with the choice of terms for adjustable rate mortgages. Impact of mortgage-rate changes on the size of payments for adjustable-rate mortgages; Examination of the choice of length of the fixed period before the occurrence of the first interest rate; Assessment of the choice of annual and lifetime caps for a standard one year adjustable rate mortgages.


Market Interdependence; Gold Bullion, S&P500, Mining Company Adr’S And Underlying Security Markets, Roberto Curci, Robert A. Clark, Cynthia J. Brown Jan 2001

Market Interdependence; Gold Bullion, S&P500, Mining Company Adr’S And Underlying Security Markets, Roberto Curci, Robert A. Clark, Cynthia J. Brown

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

The internationalization of equity markets appears to be associated with a level of interdependence and transmission of stock price movements across national markets. This study examines the responses of international and ADR securities common stimulus. The study analyzes the equity price behavior of companies engaged in the production of such companies which are cross-listed in U.S. equity markets through ADRs and in underlying economic markets.


Returns On Bank Deposits In Latin America, (Is There A Free Lunch?), Robert Grosse, Evan Tanner, Roberto Roberto Curci Jan 2001

Returns On Bank Deposits In Latin America, (Is There A Free Lunch?), Robert Grosse, Evan Tanner, Roberto Roberto Curci

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

No abstract provided.


A Simulation Approach To The Choice Between Fixed And Adjustable Rate Mortgages, William K. Templeton, Robert S. Main, J. B. Orris Jan 1996

A Simulation Approach To The Choice Between Fixed And Adjustable Rate Mortgages, William K. Templeton, Robert S. Main, J. B. Orris

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Presents a study which offers simulation approach model by which borrowers may more effectively evaluate fixed rate mortgage (FRM) and adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) choice. Identification of pricing variables as an important determinant of choice; Construction of model parameters comparing present value costs of ARM and FRM; Presentation of simulation outputs.


The Effect Of Nonbank Diversification On Bank Holding Company Risk, William K. Templeton, Jacobus T. Severiens Oct 1992

The Effect Of Nonbank Diversification On Bank Holding Company Risk, William K. Templeton, Jacobus T. Severiens

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Examines the effect of activity diversification on bank holding company (BHC) risk. Historical background of the BHC; Presentation of the research design and test results; Predictions of the modern portfolio theory; Implications of the study regarding the effect of nonbank diversification on BHC risk.