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A mathematical approach to the evaluation of international diversification for the South African investor
This thesis attempts to isolate the major markets for investment outside South Africa, and to determine what proportion of a South African investor's capital, if any, should be held in foreign securities under different possible restrictions laid down by the South African Reserve Bank. The main argu...
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| author | Van den Honert, Robin Charles |
| author2 | Affleck-Graves , J F |
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| description | This thesis attempts to isolate the major markets for investment outside South Africa, and to determine what proportion of a South African investor's capital, if any, should be held in foreign securities under different possible restrictions laid down by the South African Reserve Bank. The main argument advanced in favour of foreign investment is risk reduction through diversification. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22155 A mathematical approach to the evaluation of international diversification for the South African investor Van den Honert, Robin Charles Affleck-Graves , J F Statistics and Operations Research This thesis attempts to isolate the major markets for investment outside South Africa, and to determine what proportion of a South African investor's capital, if any, should be held in foreign securities under different possible restrictions laid down by the South African Reserve Bank. The main argument advanced in favour of foreign investment is risk reduction through diversification. 2016-10-16T09:49:46Z 2016-10-16T09:49:46Z 1984 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22155 eng application/pdf Department of Statistical Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Statistics and Operations Research Van den Honert, Robin Charles A mathematical approach to the evaluation of international diversification for the South African investor |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | A mathematical approach to the evaluation of international diversification for the South African investor |
| title_full | A mathematical approach to the evaluation of international diversification for the South African investor |
| title_fullStr | A mathematical approach to the evaluation of international diversification for the South African investor |
| title_full_unstemmed | A mathematical approach to the evaluation of international diversification for the South African investor |
| title_short | A mathematical approach to the evaluation of international diversification for the South African investor |
| title_sort | mathematical approach to the evaluation of international diversification for the south african investor |
| topic | Statistics and Operations Research |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22155 |
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