Researchers often assume that stock market indices are the best possible yardstick in terms of market efficiency. The paper investigates this concept using data from the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE). The fact that a significant number of MSE shares do not trade everyday, may imply that the most...

The paper consolidates the summarised financial statements of the main banks operating in Malta during the year 2002, to form a Typical Large Bank and a Typical Small Bank. The profitability, risk and growth prospects of the two institutions are analysed through Return on Equity decomposition...

We study the impact of the suspension of opening and closing call auctions by the National Stock Exchange of India in 1999. We compare volatility, efficiency and liquidity (VEL) of securities before and after suspension, and estimate the value of the auctions using an event study. Following...

This study evaluates the performance of a selection of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), and Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Funds (UCITS) which followed a global geographic focus strategy during the period 2010-2016. These two fund structures are governed by...