PurposeThe purpose of this study is to define FinTech, differentiating it from
financial technology and use the definition to develop an industry
framework.Design/methodology/approachUsing the existing literature on FinTech
and incorporating these contributions into a traditional financial structure,
characteristics are outlined and placed into a framework that describes the
FinTech industry.Findi... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe paper aims to investigate the monthly and trading month effects in
the stock market returns of the ASE using daily data before and after the crisis
of 1999‐2001. In addition, the study seeks to consider data from both periods of
the ASE, before and after the upgrade of the market (May
2001).Design/methodology/approachThis paper examines the calendar effects in the
Greek stock market ret... hiện toàn bộ
Muhammad Zubair Tauni, Zia-ur-Rehman Rao, Hong Fang, Minghao Gao
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the key
sources of information, namely, financial advice, word-of-mouth communication
and specialized press, on trading behavior of Chinese stock investors. The study
also analyzed if the association between the key sources of information and
trading behavior is influenced by investor personality.
Design/methodology/approach The aut... hiện toàn bộ
It may be instructive to examine the reaction of the accounting profession to
the inflationary phenomenon in the ten countries in which tentative or final
positions have been taken. The record is curious indeed.
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the efficiency of individual
branches of a large Greek bank through the application of both goal programming
(GP) and data envelopment analysis (DEA).Design/methodology/approachThe paper
employs a particular least absolute deviations (LAD) technique (i.e. a special
case of GP/constrained regression) and DEA as two performance measurement
methods. The p... hiện toàn bộ
Purpose – To examine, determine, investigate and compare the extent to which
enterprises in Greece and Cyprus use the theoretical framework to evaluate
investments which are the discouraging factors concerning the use of this
framework with particular emphasis to investigate the type, size and percentage
of total capital expenditures detailed cash flow estimates; cash flow estimation
practices and... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeTaiwan OTC market is an electronic, order driven, call market. The
purpose of this paper is to gain understanding of whether trade size or number
of transaction provides more information on explaining price volatility and
market liquidity in this market. The paper also aims to investigate how market
condition can affect the relationship between information type and trading
activities.Design... hiện toàn bộ
“The effect of a firm's dividend policy on the current price of its shares is a
matter of considerable importance, not only to the corporate officials who must
set the policy, but to investors planning portfolios and to economists seeking
to understand and appraise the functioning of capital markets. Do companies with
generous distribution policies consistently sell at a premium over those with
sm... hiện toàn bộ
Reports that few Americans plan financially for their retirement and outlines
the possible strategies for doing so, referring to relevant research, e.g.
company sponsored pension plans, individual retirement accounts and dependence
on social security. Surveys students before and after financial planning
instruction to identify any attitude changes. Finds that many had no idea of how
to calculate t... hiện toàn bộ
The business of Building Societies is readily defined: to raise funds from
members and to make advances to members by way of mortgage of property. They
operate on a “cost plus” basis, setting the rate which they pay to savers at a
level necessary to attract sufficient funds and charging a rate of interest on
mortgages that covers tax and expenses and produces a surplus. Apparently they
do not char... hiện toàn bộ