Abdullah, Nur Atiqah and Abdullah, Nur Adiana Hiau (2009) The performance of Malaysian unit trusts investing in domestic versus international markets. Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance , 5 (2). pp. 77-100. ISSN 1823-4992

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Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between unit trusts invested domestically and those invested overseas. The performance of unit trusts investing overseas is compared to unit trusts that are invested locally to determine whether they outperform the local funds. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) is used as the local funds’ benchmark. The Morgan Stanley Capital international All Country (MSCI AC) Asia Pacific and MSCI World Free are utilised as the international funds’ benchmarks. With a total of 26 local funds and 23 internationally invested funds, it is found that the risk-adjusted performance of internationally diversified funds is not significantly different from the performance of well-diversified domestic funds.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	unit trusts, domestic, international, risk-adjusted performance, Sharpe measure
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Divisions:	Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy (TISSA)
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Nur Adiana Hiau Abdullah
Date Deposited:	22 Feb 2012 14:08
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2016 04:55
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/4423

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