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An application of co-integration technique for detecting influential risk factors of the Australian stock market
Kazi, Mazharul Haque - 2009
This paper identifies the influential risk factors for the Australian stock market by applying cointegration technique. Relevant a priori variables are used to proxy for Australian systematic risk factors. The quarterly data from 1983 to 2002 are used in the analysis. The linear combination of a...
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The changing face of Australian financial planning : the role of relationships : a case study
Sutton-Brady, Catherine; Blissenden, Michael; IMP … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2002
an introduction to the establishment of the financial planning industry in Australia. In particular it focuses on the way …
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Neutrality of a dividend imputation system under the Modigliani-Miller proposition
Watanabe, Taiji - 2009
. Some countries, such as Australia, Canada, and the UK, have removed the double taxation and adopted a dividend imputation …
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Investigating the impact of four proxies of agency costs on dividend policy in the context of listed companies of small island economies: a case study of Mauritius
Boolaky, Pran Krishansing - 2009
The study investigates the impacts of four agency costs on the dividend policy of firms listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd. (SEM). It uses least squares regression to test and examine the impact of four Agency Cost Variables (ACVs), namely ownership dispersion, insider ownership, Free...
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Offer pricing of Australian industrial initial public offers
Cotter, Julie; Goyen, Michelle; Hegarty, Sherryl - 2005
In the present paper we examine the setting of offer prices for Australian industrial initial public offers (IPOs) by fixed price offers. Our investigation focuses on the associations between offer prices and both market prices and accounting based measures of intrinsic value. Fixed-price offers...
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Is timeshare ownership an investment product?
Hovey, Martin - 2002
In this paper the question is addressed asking, 'Is Timeshare Ownership an Investment Product?' After some discussion, the conclusion is that the purchaser outlays funds for economic benefit, thus timeshare fits well within the definition of an investment product. The paper also adds to the...
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Professionalism and ethics in financial planning
Smith, June - 2009
Financial planning advice is becoming increasingly relevant to the economic objectives of Australians. However, the evidence suggests there are numerous ethical risks related to the provision of that advice and other factors that may be influencing the ethical decision making of financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481083
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Boom and Bust in Australian Screen Policy: 10BA, the Film Finance Corporation, and Hollywood's 'Race to the Bottom'
Burns, Alex; Eltham, Ben - 2010
of Australia (FFC), a government screen agency established in 1988 to bring investment bank-style portfolio management to … Australia's screen industry, and 3) local production incentive policies pursed by Australian state governments in a chase for … structural and cross-border in nature ? was that Australia's screen industry failed to develop the local investment …
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Risk management in Australian manufacturing exports : the case of letters of credit to ASEAN
Bergami, Roberto - 2011
One of the fundamental considerations for exporters in international trade transactions is the aspect of payment. In the context of financial risk management, Letters of Credit enable the exporter to substitute the credit risk of the buyer with that of his bank. The Letter of Credit is a...
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Financial liberalisation and the crisis in Thailand in 1997
Hansanti, Songporn Beau - 2005
The last two decades have been a critical period for Thailand's development. From the mid 1980s to the beginning of the 1990s, the Thai economy performed remarkably well and was a showcase for the world economy. Having achieved a double-digit growth rate for a brief period, Thailand in the late...
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