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Female directors on boards. The impact of faultlines on CSR reporting
(Emerald, 2020)
Purpose: This paper analyzes the role of female directors on CSR disclosure. It assumes the
existence of faultlines when studying gender diversity and classifies female directors into three
categories: industry experts, ...
Female directorship on boards and corporate sustainability policies: Their effect on sustainable development
(Wiley, 2019)
We aim to explore whether board gender diversity, specifically women institutional directors,
improves the sustainability development and stakeholder engagement of listed firms by
affecting corporate social responsibility ...
The distribution of index futures realised volatility under seasonality and microstructure noise
(Elsevier, 2020-09-01)
Previous research documents that the distribution of realised volatility appears approximately log-normal. However, formal tests reject normality fairly convincingly, which may indicate intrinsic features in the intraday ...
Improving and measuring transparency in NGOs: A disclosure index for activities and projects
(Wiley, 2017)
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are establishednot with the aim of making profits but rather to providesocial values by implementing different projects andactivities. Transmitting complete information about theseprojects ...
Capturing the Invisible Wealth in Nonprofits to Overcome Myopic Perceptions
(MDPI, 2020)
Since nonprofits use third-party funds for their activities, they are often perceived as resource managers or spending units, instead of being considered as social wealth generating entities. The aim of this study is to ...
Investing in mutual funds: the determinants of implied and actual net cash flows
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Estimating the fund investors’ demand plays an important role in the mutual fund management. In this line, mutual fund demand can be measured as the total net cash flows experienced by the fund during a period. Due to a ...
Better Performance of Mutual Funds with Lower R2's Does Not Suggest that Active Management Pays
(now publishers, 2023-08-08)
We found a negative relation between mutual funds’ past R2 and their abnormal performance, as did Amihud and Goyenko (2013), who proposed measuring active management of mutual funds by 1−R2. The interpretation of this ...
Integrating multiple ESG investors' preferences into sustainable investment: A fuzzy multicriteria methological approach
(Elsevier, 2017-09)
The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into the evaluation process of assets is a theme that is widely accepted among socially responsible investors. In this process, however, the integration ...
Cost and performance of carbon risk in socially responsible mutual funds
(AIMS Press, 2023)
Investors and other financial actors are attracted by the role of socially responsible (SR)
mutual funds in the transition to a low-carbon economy. In response to the demand for more
information, Morningstar reported the ...
Cash management and performance of index mutual funds
(Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuela de AdministraciónEmerald, 2020-10-15)
Purpose - This study aims to assess the relationship between cash management and fund performance in index fund portfolios.
Design/methodology/approach - Using a sample of 104 index mutual funds that track the Standard ...