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48 results for Financial Sector

The study finds significant financial sector volatility and tail risk spillovers to real economy sectors.

problem Volatility and tail risk spillovers from financial to real economy sectors.
method New measure of tail risk spillover, empirical analysis of U.S. economy 2001-2011.
result Significant volatility and tail risk spillovers from financial to real economy sectors, especially during crises.

With the network methods and random matrix theory, we investigate the interaction structure of communities in financial markets. In particular, based on the random matrix decomposition, we clarify that the local interactions between the business sectors (subsectors) are mainly contained in the sector mode. In the secto…

2014-05-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Bangladesh's banking sector improved through financial reforms, but challenges remain.

problem Weak asset quality, inadequate provisioning, and negative capitalization of state-owned banks.
method Two phases of reforms: private ownership promotion and gradual deregulation.
result Significant improvements in asset quality and capitalization, but challenges persist.

New techniques identify shifts in financial market sectors.

problem Identifying shifts in financial market structure and composition.
method Developed new mathematical techniques to identify nonlinear shifts in market sectors.
result Identified meaningful sector-to-sector mappings and optimal portfolio styles.

The dynamic network of relationships among corporations underlies cascading economic failures including the current economic crisis, and can be inferred from correlations in market value fluctuations. We analyze the time dependence of the network of correlations to reveal the changing relationships among the financial,…

2010-11-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Study clusters Kenyan medical insurance companies based on financial performance and reporting consistency.

problem Identifying financial health and reporting consistency in Kenyan medical insurance companies.
method Advanced clustering techniques (KMeans, DTW) on financial ratios and time series data.
result Four distinct clusters identified, each representing different financial performance and reporting consistency combinations.

A classification of companies into sectors of the economy is important for macroeconomic analysis and for investments into the sector-specific financial indices and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Major industrial classification systems and financial indices have historically been based on expert opinion and developed ma…

2015-03-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We investigate the tendency for financial instruments to form clusters when there are multiple factors influencing the correlation structure. Specifically, we consider a stock portfolio which contains companies from different industrial sectors, located in several different countries. Both sector membership and geograp…

2015-05-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Study compares information flow between Chinese and US stock sectors.

problem Analyzing how information flows between sectors in Chinese and US stock markets.
method Daily sector indices, transfer entropy of daily returns, comparing 2000-2017.
result Most active sectors in information exchange differ between China and US, reflecting market dynamics.

In this paper, we perform a comparative segmentation and clustering analysis of the time series for the ten Dow Jones US economic sector indices between 14 February 2000 and 31 August 2008. From the temporal distributions of clustered segments, we find that the US economy took one and a half years to recover from the m…

2009-11-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on diversifying equity portfolios during financial crises and stability.

problem Determining the effectiveness of diversification strategies during financial crises and stability.
method Analysis of 20 years of US stock price data, including GFC and COVID-19 crashes, using eigenvalues, graph-theoretic diagnostics, and hierarchical clustering.
result During financial crises, diversification via sector-based portfolios is ineffective, while during stability, 30-40 stocks provide sufficient diversification.

Model predicts Mozambique bank failures, aiding risk management.

problem Lack of bankruptcy prediction model in Mozambique banking sector.
method Linear Discriminant Analysis method, using financial indicators.
result Model accurately predicted 84% of bank failures 1 year before Central Bank intervention.

The paper models financial markets and real economy interactions using a large agent framework.

problem Understanding capital allocation and accumulation in financial markets and real economy interactions.
method Developed a field-formalism model to analyze interactions between financial markets and real economy with a large number of heterogeneous agents.
result The number of firms in each sector depends on the aggregate financial capital invested and expected long-term returns.

Study identifies key ESG variables for assessing financial risk.

problem Assessing financial risk from ESG data with many variables.
method Proposed framework for hierarchical ESG data, selecting relevant variables.
result Selected ESG variables are more relevant to financial risk than aggregated scores.

The global financial system is highly complex, with cross-border interconnections and interdependencies. In this highly interconnected environment, local financial shocks and events can be easily amplified and turned into global events. This paper analyzes the dependencies among nearly 4,000 stocks from 15 countries. T…

2017-04-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Geospatial framework assesses climate risks for California's banking and exposed sectors.

problem Evaluating climate risks on banking and exposed sectors in California.
method Integrates hazard mapping, exposure analysis, and scenario-based financial risk assessment.
result Framework supports portfolio monitoring and institutional readiness under new standards.

This study examines representation bias in open-source Qwen models for investment decisions.

problem Representation bias in financial applications of large language models.
method Balanced round-robin prompting over 150 U.S. equities, constrained decoding, token-logit aggregation.
result Firm size and valuation increase model confidence, while risk factors decrease it.

Novel financial time-series data representation improves industry sector classification.

problem Classifying industries using historical stock returns time-series data.
method Proposed a novel representation based on stock returns embeddings for time-series data, overcoming representational challenges of conventional approaches.
result Substantial performance improvements over baselines using conventional representations.

To investigate the universal structure of interactions in financial dynamics, we analyze the cross-correlation matrix C of price returns of the Chinese stock market, in comparison with those of the American and Indian stock markets. As an important emerging market, the Chinese market exhibits much stronger correlations…

2012-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Study financial crises using mathematical techniques to compare equity performance.

problem Comparing financial crises to understand market dynamics and investor strategies.
method New mathematical techniques including portfolio diversification, linear operator method, and combinatorial portfolio optimisation.
result New methods to quantify and compare equity returns during different market crises.

The paper optimizes portfolios by selecting financial ratios via PCA for better value investment.

problem Embedding value investment in portfolio optimization models.
method Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to filter out dominant financial ratios, then applying portfolio optimization model with second-order stochastic dominance criteria.
result PCA-SPO(B) strategy outperforms other models in terms of downside deviation, CVaR, VaR, Sortino, Rachev, and STARR ratios.

Study validates capital structure theories in Indian public sector banks.

problem Understanding the impact of capital structure on financial performance in Indian banks.
method Developed theoretical framework from capital structure theories, tested hypotheses using statistical techniques.
result Established relation between debt component and financial performance variables.

Study on decentralization in DAOs and its effect on financial efficiency in DeFi.

problem Understanding the impact of decentralization on financial efficiency in blockchain-based governance.
method Analysis using Gini coefficient as an inequality indicator, comparing ROI of token owners.
result Real decentralization affects financial efficiency positively in DeFi.

Study uses multidimensional SE-NBD process to analyze default portfolios and identify shock amplification.

problem Analyzing interactions and shock propagation in default portfolios with multiple sectors.
method Applied multidimensional self-exciting negative binomial distribution (SE-NBD) process to 13 sectors.
result Identified upstream and downstream sectors, showing shock amplification in default portfolios.

Statistical fields model explains capital allocation and accumulation among firms and investors.

problem Understanding capital allocation and accumulation dynamics among firms and investors.
method Applied statistical fields formalism to heterogeneous agents divided into firms and investors.
result Capital accumulation depends on various factors including long-term returns, competition, and stock price volatility.

Study reveals clusters of resilient and vulnerable Spanish agri-food firms post-Ukraine-Russia war.

problem Financial resilience of agri-food companies in Spain during the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
method Cluster analysis using centred log-ratios for compositional data of financial ratios.
result Increase in resilient firms by 2023, highlighting sectoral adaptation to economic challenges.

The study visualizes Spanish fish and meat processing companies using financial, environmental, and social ratios.

problem Mapping financial, environmental, and social performance of Spanish processing companies.
method Used compositional data and principal-component analysis biplot for statistical analysis.
result Identified clusters of companies with similar financial, environmental, and social performance.

Framework ranks sectors influenced by Indian Union Budgets.

problem Real-time analysis of budgetary impacts on sector-specific equity performance.
method Fine-tuned embeddings and language models for sector identification and performance ranking.
result 0.997 NDCG score in predicting sector ranks based on post-budget performances.

Measures collectivity in financial covariances and correlations to reveal trends and precursors.

problem Capturing collective motion in financial markets to predict trends and precursors.
method Measures collectivity using the largest eigenvalue and average sector collectivity.
result Identifies collective signals around major financial events and captures trends in covariances and correlations.