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An empirical analysis of hedge fund performance: The case of Australian hedge funds industry

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  • Do, Viet
  • Faff, Robert
  • Wickramanayake, J.

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  • Do, Viet & Faff, Robert & Wickramanayake, J., 2005. "An empirical analysis of hedge fund performance: The case of Australian hedge funds industry," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 15(4-5), pages 377-393, October.
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    2. Stoforos, Chrysostomos E. & Degiannakis, Stavros & Palaskas, Theodosios B., 2017. "Hedge fund returns under crisis scenarios: A holistic approach," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 1196-1207.
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    7. Steri, Roberto & Giorgino, Marco & Viviani, Diego, 2009. "The Italian hedge funds industry: An empirical analysis of performance and persistence," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 75-91, February.
    8. Jordão, Gustavo A. & de Moura, Marcelo L., 2011. "Performance analysis of Brazilian hedge funds," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 21(3), pages 165-176, July.
    9. Peter Klein & Daryl Purdy & Isaac Schweigert & Alexander Vedrashko, 2015. "The Canadian Hedge Fund Industry: Performance and Market Timing," International Review of Finance, International Review of Finance Ltd., vol. 15(3), pages 283-320, September.
    10. Nicola Metzger & Vijay Shenai, 2019. "Hedge Fund Performance during and after the Crisis: A Comparative Analysis of Strategies 2007–2017," IJFS, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-31, March.
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