UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY
B.COM (HONS.)
Course Group:
2002 – 2003
With Banking & Finance as an area of specialisation
DISSERTATION TITLE PROPOSALS
NAME OF STUDENT
PROPOSED TITLE
AGIUS Vanessa
Competition in Maltese Banking
AQUILINA Robert
Exchange Rates in Emerging Market
Economies: A Comparative Analysis
AZZOPARDI Johann
Forecasting Equity Price Movements
BALZAN Anuschka
The Economic and Financial Effects
of the Euro on Foreign Exchange
Bureaux in Malta: Analysis,
Discussion and Solutions
BORG Michael
Terrorism Financing and Financial
Institutions: A Comparison of
Maltese, US and European
Legislation
BORG Salvu
Working Capital Management of
SMEs in the Importation Sector
BUGEJA Christopher
A Comparative Study of the Listing
Requirements Related to Quoted
Companies on Selected Stock
Exchanges
BUGEJA Jeffrey
The Construction of an Optimal
Active Portfolio Based on the
Maltese Banking Sector Using the
Treynor-Black Model
FARRUGIA Amanda M.
The Correlation and International
Linkages between National Capital
Markets: An Investigative Approach
FARRUGIA Christian P.
The Marketing of Financial Services
in the Maltese Banking Industry:
Analysis, Discussion and
Recommendations
FARRUGIA Clint
An Evaluation of Monetary Policy in
Malta, in Preparation for
Membership and the European
Monetary Union
FARRUGIA Elaine
Real Estate Developments and the
Banking Sector Soundness in Malta
FARRUGIA Ian
Security in Electronic Banking
Transactions
GALEA Mariella
Financial Viability of Selected
Financial Products Available in the
Local Market
GAUCI Pierre Paul
From Mid-Med to HSBC: Assessing
the Impact of Bank Privatisation in
Malta
GRECH Paula
Malta’s Emergence as an
International Financial Centre with
EU
KUIVALAINEN Illka
IPOs; Pricing and Reasons for Going
Public
MALLIA Melvin G.
The Asset Management of Local
Banks: An Analytical Approach
MASCENA Darren
Constraints to the Development of a
Fully-Fledged Money Market in
Malta
MELI Susan
The Analysis of the Performance of
the Stock Market
MERCIECA Pamela
Strategic Planning in the Banking
Industry: Analysis, Discussion and
Prospects
The Maltese Equity and Corporate
Bond Markets 1998 – 2002
Compared : Growth, Liquidity,
Turnover, Risk and Return Analysis and Discussion
MIFSUD Luana
MIZZI Veron
The Determination and Control of
Money Supply in the Economy by
the Central Bank
MUSCAT Maria V.
The Malta Stock Exchange:
Prospects for International
Integration
ROSSIGNAUD Neal
Bank Regimes and Practices in Light
of the Money Laundering
Phenomenon Proposals for Reform
SAMMUT Antonella
Aspects of Banking Productive
Efficiency and Performance
SAMMUT Darren
How do Selected Local Import
Companies Hedge Against Foreign
Exchange Risk?
SAMMUT Dorianne
Measuring the Maltese Term
Structure of Interest Rates 1990 –
2000: What Financial
interpretations?
SCICLUNA Emilyn
An Application of Malkiel’s
Theorems to the Maltese and
Cypriot Markets for Government
Bonds Expiring in 2005: Salient
Considerations
SCICLUNA Tania
The Development of Commercial
Credit & Risk Criteria. The Effects
on Commercial Banks’ Financial
Performance in Malta
SIMITCIU Klevin
TYAN Vladislav
ZERAFA Mary Anne
The Costs of Investing in Mutual
Funds Relative to Mutual Fund
Returns: The Maltese Scenario
Strategic Aspects of Business
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Effectiveness of the Short Term
Rate of Interest as a Monetary Policy
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