Browsing BBSA Research Projects (2017) by Issue Date
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Impact of derivatives trading on spot markets: price discovery
(Strathmore University, 2017)A derivative security is a financial contract whose value is derived from the value of something else, such as stock price, a commodity price, an exchange rate, an interest rate, or even an index of prices, (Sakar, 2006). ... -
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. ... -
Perception of microinsurance as a risk management tool for small holder farmers in Limuru, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)The aim of this study was to determine the perception of small holder farmers in Limuru towards microinsurance as a risk management tool for the risks they face. The purpose is to identify the gap that exists between what ... -
The impact of international trade on Kenya's economic growth
(Strathmore University, 2017)International trade is the exchange of goods and services across different countries that mainly involves the government of that country and usually represents a sizable amount of a country's gross domestic product. However, ... -
Modelling longevity risk using Lee-Carter model
(Strathmore University, 2017)Longevity risk is one of the remaining frontiers challenging modern financial markets and financial engineering. It is a major policy issue for governments around the world driven by the increase in the proportion of the ... -
Introducing a new coffee futures pricing model for the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2017)This study intends to apply a different pricing model for pricing coffee futures at the Nairobi Securities Exchange and suggest an improvement of the existing pricing model currently used at the NSE. This will be done by ... -
Effect of compliance of prudent financial regulation to Kenya's Commercial banks' stability
(Strathmore University, 2017)The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of compliance of prudent financial regulation to Kenya's commercial banks' stability. The study sought to address the following research question: Is there any link between ... -
An Exploration of the possible impact of commodity futures trading for tea farmers in Limuru to mitigate the price volatility of tea
(Strathmore University, 2017)The research project aimed to show how the volatility of tea prices experienced by the farmer could be mitigated through the introduction of a tea commodity futures. The researched aimed at determining the significance of ... -
Chronic disease management programs on health insurance profitability in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)Chronic diseases have been a real problem in Kenya and in the entire world. Most of these diseases are non-communicable and affect the population towards old age. This chronic diseases if not well managed may lead to acute ... -
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) ... -
Determining the most suitable method of IBNR reserve estimation in the event of varying development patterns.
(Strathmore University, 2017)In general insurance reserving, it is assumed in many cases that the losses in each accident year develop the same way. This makes the chain ladder method in general a good method to estimate general insurance claims ... -
Macroeconomic factors and the predictability of stock returns in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)The stock market is an anchor to the financial l sector, providing a platform for user s and suppliers of financial instruments for investment purposes in the stocks of companies. In a well-functioning market investors ... -
Modeling heat-related mortality based on greenhouse emissions in OECD countries
(Strathmore University, 2017)Greenhouse emissions by human activities are known to irreversibly increase global temperatures through the greenhouse effect. This study sought to propose a mortality model with sensitivity to heat-change effects as one ... -
Estimating the cost of traffic congestion in Nairobi (Langata) to the Kenyan economy
(Strathmore University, 2017)This paper tells us what traffic congestion is, its severity in Kenya, specifically Nairobi, and its cost to the Kenyan economy. Traffic congestion affects many sectors in many different ways, and also imposes a cost on ... -
Evolution of risk attitudes for different demographic characteristics with variant circumstances
(Strathmore University, 2017)This study endeavors to determine how risk attitudes in the context of personal business decisions and financial investing of persons from different age groups, gender and of different initially ascribed risk attitudes ... -
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 ... -
A proposed model mortality table for the Rwandese
(Strathmore University, 2017)African countries have had the challenge of lacking country-specific published mortality tables. Up to date there exists only two countries in the continent that have managed to achieve this milestone and these are Kenya ... -
Finding appropriate loss distributions to insurance data Case study of Kenya (2010-2014)
(Strathmore University, 2017)Obtaining the total amount of claims for a specific period is a vital part of the daily work of insurance companies. This will help in various ways the management in running the company (Jouravlev, 2009). For instance, the ... -
Pricing of climate change catastrophe bonds in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)Catastrophe bonds have become popular with insurance companies, world over, since their invention in 1996 because of their ability to hedge the insurer against catastrophic risks. With increasing cost and burden on the ...
