Gianfranco Forte
University of Milan
22 Papers
71 Citations
Gianfranco Forte is an academic researcher from University of Milan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Equity (finance) & Investment decisions. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 22 publications. Previous affiliations of Gianfranco Forte include Bocconi University & University of Milano-Bicocca.
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Papers
Islamic Mutual Funds as Faith-Based Funds in a Socially Responsible Context
TL;DR: In this article, the authors study the underlying principles of SRI and Islamic funds as investment classes, and try to determine whether Islamic mutual funds, as faith-based investments, can be included into the category of socially responsible mutual funds or if they exhibit distinguishing characteristics that indicate that they would be more fittingly grouped in a separate investment family.
A Comparison of Socially Responsible and Islamic Equity Investments
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the qualitative and econometric differences between socially responsible and Islamic investments and concluded that Islamic investments can be included into the category of socially responsible investments or exhibit characteristics that would more fittingly classify them in a separate investment family.
The Banking Relationship's Role in the Choice of the Target's Advisor in Mergers and Acquisitions
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the factors influencing the target company's choice of bank advisor in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and found evidence that the decision to hire an advisor depends on three main factors: (i) the intensity of the previous banking relationship, (ii) the reputation of the bidder company's advisor, and (iii) the complexity of the deal.
Forecasting Volatility in European Stock Markets with Non-Linear GARCH Models
TL;DR: In this paper, the forecasting performance of three popular variants of the non-linear GARCH models, namely VS-GARCH, GJR-GARM and Q-Garch, with the symmetric GARCH(1,1) model as a benchmark, is investigated.
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The Banking Relationship's Role in the Choice of the Target's Advisor in Mergers and Acquisitions
Gianfranco Forte,Giuliano Iannotta,Marco Navone +2 more
- 01 Jan 2010
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the factors influencing the target company's choice of bank advisor in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and found evidence that the decision to hire an advisor depends on three main factors: (i) the intensity of the previous banking relationship, (ii) the reputation of the bidder company's advisor, and (iii) the complexity of the deal.
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