Emerging Market Mutual Fund Performance and the State of the Economy∗ Ayelen Banegas November 2010 Abstract Following the financial liberalization of many Asian, European, and Latin American countries emerging markets have become a central player in the global economy. As a result the universe of equity funds investing in these developing economies has been in continuous expansion. In this paper we propose a set of asset class specific predictive variables for emerging markets and exploit
Words: 13697 - Pages: 55
THE LIABILITY OF INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR UNLAWFUL CONTENT POSTED BY THIRD PARTIES N.D. O’BRIEN 2010 THE LIABILITY OF INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR UNLAWFUL CONTENT POSTED BY THIRD PARTIES By N.D. O’BRIEN Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MAGISTER LEGUM in the Faculty of Law at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University January 2010 Supervisor: Prof F. Marx PREFACE I would like to extend my thanks to the following people: To my parents
Words: 77880 - Pages: 312
srini}@cmu.edu moscitho@microsoft.com § Microsoft Research Asia ABSTRACT In this paper, we present network-on-chip (NoC) design and contrast it to traditional network design, highlighting similarities and differences between the two. As an initial case study, we examine network congestion in bufferless NoCs. We show that congestion manifests itself differently in a NoC than in traditional networks. Network congestion reduces system throughput in congested workloads for smaller NoCs (16 and 64 nodes)
Words: 13410 - Pages: 54
CHAPTER 1 | Economics: Foundations and Models Chapter Summary and Learning Objectives 1.1 Three Key Economic Ideas (pages 4–8) Explain these three key economic ideas: People are rational; people respond to economic incentives; and optimal decisions are made at the margin. Economics is the study of the choices consumers, business managers, and government officials make to attain their goals, given their scarce resources. We must make choices because of scarcity, which means that although
Words: 107306 - Pages: 430
Farook Chowdhury4 ECONOMIC RESEARCH GROUP JUNE 2010 1 Senior Associate Professor, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), Dhaka 2 Associate Professor, BIBM, Dhaka 3 Professor of Finance, School of Business, United International University 4 Program Manager, BMB Mott MacDonald, Dhaka. Published By Economic Research Group (ERG), Dhaka, Bangladesh The papers in this series are published as part of contract under the Small Grants Program, implemented by ERG and BMB Mott MacDonald and supported
Words: 21996 - Pages: 88
[G.R. No. 183383 : April 05, 2010] ANABEL BENJAMIN AND RENATO CONSOLACION, PETITIONERS, VS. AMELLAR CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N Amellar Corporation (respondent) provides information technology services to local government units (LGUs) including computerizing their system and operations. In October 1999, respondent hired petitioner Anabel Benjamin (Anabel) who, since March 26, 2001, was the Project Data Controller of its Content Build Up (CBU) Department. The CBU Department
Words: 25795 - Pages: 104
Prepared in partial fulfilment of the B.Com Honours Degree in Insurance & Risk Management TiB INSURANCE BROKERS A Member of Trust Holdings Limited ATTACHMENT REPORT TiB INSURANCE BROKERS A Member of Trust Holdings Limited PREPARED BY: Seth Chimeri PROGRAME: B. Com Honours Degree in Insurance and Risk Management REGISTRATION NUMBER: N00801170C 1 SETH CHIMERI N00801170C 3RD YEAR WORK RELATED REPORT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NUST) 2010/2011 Prepared in partial
Words: 16473 - Pages: 66
The Upjohn Company: The Upjohn - Pharmacia Merger 3 Business Analysis and Valuation Applications harmacia & Upjohn will be a powerful new competitor in the global pharmaceutical industry. For both Pharmacia and Upjohn, this merger is a bold strategic move to build a highly competitive company as the worldwide pharmaceutical industry continues to consolidate. The new company will be positioned to attain its goals of revenue growth above the industry average and operating margins exceeding 25%
Words: 13956 - Pages: 56
banks securitise their loans including bank liquidity, credit risk transfer, regulatory capital arbitrage and bank performance in a comparison between UK securitising bank and non-securitising banks during the period from 2000 to 2010, and analysing a case study of Northern Rock bank, a fifth biggest volume securitising bank in the UK from 2001 to 2007 (Goldsmith- Pinkham and Yorulmazer, 2010) with Lloyds TSB, a stable bank with less securitisation. First, this dissertation will contribute
Words: 25936 - Pages: 104
Edition by Frank J. Fabozzi and Pamela P. Peterson Measuring and Controlling Interest Rate and Credit Risk, Second Edition by Frank J. Fabozzi, Steven V. Mann, and Moorad Choudhry Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4 edited by Frank J. Fabozzi The Handbook of European Fixed Income Securities edited by Frank J. Fabozzi and Moorad Choudhry The Handbook of
Words: 176154 - Pages: 705
