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Managerial characteristics and performance of eurozone mutual funds

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  • Konstantinos Tolikas
  • Marc Callonnec

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We investigate the relation between observable managerial characteristics (i.e., gender, age, tenure, professional qualifications, and advanced education) and performance in diversified equity mutual funds domiciled in the eurozone. We find that differences in the fund alphas are statistically significant only in groups based on age, tenure, and professional qualifications (i.e., chartered financial analyst [CFA]). We also find a significant positive relation for age and CFA certification with a fund's risk‐adjusted performance and a significant negative relation for tenure. However, we find no significant effect for gender and advanced education (i.e., master of business administration [MBA]). The differences in risk taking are significantly related only with age and tenure; the former has a negative and the latter a positive relation with risk taking.

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  • Konstantinos Tolikas & Marc Callonnec, 2023. "Managerial characteristics and performance of eurozone mutual funds," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 46(4), pages 925-947, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jfnres:v:46:y:2023:i:4:p:925-947
    DOI: 10.1111/jfir.12343
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