Gusni

The evaluation of equity mutual fund performance and identification factors that affect mutual fund performance is of great interest to an investor in Indonesia. This study investigates the performance of equity mutual fund by using risk-adjusted performance proposed by Treynor (1965) and examines factors affecting mutual fund performance by using the ability of investment manager (market timing and stock selection skill), fund size, and inflation. To achieve the objectives of this study, a total of 19 equity mutual funds was selected using purposive sampling method from the period from 2011 to 2015. A panel data analysis method has been used to analyze the effect of those factors on the equity mutual fund performance. The result showed that equity mutual fund performance tends to fluctuate in Indonesia. Equity mutual fund performance influenced by stock selection skill and inflation, meanwhile, market timing skill and fund size have no significant effect on the equity mutual fund performance.

Stock prices change from time to time along with the latest conditions and information derived by investors dealing with the outlook for the company. Changes in stock prices are probably triggered by various factors, both internal and external, coming the company. Internal factors used in this study are price earnings ratio, return on assets, systematic risk, while external factors used are inflation, interest rates, and oil prices. The purpose of this study is to identify factors affecting stock pricing in the consumer goods industry, and determine which factors are most influential on stock prices company. The data used in this study were collected during the period from 2008 to 2015 of companies in consumer goods industry listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, and samples were taken from 18 companies. Panel data regression methods have been used to explain factors affecting the stock pricing of the company. Regression result indicates that price earnings ratio, return on assets, and Oil Prices have a positive impact on company stock prices, while inflation has a negative impact on company stock prices. Moreover, systematic risk and interest rate not impact the stock price of the company.