Browsing BBSA Research Projects (2017) by Title
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The relationship between the type of management and decisions to invest in local or foreign assets: the case of university endowment funds
(Strathmore University, 2017)Universities are known to follow different models when making asset allocation decisions such employing external fund managers to manage asset allocation strategies and manage their investments. At other times the university ... -
Relationship between volatility of stock prices and the level of stock prices; a case study on Kenya bourse.
(Strathmore University, 2017)The study investigates the relationship between stock price level and the deviation of the stock prices of selected listed companies at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Kenya. It seeks to understand given the stock ... -
Retirement income adequacy in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)Retirement income adequacy con be measured indifferent ways. One is by conducting a qualitative research where the researcher collects data in the form of opinions from retirees on the adequacy of the income they receive. ... -
Stress testing of insurance firms in Kenya against interest rate risk
(Strathmore University, 2017)The study was focused on researching the impact a change in interest rates has on the fixed income portfolio, specifically the government securities. It concentrated on securities with maturities of less than or equal to ... -
Valuing inpatient cover as a put option
(Strathmore University, 2017)Kenya has witnessed a steep rise in the cost of healthcare since January 2008 (Nduati, 201O) says Mr. Peter Nduati, the chief executive officer of Resolution Health East Africa, a medical insurance provider. The cost of ... -
Viability of home equity conversion mortgage in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)Housing wealth as a source of retiree income is normally neglected. This form of wealth could have an incremental value on the homeowner's retirement income if they could be able to leverage this ownership as collateral ... -
Why Trustees Shy Away From Investing in Riskier Asset Classes: The Kenyan Case
(Strathmore University, 2017)This paper seeks to examine the influence of trustees on the choice of investment classes, for the Kenyan case. We ask how trustees make decisions in investing in two classes allowed by the Retirement Benefits Act (2014) ...
