PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to construct a financial development index (FDI) for the Indian economy and also examine the relationship between FDI and economic growth.Design/methodology/approachAugment Dickey Fuller, Philli...... hiện toàn bộ
Incremental value‐at‐risk (VaR) is used to measure the effectiveness of diversification. However, the statistical properties of the estimated incremental VaR have not been fully explored. In this article, the author compares incremental VaR with other VaR‐based risk measures. The article derives the exact distribution of the estimated incremental VaR, when obtained using Monte Carlo simula...... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThis paper aims to test empirically the performance of different models in measuring VaR and ES in the presence of heavy tails in returns using historical data.Design/methodology/approachDaily returns of popular indices (S&...... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to estimate time‐varying conditional volatility, and examine the extent to which trading volume, as a proxy for information arrival, explain the persistence of futures market volatility using National Stock Exchange S&P CRISIL NSE Index Nifty index futures.... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeSystematic mortality risk, i.e. the risk of unexpected changes in mortality and survival rates, can substantially impact a life insurers' risk and solvency situation. By using the “natural hedge” between life insurance and annuities, insurance companies have an effective tool for reducing their net‐exposure. The purp...... hiện toàn bộ
The authors provide the reader with a simple introduction to credit derivatives. The article includes a broad overview of the market, estimates of the global market size, and a description of the most widely used products.
Godfred A.Bokpin, Anthony Q.Q.Aboagye, Kofi A.Osei
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which corporate managers alter their capital structure in response to risk exposures on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE).Design/methodology/approachA panel data covering t...... hiện toàn bộ
This article discusses credit migration of diversified loan pool securitizations, as evidenced by the ratings transitions of mortgage‐backed securities (MBS) and asset‐backed securities (ABS). The authors contrast the ratings (i.e., credit) stability of MBS and ABS relative to ratings migration of general obligation corporate credit. They also use holding period returns to compare the tota...... hiện toàn bộ