A Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC) Model which treats the health status of the community as an unobservable variable is presented here. On the basis of this model a community health status index (CHSI) has been estimated for 15 states of India using cross-section data on health...

The good Corporate Governance ensures the better corporate performance and better relationship with stakeholders, where the proper practice of accounting standards assumes a lot of importance as it leads to the effective disclosure thus, good Corporate Governance. Hence, the practice of proper...

Good corporate governance ensures that corporations perform better and have a better relationship with its stakeholders. The proper practice of accounting standards is very significant, as it leads to the effective disclosure and consequently good corporate governance programmes. Hence, the...

The paper presents methodology, results of an empirical study for testing the weak form of Efficient Market Hypothesis of Bahrain Stock Market. The paper also reviews and highlights some of the recent strategic initiatives ushered in by the Bahrain Stock Exchange to expand and strengthen...

Indian Banks have recorded a phenomenal growth in the past decade with the initiation of Economic Reforms. The banks, both Public and Private, have transformed themselves into profit-oriented business organizations besides playing a developmental role in the economy. In an attempt to be more...

The general perceptions/commonly held belief among Indian Investors and Fund Managers are that (A) Market outperforms Balanced and Income Funds during Bull run (B) Balanced and Income Funds outperform the stock market during Bear run (C) Market outperforms Balanced and Income Funds over a long...

The Insurance Companies in developed countries are using the Banking channels for selling their insurance products. The emergence and spread of Bancassurance has been one of the most significant developments in the Retail Financial Services Sector in India. With the opening up of the Insurance...

Fund managers adopt a variety of investment styles to offer wide ranging mutual fund plans which give rise to different performance levels. Globally, the size of assets managed, the number and variety of mutual funds has seen exponential growth in the last five years and the mutual industry has...

The Saudi stock market has been witnessing much volatility during the past one year and the market capitalization had come down by 50%. Mutual funds that invested in local stocks too had to bear the brunt of the over bearish trend of the market to a large extent. In the absence of well-developed...

In Saudi Arabia, World's largest oil exporter, quot;Liberalizationquot; has been the buzzword during the last couple of years. The government sensing the needs of growing population, industry and trade and also the need to integrate Saudi economy with global economy, has been opening its...