Use of active peer benchmarks in assessing UK mutual fund performance and performance persistence
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Mutual Fund Performance Evaluation with Active Peer Benchmarks
IE. Kandel, D. Hunter, and R. Wermers dedicate this paper to the memory of our valued friend and colleague, Shmuel Kandel, who inspired us and contributed mightily to this project. Corresponding author: R. Wermers, [email protected] (email), 301-405-0572 (tel), 301-405-0359 (fax). We gratefully acknowledge useful comments from an anonymous referee, and suggestions from the participants of the Ger...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The European Journal of Finance
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1351-847X,1466-4364
DOI: 10.1080/1351847x.2019.1581639