... how including equities of Korean firms traded in US markets in a stock portfolio helps to provide international diversification benefits. Solid performance vs market indexes may make subsequent and new issues from Korea more attractive in US equity markets. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018...

...Mehmet Balcilar; Gozde Cerci; Riza Demirer Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the international diversification benefits of Islamic bonds (Sukuk) for equity investors in conventional stock markets. The authors compare the diversification benefits of these securities...

... of diversification within the ASEAN4 region as opposed to investing in a mature market, such as the EU region. Pana Elisabeta can be contacted at: epana@iwu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Financial integration International diversification Diversification benefits Equity market...

... the diminishing benefits of international diversification in recent decades, investors should consider the country-level quality strategies in a strategic asset allocation, and not to postpone them to a later stage of the investment process. Furthermore, investments in cash-rich markets provide a hedge against...

...Mejda Bahlous; Rosylin Mohd. Yusof Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the benefits to investors of international diversification among only Islamic funds. Compared to conventional investors who are not restricted in their choice of funds, Islamic investors are restricted...

... quarter of 1999 to the last quarter of 2005, with a sample size of more than 79,000 firm quarters. A two‐step GMM Instrumental Variable regression of change in cash holdings, on variables that measure the degree of industrial as well as international diversification strategies, is employed to investigate...