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Document Details : Title: International Equity Portfolios and Currency Hedging: the Viewpoint of Hungarian and German Investors Author(s): BUGAR, G. , MAURER, R. Journal: ASTIN Bulletin Volume: 32 Issue: 1 Date: May 2002 Pages: 171-197 DOI: 10.2143/AST.32.1.1022 Abstract : In this paper we study the benefits derived from international diversification of equity portfolios from the German and the Hungarian points of view. In contrast to the German capital market, which is one of the largest in the world, the Hungarian Stock Exchange is an emerging market. The Hungarian stock market is highly volatile, high returns are often accompanied by extremely large risk. Therefore, there is a good potential for Hungarian investors to realise substantial benefits in terms of risk reduction by creating multi-currency portfolios. The paper gives evidence on the above mentioned benefits for both countries by examining the performance of several ex ante portfolio strategies. In order to control the currency risk, different types of hedging approaches are implemented. |
