Since the burst of the internet bubble there is a great deal of interest in the way investment bank prices and allocates initial public offerings (IPOs). The additional scrutiny and spotlight is also because of the dominance ...

Corporate governance (CG) has attracted much public interest in the last three decades because of its apparent importance for the financial health of corporations, for the economy, and society in general. Most prior ...

Equity Risk Premium (ERP) is the cornerstone in Financial Economics. It is a basic requirement in stock valuation, evaluation of portfolio performance and asset allocation. For the last decades, several studies have attempted ...

This thesis investigates the impact of director prestige on firm performance, value, and risk. The first essay, entitled, “Are prestigious directors mere attractive ornaments on the corporate Christmas tree?”, examines ...

The privileges of integration with the global economy have led developing countries to embark on a path of liberalisation and globalisation. This resulted in rapid growth of inward and outward foreign direct investment ...

Emerging equity markets have attracted foreign investor by their higher returns and prospect of superior risk diversification benefits. In light of increasing flow of equity portfolio investments into these economies and ...

Understanding the Equity Risk Premium (ERP) and the factors affecting it is cardinal to financial economics, particularly to equity research analysts, domestic and international institutional investors and financial ...