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An Empirical Investigation Of Voluntary Non-Ifrs Earnings Reporting During The Recent Financial Crisis : Australian Evidence, Elisabeth Sinnewe Oct 2014

An Empirical Investigation Of Voluntary Non-Ifrs Earnings Reporting During The Recent Financial Crisis : Australian Evidence, Elisabeth Sinnewe

Dr Elisabeth Sinnewe

This study examines how the financial crisis affected the reporting choice of and market reaction to earnings that are different from the profit firms report on their income statement under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). These non-IFRS earnings reflect management’s subjective of view of earnings. By observing management’s reporting choices and investors’ reaction in Australia prior to, during, and after the financial crisis, this study shows a distinctive effect of the economic condition on reporting non-IFRS earnings. As such, this study contributes to the limited attention hypothesis suggesting that information-equivalent disclosure is perceived as value relevant by management and investors …


Does Adopting Good Corporate Governance Enhance Accruals Quality During The Global Financial Crisis?, Husam Aldamen, Keith Duncan Jun 2013

Does Adopting Good Corporate Governance Enhance Accruals Quality During The Global Financial Crisis?, Husam Aldamen, Keith Duncan

Keith Duncan

This paper examines the impact of corporate governance practices on accruals quality during the global financial crisis (GFC). Prior research establishes linkages between good governance and accruals quality during periods of financial stability (Strydom 2008; Kent et al. 2010; Dhaliwal et al. 2010). We extend this analysis to the 2008-2009 GFC period to assess whether the monitoring and informational benefits of corporate governance mitigate the negative effects of the exogenous shock, thereby increasing accruals quality. Our findings show that good corporate governance practices increases accruals quality during the GFC. Furthermore, governance is shown to positively impact innate accruals quality and, …


Gfc: Origin, Consequence And Cost, Mohamed Ariff, Ahmed Khalid Nov 2011

Gfc: Origin, Consequence And Cost, Mohamed Ariff, Ahmed Khalid

Ahmed Khalid

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