... Performance inconsistency in mutual funds: An investigation of window-dressing behavior In addition to information contained in realized fund returns, there is growing evidence in the academic ... understanding of the incentives for managers to engage in window dressing.2 Such incentives can be garnered from analyzing investors’ reaction to managers’ window-dressing behavior in terms of looking ... funds reporting holdings, we rank the funds in three ways For the first ranking, we sort all the funds in descending order by their quarterly returns, with funds in the 1st percentile bin being...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 13:20
... Promise of Investing in High-Quality Preschool, builds on CED’s previous work in early education by providing the economic evidence that justifies increasing investments in preschool In the 40 ... slipped to ninth in the share of students enrolling in college.‡39 In short, the new global economy increasingly relies on information and innovation, both of which are highly knowledge intensive ... result of including the savings from reducing the victim cost of crime When only including the direct cost savings from reductions in criminal activity, the returns from Perry Preschool are more in...
Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 20:20
Báo cáo khoa học: "The Costs of Inheritance in Semantic Networks" pot
... e2, or in the case that el and e2 are lists of the same length, each of the elements of el matches a corresponding element of e2 Since semantic relations (SRs) are unordered lists of binary relations ... simple levels of inference concerned in inheritance from a taxonomic structure It shows that this class of inference can be embedded profitably in a procedure for relaxed unification In addition ... majority of answers to questions are found with short paths of inference In one all-answers version of the QA-system, we found a puzzling phenomem)n in that all of the answers were typically found in...
Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 19:21
The Performance of Socially Responsible Mutual Funds: The Role of Fees and Management Companies ∗ pot
... provide evidence that investors pay an explicit price, in the form of higher fees, for investing in SRI mutual funds Investing in SRI funds, however, does not come at the cost of reduced before- ... risk-adjusted returns, conventional funds could obtain returns as high as those of SRI funds by investing in SRI firms, since conventional funds are not restricted to investing in firms that are not socially ... performance of a “smart-money” portfolio of SRI funds (constructed by tracking the in ows of new money into mutual funds) does not differ from that of a “smart-money” portfolio of conventional funds...
Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 12:20
Báo cáo khoa học: "Nondrug costs of therapy in acute care – are they important" ppsx
... effect of quality of nursing care on duration of weaning from mechanical ventilation [6] That study demonstrated that as the quality of nursing care was reduced the duration of weaning was increased, ... relevant: “We are not at the end, nor at the beginning, we are not at the beginning of the end but perhaps we are at the end of the beginning” Competing interests None declared References van Zanten ... well be defined under the heading of quality of care, which is, as yet, difficult to quantify A good example of the effect of diminished quality of care is illustrated by an elegant study of the...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20
Báo cáo y học: "Health and economic impact of combining metformin with nateglinide to achieve glycemic control: Comparison of the lifetime costs of complications in the U.K" pps
... beginning of the model period, as well as the effects of each treatment regimen were obtained from a clinical trial assessing the efficacy of combining nateglinide (360 mg/day) with metformin ... efficacy of the combination of nateglinide and metformin on PPG values had a minor effect, a 50% reduction in efficacy led to a 3% increase in macrovascular disease related costs Varying the impact of ... regarding the lifetime cost of managing complications These arise mainly from a reduction in the costs of treating end stage renal disease (72%) and neuropathy (19%) The increase in the treatment costs...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:20
Improving production costs of shampoo in Unilever Vietnam
... Chain Costs (SCC) Supply Chain Costs (SCC) consist of: Raw material costs: costs of the formulatuion of a product Packaging material costs: costs of the packaging of a product 35 Production costs: ... occur in supply costs, labor costs, and the prices consumers are willing to pay for manufactured products Reducing the production costs but maintaining the goods quality and sustaining in environment ... employees’ mindset by embedding in people memory not cutting, but saving 1.4.2 Limitation The study of Improving Production Costs of Shampoo in Unilever Vietnam focuses on production cost only In the...
Ngày tải lên: 24/11/2014, 01:03
Benefits of investing in water and sanitation an OECD perspectiv
... existing information on the benefits of investing in water and sanitation services and to present this information in a format that is informative for policy makers BENEFITS OF INVESTING IN WATER ... partly caused by insufficient investment in maintaining the assets The investments needed in adequate maintenance are therefore also considered in this report BENEFITS OF INVESTING IN WATER AND SANITATION: ... costs and benefits of investing in WSS in developing countries was presented to senior decision-makers within Ministries of Water and Ministries of Finance at the High-Level Meeting on water, sanitation...
Ngày tải lên: 14/10/2016, 17:25
Tài liệu All Mutual Funds, Asset Management Companies (AMCs) and Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) pptx
... or similar standard indices 1.8.5.2 Income funds maintaining 65% or more of investments in debt instruments shall be compared with a suitable index that is a representative of the fund’s portfolio ... followed by some / most of Mutual Funds in India However, the extent and degree of observance of these practices differs among the Mutual Funds Mutual Funds shall accordingly develop their systems ... date of transaction 6.4.6.2 In case of investments in SIP of any Mutual Fund scheme, the employees may report only at the time of making the first installment of the SIP 6.4.6.3 Notwithstanding...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20
Tài liệu Trends in the Fees and expenses of Mutual Funds, 2010 pptx
... somewhat Funds of funds are mutual funds that invest in other mutual funds The market for funds of funds has expanded considerably in recent years By the end of 2010, there were 966 funds of funds ... billion in assets (Figure 11) Approximately 85 percent of the assets of funds of funds are in hybrid funds of funds, which are funds that invest in a mix of stock, bond, and hybrid mutual funds ... ratios of individual funds of funds, while holding their assets constant as of 2005 This factor contributed basis points of the 11 basis-point decline in the average expense ratio of funds of funds...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 15:20
Tài liệu Trends in the Expenses and Fees of Mutual Funds, 2011 ppt
... Sources: Investment Company Institute and iMoneyNet Funds of Funds Funds of funds are mutual funds that invest in other mutual funds. 7 The market for funds of funds has expanded considerably in recent ... analysis Investors generally not pay sales loads for investing in money market funds Some funds of funds also invest in ETFs Funds that invest primarily in other funds are not included in this ... examines recent trends in the expenses and fees of mutual funds Expense ratios of equity, bond, and hybrid funds declined in 2011 owing to declines in the expense ratios of individual funds, an increase...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 15:20
Tài liệu The Early Detection Research Network: Investing in Translational Research on Biomarkers of Early Cancer and Cancer Risk docx
... Chapter Enabling Technologies Part III: Investing in Biomarker Research 91 Chapter Business Model 99 Chapter Evaluating Biomarker Progress in Translational Research 104 Chapter 10 Investing in Biomarker ... lesions; clinical utility of certain prostate cancer biomarkers; developing and maintaining a registry of individuals harboring germline mutations for hereditary cancer syndromes; and identifying preneoplastic ... CT findings in the lung An extended set of genes is being investigated including APC, Cyclin D2, b-Catenin, FHIT, DNA Methyltransferase (DNA MTase), Calcitonin-Related Peptide and Deleted in Colorectal...
Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 21:20
Tài liệu Benefits Table database: Estimates of the marginal external costs of air pollution in Europe pptx
... applied in the future External costs of air pollution vary according to a variety of environmental factors, including overall levels of pollution, geographic location of emission sources, height of ... calculated is a function of the position of the modelled sources within each country, within the modelling domain Here, and elsewhere, effects in eastern Europe are included although analysis ... Weightings were calculated from straight-line measurement of the length of each country's coastline bordering the sea area in question The weighted average was then calculated as the sum of: {[externality...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20
Tài liệu Ownership of Mutual Funds, Shareholder Sentiment, and Use of the Internet, 2011 pdf
... Ownership of Mutual Funds by Individual Investors Millions of individual U.S investors owning mutual funds, 1997–2011 Mutual fund owners per household Millions of individuals owning mutual funds ... recent investors »» Mutual fund–owning households often used the Internet for financial purposes More than nine in 10 households owning mutual funds had Internet access in 2011 About eight in 10 mutual ... Defined Contribution Owners with Mutual Funds in Their Defined Contribution Accounts Are Investing in Mutual Funds for Retirement Percentage of respondents whose households have mutual funds in...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20
Tài liệu Ownership of Mutual Funds, Shareholder Sentiment, and Use of the Internet, 2012 pdf
... Ownership of Mutual Funds by Individual Investors Millions of individual U.S investors owning mutual funds, 1997–2012 Mutual fund owners per household Millions of individuals owning mutual funds 1997 ... Defined Contribution Owners with Mutual Funds in Their Defined Contribution Accounts Are Investing in Mutual Funds for Retirement Percentage of respondents whose households have mutual funds in ... 2012 is an increase in the percentage of mutual fund–owning households familiar with the industry who indicate they have no opinion of the industry In 2012, 23 percent of mutual fund–owning households...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20
Tài liệu The Stability of Prime Money Market Mutual Funds: Sponsor Support from 2007 to 2011 docx
... HSBC Funds ING Money Market Fund / ING Series Fund, Inc ING Money Market Fund / ING Series Fund, Inc ING Money Market Fund / ING Series Fund, Inc ING Money Market Fund / ING Series Fund, Inc Liquid ... two years at the beginning of our review period, direct support continued in later years as well In some of these instances, fund sponsors delayed direct support by putting in place multi-year ... provided to at least 78 of the 341 funds reviewed Support for these 78 funds occurred in 123 instances with 32 funds receiving support in multiple reporting periods.13 Drivers of Support Support was...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 15:20
MEED S.A. The Costs of Water Pollution in India potx
... metallurgical industry Mining industry Ore processing industry Petroleum industry Petrochemical industry Chemical indsutry 10 11 12 13 14 15 Ceramic indsutry Cement industry Textile industry Paper industry ... Table 21 Marginal costs in rupees for reduction in 100 grams of BOD for maintaining standard at 30 mg/L Flow of Wate Water (KL/Annum) Minimum (1831500) Maximum (24209100) Marginal Cost Influent Concentration ... express MINAS standards in terms of mg of pollutants rather than in milligrams per liter The data used in this study is in respect of 53 firms It was obtained through an Environment Engineering Consultant...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:21
Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe pot
... strengthened by integrating efficiency and productivity data for individual facilities into the analysis of damage costs Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe 13 Introduction ... number of impacts and subsequent damage costs for a range of pollutants Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe Introduction Box 1.1 General principles in assessing ... combustion used in manufacturing are responsible for most of the remaining estimated damage costs Care is needed in interpreting the sectoral results The E-PRTR Regulation (EU, 2006) defines the industrial...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 16:20
Apex Clearing Corp. All Mutual Funds: Data as of Jan 4th 2013, but is subject to change ppt
... DAYS ALPINE N 1000000 1000000 4:00 PM ALPINE FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS INSTITUTIONAL INSTL 020875407 ADINX NO LOAD NON-NTF 1% < 60 DAYS ALPINE Y 1000000 1000000 4:00 PM ALPINE FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL ... 2500 4:00 PM FORMULA INVESTING INTERNATIONAL VALUE 400 CLASS A A 360873541 FNVAX NO LOAD NON-NTF 1% < 90 DAYS FORMULA INVESTING Y 5000 250 5000 4:00 PM FORMULA INVESTING INTERNATIONAL VALUE SELECT ... NON-NTF 1% < 90 DAYS FORMULA INVESTING Y 5000 250 5000 4:00 PM FORMULA INVESTING INTERNATIONAL VALUE SELECT CLASS I 360873483 FNAIX NO LOAD NON-NTF 1% < 90 DAYS FORMULA INVESTING Y 1000000 250000 1000000...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 08:20
Investing in Nursing Education to Advance Global Health: A position of the Global Alliance for Leadership in Nursing Education and Science pptx
... Association of Colleges of Nursing Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Council of Deans and Heads of UK University Faculties for Nursing and Health Professionals Council of Deans of Nursing and ... ‘sign posts’ pointing to: inadequacy in the numbers of nursing graduates to meet the demand aging of the nursing workforce, decreasing hours worked, and turnover growth in demand for health ... 73.7% in the United Kingdom (UK), making nursing the top subject area in terms of the highest number of applications received Despite the strong student interest, the Department of Health in England...
Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 21:20