An Examination of the Market Impact Costs ofActive Australian Equity Managers
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*This research was originally sponsored by Mercer Investment Consulting. The study has benefited from the supercomputing infrastructure provided by SIRCA. We have also received helpful comments and suggestions from the following individuals; Garrie Lette (Mercer IC), Greg Liddell (QIC), Simone Brands (Probatis Partners), Carole Comerton-Forde (University of Sydney), Kingsley Fong (UNSW), Teddy Oetomo (University of Sydney) and Terry Walter (UNSW).
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