Forgotten Funds: Suggesting Disclosure Laws for Charitable Funds

Redistributing Funds across Charitable Crowdfunding Campaigns

On Kickstarter only 36% of crowdfunding campaigns successfully raise sufficient funds for their projects. In this paper, we explore the possibility of redistribution of crowdfunding donations to increase the chances of success. We define several intuitive redistribution policies and, using data from a real crowdfunding platform, LaunchGood, we assess the potential improvement in campaign fundra...

Hedge Funds, Funds-of-Funds, and Commodity Trading Advisors

The World of Funds of Funds

** Prof. Svetlozar T. Rachev (Corresponding Author): Institute for Statistics and Mathematical Economics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany & Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. // Chair of Econometrics, Statistics and Mathematical Finance, School of Economics and Business Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Kollegium am Schloss, Bau ...

Recycling: Funds for Phones

Background: Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, is the leading species in North American aquaculture. Genetic improvement of catfish is performed through selective breeding, and genomic tools will help improve selection efficiency. A physical map is needed to integrate the genetic map with the karyotype and to support fine mapping of phenotypic trait alleles such as Quantitative Trait Loci (Q...

Under One Roof: A Study of Simultaneously Managed Hedge Funds and Funds of Hedge Funds

 Vikas Agarwal is from Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, 35 Broad Street, Suite 1221, Atlanta GA 30303, USA. Email: [email protected]: +1-404-413-7326. Fax: +1-404-4137312. Vikas Agarwal is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Financial Research (CFR), University of Cologne. ^ Yan Lu is from University of Florida, Warrington College of Business, Box 117168,...