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Quantifying idiosyncratic risk in defined benefit pension schemes in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)
Pension schemes are prone to numerous risks that could affect the funds resulting in payments different from those that were guaranteed on entrance into the scheme. This study sought to measure the idiosyncratic risk in a ...
The effect of money supply on stock market volatility in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-14)
This paper considers the effect of money supply on stock market volatility, using M2 as a measure of money supply since it is a measure of broad money in the economy. This relationship is important because the level of ...
The viability of private pension, defined contribution scheme, in Kenya.
(Strathmore University, 2014)
Pension refers to the benefits one receives after attaining retirement age. There has been a significant increase in the needs for such benefits as the number of citizens in the country reaching retirement age has increased. ...
Long term implications of early access to pension benefits - the case of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)
In July 2009, a bill was introduced that allowed members of a pension scheme to access their contributions and 50% of their employer's contribution. This change in law resulted to increased early access of pension funds ...
Hedging drought catastrophic risk using weather derivatives - a case on large scale wheat farmers in Narok, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)
This research aimed to demonstrate that a weather derivative could be used by large scale wheat farmers in Narok to protect themselves against the adverse effects of drought. This involved determining the possibility that ...
Insurance for the Public Service Vehicle industry in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03)
The Matatu industry has been faced by a myriad of challenges in the recent past in Kenya. One of the most evident challenges is the past poor performance of the Public Service Vehicle Insurance niche under the Motor ...
Origins, sector destinations and determinants of foreign direct investment in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-04-04)
This is a study on Kenya's foreign direct investment inflows' determinants, source countries and sector destinations. The motivation for researching these is the current low rate of foreign direct investment flows into ...
Retirement income adequacy - a comparison of the defined benefit and defined contribution schemes in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-24)
The pension industry has initiated various policy actions and plans geared towards development and growth of the retirement benefit industry with a key policy action being the conversion of defined benefit schemes to defined ...
A comparison of performance of unit trusts and the stock market in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)
This paper seeks to make a comparison between the performance of equity unit trusts and the stock market. It answers two questions; whether equity funds are better performers than the market and whether the results obtained ...
Empirical analysis of the desires and concessions of impact investors and social entrepreneurs in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-18)
Using a mixed methods approach, the content study finds evidence of significant rifts between the entrepreneur's desire to create social impact and the investor's expectation of financial return. Inadequate provision of ...