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On timing ability in Australian managed funds

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  • Francis In

    (Department of Accounting and Finance, Monash University, Australia)

  • Sangbae Kim

    (School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea)

  • Philip I Ji

    (Department of Accounting and Finance, Monash University, Australia)

Abstract

This paper investigates the timing abilities of Australian managed fund managers. To examine timing abilities, the cross-sectional bootstrap approach is adopted to determine whether timing ability is due to skill or luck. Based on three alternative timing measures, we find that top-ranked Australian fund managers have genuine timing abilities. In addition, the poor timing ability with bottom-ranked funds is not likely to be due to luck either, implying that the market exposure of some Australian managed funds is mistakenly adjusted when the stock market improves.

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  • Francis In & Sangbae Kim & Philip I Ji, 2014. "On timing ability in Australian managed funds," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 39(1), pages 93-106, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ausman:v:39:y:2014:i:1:p:93-106
    DOI: 10.1177/0312896212468455
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    Australian managed fund; bootstrap approach; joint timing; return timing; volatility timing;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General

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