International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI)

Permanent URI for this communityhttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10226

Browse

Has files: YesSubject: search.filters.subject.Behavioral Finance

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    A Study of Behavioral Finance Attributes that Influence the Gold ETF Investments of Indian Investors
    (9th International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI-2018), Department of Management Studies and Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, India, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Sheeba, K.H.
    In India, gold ETFs were launched mainly with the objective of increasing the liquidity for the better market efficiency. But, though, traditionally, Indians love to buy gold and they want to possess it, even after assuring the benefits of Gold ETF Investments over the other Investment avenues, there is the lack of pooling of funds towards this sector. In fact, they hardly go for ETFs which is just a piece of paper for them. Conventional Economic theories and its survey reports do not clearly explain the reasons behind this phenomenon. The proposal hence is made to explain the behavioral finance attributes that influences Gold ETF Investments in Indian Investors. The researcher made an attempt to find out the demographical composition of samples and to analyze their quantum of investment towards Gold exchange Traded Funds Investment and the data were analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analysis with the help of SPSS.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Factors Affecting the Behavior of Investors: Empirical Study Based on Colombo Stock Exchange
    (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Fernando, C.S.P.K.; Weerasinghe, W.D.J.D.; Perera, L.A.S.; Weerarathne, D.I.
    The primary motivation of this research is to examine the investment selection factors which the investors expected to consider as important in an investment decisions and to rank the factors accordingly based on Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), and to find out whether the investors consider the same pattern of investment selection factors in making the real investment decision. Data for the study were collected from 50 individual retail investors in the Gampaha district through a questionnaire by using convenience sampling. To analyze the data the researchers have used frequency table and descriptive analysis technique. It was found that, investment selection factors that investors expect to consider, the most important in making an investment decision are; past performance of the stock, Stock brokers’ advice, Company reputation, Company earnings and for quick selling purposes. Further, in making the real investment decision, the highest frequency of the investment selection factors considered are; past performance of the stock, Stock brokers’ advice, advice from others, for quick selling purposes and to get benefits. Sri Lankan investors seem to be under confident, uncertain and are very sensitive to others’ reactions and opinions. The most common determinants that have a significant impact on the investors’ behavior are past performance of the stock, Stock brokers’ advice, advice from others and for quick selling purposes.