Master of Commerce (Finance) topics 2006
For information about our Masters programs, please visit the Masters in Finance webpage
Below is a list of completed Masters research reports, as at 2006.
Completed:
Chow, Siew See Vicky
The Impact of Liquidity Costs on the Australian Equity Options
Supervisor: John HandleyFung, Ka Shun Carlson
Stock Market Driven Acquisitions Theory, Keiretsu Affiliation and Japanese Mergers and Acquisitions
Supervisor: Christine BrownLiem, Pei Fun
How Downward Sloping Demand Curves for Stocks and Financing Decisions
Supervisor: Xin ChangLin, Yu-Shan (Athena)
An Investigation into the Pricing of Risk-Based Deposit Insurance Scheme for Authorised Deposit Taking Institutions in Australia
Supervisor: Christine BrownLiu, Baofeng
Forecasting and Trading Shanghai Stock Exchange A-Share Index: An evaluation of artificial neural network as a forecasting tool
Supervisor: Callum ScottLiu, Chang
The Dynamics of Australian Short Term Interest Rate
Supervisor: Sandra HuiHazledine, Matthew
The Efficient Frontier, Factor Misspecification and Pricing Errors
Supervisor: Andre GygaxNainggolan, Yunieta Anny
Optimal Trading Range and Firm Value in East-Asian Capital Markets around the Asian Financial Crisis
Supervisor: Bonnie BuchananPanchal, Kunal Rohit
Modelling the Probability of Successful Merger Bids in Australia
Supervisor: Krishnan MaheswaranPeranginangin, Yessy
How the Jakarta Stock Exchange Reacts to Information: A speed of adjustment coefficients study in a thin trading market
Supervisor: Sean PinderSobfeldt-Hansen, Ann Christine
Australian Floating Convertibles: An empirical investigation of announcement returns and price manipulation during the pricing period
Supervisor: John HandleyThaviwatanachaikul, Chalermchai
PIPOS and Benchmarkings
Supervisor: Kim SawyerVallence, Christian
Political Cycles and the Australian Stock Market
Supervisor: Rayna BrownYap, Shuin Wei
Skewness, Forecast Bias and Stock Returns around Earnings Announcements
Supervisor: Greg SchwannZhou, Yuwai
Does Indiosyncratic Risk Matter? Evidence from Australia
Supervisor: Bruce Grundy