Due to its distinctive institutional background, Oman offers a valuable opportunity to investigate the stability of the dividend policy. In Oman, (1) there are no taxes on dividends, (2) firms are highly levered mainly through bank loans, (3) there is a high concentration of stock ownership and...

We investigate the impact of pre-issue ownership structure on the key decisions surrounding an IPO. We find that managerial ownership is significantly related to (1) the proportion of shares offered, (2) share allocation, and (3) direct issue-related expenses. This suggests that pre-IPO...

This paper addresses three methodological problems in previous studies of bankruptcy models using MDA and logit/probit techniques: (i) the use of choice-based and equally distributed samples in model estimation and validation; (ii) the use of arbitrary cut-off probabilities; and, (Hi) the...

This paper provides Australian evidence of the comparative forecasting power of the three inflation models (interest rate, time series, and survey forecasts). In particular, it examines the rationality (in the Muthian sense) of the survey forecasts.The following results are obtained: first, the...

Due to its distinctive institutional background, Oman offers a valuable opportunity to examine stock price reactions to dividend announcements. In Oman, (1) there are no taxes on dividends and capital gains, (2) there is a high concentration of share ownership, (3) there is low corporate...

We investigate capital structure dynamics in a unique financing environment where (1) we avoid the complex tax environments faced by previous studies and where (2) firms rely primarily on bank loans rather than the public debt market. Consistent with recent empirical evidence, we find that stock...

As foreign direct investment in banking is part of trade in financial services and as the prospects of Australia's trade in financial services to Asian countries has increased, this paper intends to analyse and measure Australia's foreign direct investment in banking. The paper distinguishes...