695 research outputs found
Sebastien Rale vs. New England: A Case Study of Frontier Conflict
No full textAuthor\u27s original abstract: A study was made of the Jesuit missionary, Sebastien Rale, and his role in New England-New France relations. French and English primary and secondary materials were examined to give the broadest possible view of the man and to place him in historical context.
It was found that Sebastien Rale was not an agent of New France. The conflicting opinions surrounding the mission of Norridgewock and the border war of the 1720\u27s were traced to the problems of Massachusetts-Abnaki relations. Rale\u27s frequent and testy letters to the government of the Bay Colony were blunt reactions to what he viewed as religious and territorial threats against his mission.
The frontier conflict between 1713 and 1722 was not the result of French Imperial policy. The French insisted that the Abnakis were allies but refused active participation in the Indians\u27 quarrel with New England. Policy was developed in Maine by the Jesuits. The missionaries were only secondarily interested in Quebec\u27s desire to prevent Massachusetts\u27 settlement of the Kennebec. With the declaration of war in July, 1722, however, the Jesuits left the Abnakis in the hands of the governor and the intendant of New France on whom the Indians relied for vital war supplies.
Finally, the controversial attack on Norridgewock was appraised. It was found that no secondary account had fully evaluated the sources. Examination led to the discovery of crucial inconsistencies in the primary accounts of New England. The French sources were found to be based on the understandably confused impressions of the fleeing Indians. In large measure the English sources present the more valid picture: the sudden attack, the panicked confusion, and Sebastien Rale dying with gun in hand. After Rale\u27s death the war drew to a close. Without Sebastien Rale\u27s persuasion and determination, the Abnakis were not able to present a united front against colonial expansion
Considerations sur l'ordre de Cincinnatus, [electronic resource] : ou imitation d'un pamphlet anglo-americain. Par le comte de Mirabeau. Suivies de plusieurs pieces relatives a cette institution; ... d'un pamphlet du Docteur Price, intitule: Observations on the importance of the American Revolution, ...
No full textSebastien Roch Nicholas Chamfort is given as joint author by Querard and Barbier.A reissue of the 1784 Londres edition, with a different title-page.Sig. H1 is a cancel - The 'Avis' is dated: Londres, 20 septembre, 1784.Printer's name from colophon.Electronic reproduction.English Short Title Catalog,Reproduction of original from British Library
Limit Theorem for a Modified Leland Hedging Strategy under Constant Transaction Costs rate
No full textWe study the Leland model for hedging portfolios in the presence of a constant proportional transaction costs coefficient. The modified Leland's strategy recently defined by the second author, contrarily to the classical one, ensures the asymptotic replication of a large class of payoff. In this setting, we prove a limit theorem for the deviation between the real portfolio and the payoff. As Pergamenshchikov did in the framework of the usual Leland's strategy, we identify the rate of convergence and the associated limit distribution. This rate turns out to be improved using the modified strategy and non periodic revision dates.Asymptotic hedging ; Leland-Lott strategy ; Transaction costs ; Martingale limit theorem.
Steve J. Chavez recital thesis 2012
No full textThesis (M.M.)
California State University, Los Angeles, 2012Committee members: Sebastien Vallee, Jeffrey Benedict, John KennedyThe musical selections from this Master recital were not chosen with a specific theme in mind, rather each selection was carefully selected to represent the requisite musical styles stemming from the 18th to 20th century.All the literature was selected based on the requirements of the music department representing the technical skill level worthy of a graduate student from the institution of California State University, Los Angeles. This written project is the presentation of historical and musical research gathered by this author in preparation for this recital. The selections of Bach, Handel, Beethoven, Schubert, Faure, Menotti, Hoiby, and Barber are discussed in turn
A view of the land of Patagonia a little to the northward of Port St. Iulian [picture]/
No full textPl. no. [4] of: A voyage round the world in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson. London : Printed for the author by John and Paul Knapton ... , 1748.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10093216; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK742.; U6123
A view of the SW. side of Tenian [picture]/
No full textPl. no. [23] of: A voyage round the world in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson. London : Printed for the author by John and Paul Knapton ... , 1748.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10098511; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK742.; U6142
A view of the anchoring place at Tenian where the Centurion watered [picture]/
No full textPl. no. [24] of: A voyage round the world in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson. London : Printed for the author by John and Paul Knapton ... , 1748.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10098512; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK742.; U6143
A view of the entrance of Chequetan or Seguataneo bearing NE. distant five miles [picture]/
No full textPl. no. [20] of: A voyage round the world in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson. London : Printed for the author by John and Paul Knapton ... , 1748.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10098508; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK742.; U6139
In what extent active management brings more value to its investors than passive management?
No full textThe main purpose of this study is to understand in what extent active management brings more value to investors than passive management. This study attempts to answer the theories stating that passive management performs better on the long term than active management.
Since a few years, financial markets are marked by speculation and mainly the rise of algorithmic trading, also called high-frequency trading.
Sources used in this dissertation come from secondary and primary data. The former were collected in books, journals, academic articles, newspapers, and Internet to constitute the literature review. The primary data were gathered by realising semi-structured interviews of fund managers, using active management methods.
In the first part of this dissertation, the literature review is a critical analysis of the subjects surrounding the study. The author defines and identifies the factors impacting fund managers’ portfolios. The managers’ psychology is seen as one of those factors and is developed with the help of Behavioural Finance.
The second part of the study implement the primary data gathered from the interviews. The information is presented, analysed, and used to answer the research questions, as stated in the introduction.
This qualitative dissertation describes and analyses the factors impacting fund managers and their portfolios. It has for objective to understand why active management is known to not perform better than passive management, and what value could it bring to investors.
This research contributes in helping fund managers to use the right investment strategies and philosophies to earn higher returns, and investors to recognise the interest active management can have by giving them the tools necessary for their choices.
As it is a qualitative study, mathematics and algorithms do not enter the scope of this study. Author keywords: Asset management, behaviour, psychology, finance, market, returns, value investing, indexin
A view of the north east side of Masa-Fuero [i.e. Mas Afuero] lying in the latitude of 33° 5' So. [picture]/
No full textPl. no. [17] of: A voyage round the world in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson. London : Printed for the author by John and Paul Knapton ... , 1748.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10098492; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK742.; U6136
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