UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY
B.Com (Hons.) with Banking & Finance as an Area of Specialisation
Course Group: 2003/2004
DISSERTATIONS
NAME OF STUDENT
ABELA Christian
TITLE
Privatisation in Malta. The Facts, The Debate and
the Financial Results
AGIUS Loredano
Tackling the Problem of Dishonoured Cheques: A
Comparison Between Malta, Cyprus and England
AREBI Hani
Hedge Funds: Return Enhancers, Risk Diversifiers,
or Both?
ATTARD Christine
Corporate Bond Rating: The Cases of Gasan Finance
Company PLC and Bay Street Finance PLC
The Wholesale Banking Industry in Malta: The
Potential for Growth and Development
ATTARD Maria
AZZOPARDI Graziella
AZZOPARDI Jonathan
BORG Elaine Grace
BORG Simon Anthony
BUHAGIAR Anthony
BUHAGIAR Owen
BUTTIGIEG Malcolm
CARUANA Dorianne
CASSAR Sue Ellen
CUSCHIERI Stephen
The Powers of Regulatory Intervention and
Enforcement: An Insurance Context
Liquidity Management in a Small Local Financial
Intermediary: The Case of APS Bank Ltd.
Fixed Income Funds Versus Equity Funds
Performance: The Perceived Superiority
The Growing Popularity of Index Funds. A Practical
means of Construction and Performance Analysis
An Analysis of Documentary Letters of Credit with
Reference to the Local Banking Practice
Financial Aspects of the EU’s Stability and Growth
Pact: What Future?
Measuring Malta’s Term Structure of Interest Rates
1995-2002: Which Theory is Appropriate?
The Development of a Secondary Mortgage Market
in Malta: Analysis and Conclusions
The Liability Management of Two Local Leading
Banks in the Last 5 Years: A Comparative Analysis
The Costs of the Adoption of the Euro for Maltese
Banking Institutions
DEBONO Marvic
DIFESA Paul
DUCA Roderick
ELLUL Christianne
FARRUGIA Mariella
GOVE Donatella
LUPI Lisa
MANGION Alexander
Participation in Exchange Rate Mechanism II, The
Case for Narrow Against Wide Flactuations in Bands
Foreign Exchange Risk Management.
Fluctuations in the Performance of the Selected
Insurance Investment Funds; The Impact on the
Underlying Investment Schemes
Aims and Implications of the EU Directive on
Taxation of Savings Income
Corporate Governance in the Maltese Insurance
Sector: An Empirical Survey, Analysis and
Conclusions
Risk Management Aspects of International Banking
Activities: Nature, Scope and Analysis
A Comparative Case Study, Bank of Valletta plc and
First International Merchant Bank plc: The Modern
Challenges of International Banking
Analysing the Maltese Investor Behaviour in the
Local Equity Market During the 1999 – 2002 Period
MANGION Joyce
The Demand for Collective Investment Schemes in
Malta; A Strategic Analysis, Discussion and
Recommendations
MIFSUD Solange
The Impact of the Acquis Communautaire on the
Maltese Banking Scene – With Particular Reference
to the European Passport Rights
The Evolution of Banking: Changes and Preferences
in Malta
Off-Balance Sheet Techniques for Hedging Interest
Rate Risk in Selected Maltese and Foreign Banks: A
Comparative Analysis
MIZZI Silvan
NAZAREVYCH Tetyana
ORLIC Nemanja
Privatisation in Serbia – Strategic Success or Failure
PACE Ruth
Retail Banking Alternate Delivery Channels: Nature,
Scope, Analysis and Future Prospects for Maltese
Banks
POLIDANO Kevin Mario
The Determinants of Performance Affecting the Two
Major Commercial Banks in Malta
SAMMUT Claire
The Risks of Investing in Corporate Bonds:
Measuring Price Risk and Reinvestment Rate Risk of
Selected Company Bonds Listed on the Malta Stock
Exchange.
SCERRI Dorianne
SCICLUNA BARTOLI Katya
WARREN Nicholas L.
ZARB Audrey Ann
ZERAFA Gloria
Financial Sector Development and Economic Growth
in Relation to the Enlargement of the Euro Area
The Relevance of the FOI Industry Trends Survey for
Projecting the Business Cycle
Operational Risk; Business Continuity Plans in the
Maltese Banking Industry
Applied Study of the Effects of Decision Support
Systems in Banking
Assessing Debt Management and the Cost of
Servicing Debt in Malta