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The Impact of International Terrorist Attacks on the Risk and Return of Malaysian Equity Portfolios

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  • Vikash Ramiah

    (School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University, 445 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia)

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How are the risks and returns of industrial and market portfolios altered as a result of terrorist events? This paper investigates the effects of five international terrorist attacks on equities listed on the Malaysian Stock Exchange. It uses an event study methodology to explore the relationship between equity stock returns, terrorist attacks and asset pricing models to assess whether systematic risks change after these events. The evidence demonstrates that strategies such as closing down an exchange during a crisis are ineffective. Furthermore, after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Malaysian equity markets were insensitive to subsequent terrorist attacks in other countries.

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  • Vikash Ramiah, 2012. "The Impact of International Terrorist Attacks on the Risk and Return of Malaysian Equity Portfolios," Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies (RPBFMP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 15(04), pages 1-26.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:rpbfmp:v:15:y:2012:i:04:n:s0219091512500208
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219091512500208
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    Keywords

    Terrorism; equity market; abnormal returns; Malaysia;
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    JEL classification:

    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance

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