Drawing on data from a sample of 168 firms listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) over three consecutive years (2005, 2006 and 2007), this study focuses on the issue of IFRS compliance and disclosure quality. Using the requirements of FRS 36 in relation to goodwill impairment testing as...

The literature on executive options has burgeoned over the past decade. While early literature tended to expound the benefits associated with the adoption of options plans, more recent literature has taken on a more cautionary tone. Recent empirical research has suggested a range of conditions...