Identification of macroeconomic determinants for diversification and investment strategy for Islamic unit trust funds in Malaysia

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Identification of macroeconomic determinants for diversification and investment strategy for Islamic unit trust funds in Malaysia

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the role of selected macroeconomic variables in influencing the movement of Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Islamic Unit Trust Funds (UTFs) in Malaysia. In efforts to arrive at more enriching findings, the UTFs are further categorised into equity, bond, balan...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Anwar Hasan Abdullah, Abdul Aziz, Hassanuddeen, Kassim, Salina
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	Emerald Publisher 2018
Subjects:	HG Finance HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/65320/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65320/1/65320_Identification%20of%20macroeconomic.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/65320/7/65320_Identification%20of%20macroeconomic%20determinants_scopus.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/65320/12/65320%20Identification%20of%20macroeconomic%20determinants%20for%20diversification%20and%20investment%20strategy%20for%20Islamic%20unit%20trust%20funds%20in%20Malaysia_wos.pdf

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