Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of creating hedge funds “clones” using liquid exchange traded instruments. Design/methodology/approach – Authors analyze the performance of fixed weight and extended Kalman filter generated clone portfolios (EKF) for 14...

We reexamine the announcement returns for a sample of 4215 U.S. frequent acquirers making 3299 domestic and 916 cross-border acquisitions of public, private and/or subsidiary targets between 1999 and 2010. We find that the market has a much stronger reaction to fifth or higher bids and that...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of creating hedge funds “clones” using liquid exchange traded instruments. Design/methodology/approach – Authors analyze the performance of fixed weight and extended Kalman filter generated clone portfolios (EKF) for 14...

INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 Fintech and Banking: An Overview. SECTION I: FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE BANKING INDUSTRY -- Chapter 2 Centralized and Decentralized Finance: Coexistence or Convergence? -- Chapter 3 Fintech and the Digital Transformation of the Banking Landscape --...

Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Fintech and Sustainability: An Overview (Thomas Walker, Harry Turtle, Maher Kooli, and Elaheh Nikbakht) -- Part II: Fintech And Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter 2. Scaling Up Climate Finance Through Blockchain-Based Digital Green Bonds (Yushi Chen) --...