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The Relationship Between Enterprise Risk Management And Cost Of Capital, Muhammad Kashif Shad, Fong-Woon Lai, Amjad Shamim, Michael Mcshane, Sheikh Muhammad Zahid Jan 2022

The Relationship Between Enterprise Risk Management And Cost Of Capital, Muhammad Kashif Shad, Fong-Woon Lai, Amjad Shamim, Michael Mcshane, Sheikh Muhammad Zahid

Finance Faculty Publications

This paper investigates the effect of enterprise risk management (ERM) implementation on the cost of capital (cost of debt, cost of equity, and weighted average cost of capital) for the oil and gas industry. The research is conducted using panel data analysis from 2008-2017 for 41 oil and gas companies publicly listed on the Bursa Malaysia. ERM implementation data is collected from company annual reports, while the cost of capital data is obtained from Thomson Reuters DataStream. The results indicate that an increase in the level of ERM implementation reduces the cost of capital, which we argue is one mechanism …


The Way Digitalization Is Impacting International Financial Markets: Stock Price Synchronicity, Chen Chen, M. Mahdi Moeini Gharagozloo, Layla Darougar, Lei Shi Jan 2022

The Way Digitalization Is Impacting International Financial Markets: Stock Price Synchronicity, Chen Chen, M. Mahdi Moeini Gharagozloo, Layla Darougar, Lei Shi

Finance Faculty Publications

This paper investigates whether and how the development level of a country's digital economy affects stock price synchronicity. The results indicate that countries with high levels of digital economy development exhibit low stock price synchronicity. Additionally, by decomposing stock price synchronicity into systematic and firm‐specific stock return variations, we find that systematic (firm‐specific) variations of stock returns decrease (increase) with the level of a country's digitalization. These findings shed light on the future trend of stock price synchronicity in financial markets around the world and support the information‐based interpretation of stock price synchronicity.


The Portfolio Advantages Of Sukuk: Dynamic Correlations Between Bonds And Sukuk, Abdullah Alfalah, Simon Stevenson, Eamonn D'Arcy Jan 2022

The Portfolio Advantages Of Sukuk: Dynamic Correlations Between Bonds And Sukuk, Abdullah Alfalah, Simon Stevenson, Eamonn D'Arcy

Finance Faculty Publications

The growth of the Islamic finance sector has been well-documented. One of the most booming sectors has been Sukuk. According to several past studies, non-Islamic investors' interest in Sukuk is due, at least in part, to the diversification benefits that Sukuk provides in the context of a fixed-income portfolio. This paper compares a pair between Sukuk and Bonds in the Malaysian market issued by the same issuer to have an unbiased comparison. Using unconditional correlation methodology provides an initial examination of the relationship between the matched pairs. In addition, this paper adopts the standard GARCH-DCC approach of Engle (2002). This …


Are Ceos To Blame For Corporate Failure? Evidence From Chapter 11 Filings, Rajib Chowdhury, John A. Doukas Jan 2022

Are Ceos To Blame For Corporate Failure? Evidence From Chapter 11 Filings, Rajib Chowdhury, John A. Doukas

Finance Faculty Publications

This study examines whether chief executive officers (CEOs) are to blame for corporate failures. Using alternative CEO managerial ability measures, we document that high-ability (low-ability) CEOs are less (more) likely to be associated with bankruptcy. We also find that reorganized firms run by high-ability incumbent CEOs experience improved financial performance after filing for Chapter 11. Firms that hire high-ability CEOs with bankruptcy experience also realize improved financial performance. Our evidence indicates that the likelihood of corporate bankruptcy is unrelated to the presence of high-ability managers and that bankruptcy does not adversely affect the post-bankruptcy careers of high-ability CEOs.


Three Essays On Splits, Insiders, And Retail Traders, Paul Van Nes Jan 2022

Three Essays On Splits, Insiders, And Retail Traders, Paul Van Nes

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The first essay tests the split signaling hypothesis by examining the reaction of sophisticated investors to stock split announcements. Return-based tests of signaling used in earlier studies produce conflicting results and have been criticized as unreliable. I bypass this criticism by focusing on long-term post-split behavior of short sellers who are generally recognized as sophisticated investors. Upon controlling for alternative hypotheses and conventional short selling determinants, I show that short interest permanently declines in reaction to split announcements. Furthermore, consistent with signaling, the degree of the decline is positively related to signal strength and to the splitter’s level of information …


Borrowing To Save? The Impact Of Automatic Enrollment On Debt, John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, William L. Skimmyhorn Jan 2022

Borrowing To Save? The Impact Of Automatic Enrollment On Debt, John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, William L. Skimmyhorn

Faculty Publications

Does automatic enrollment into a retirement plan increase financial distress due to increased borrowing outside the plan? We study a natural experiment created when the U.S. Army began automatically enrolling newly hired civilian employees into the Thrift Savings Plan. Four years after hire, automatic enrollmentincreases cumulative contributions to the plan by 4.1% of annual salary, but we find little evidence ofincreased financial distress. Automatic enrollment causes no significant change in credit scores, debt balances excluding auto debt and first mortgages, or adverse credit outcomes, with the possible exception of increasedfirst-mortgage balances in foreclosure.


Optimal Illiquidity, John Beshears, James J. Choi, Christopher Clayton, Christopher Harris, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian Jan 2022

Optimal Illiquidity, John Beshears, James J. Choi, Christopher Clayton, Christopher Harris, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian

Faculty Publications

We calculate the socially optimal level of illiquidity in an economy populated by households with taste shocks and present bias (Amador, Werning, and Angeletos 2006). The government chooses mandatory contributions to respective spending/ savings accounts, each with a different pre-retirement withdrawal penalty. Penalties collected by the government are redistributed through the tax system. When naive households have heterogeneous present bias, the social optimum is well approximated by a three-account system: (i) a completely liquid account, (ii) a completely illiquid account, and (iii) an account with an ≃ 10% early withdrawal penalty. In some ways this resembles the U.S. system, which …


2022 Finance Calendar, Amanda Christensen, Melanie Jewkes, Andrea Schmutz, Vincenza Vicari-Bentley, Kristilyn Wilkinson Jan 2022

2022 Finance Calendar, Amanda Christensen, Melanie Jewkes, Andrea Schmutz, Vincenza Vicari-Bentley, Kristilyn Wilkinson

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Check off each small step monthly and see the drastic impact of improved personal finances over the course of the year. These short, actionable tips and related resources will have you in the driver’s seat with your money.


Concept Links And Return Momentum, Qianqian Du, Dawei Liang, Zilin Chen, Jun Tu Jan 2022

Concept Links And Return Momentum, Qianqian Du, Dawei Liang, Zilin Chen, Jun Tu

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Unlike traditional asset categories (e.g., industry classifications) that are generally defined clearly, some groups of stocks are tied to certain loosely defined “concepts” (e.g., e-commerce). When investors find it difficult to analyze ambiguous concept-oriented information, information diffuses slowly, creating “concept momentum”. Based on unique concept data in the Chinese stock market, this study constructs a concept-momentum strategy that involves buying stocks from past winning concepts and selling stocks from past losing concepts, which can generate pronounced abnormal returns. Neither risk factors, firm-level momentum, nor industry-level momentum can explain concept momentum. Furthermore, we find that both the underreaction and cross-stock lead-lag …


Corporate Diversification And Stock Risk In Thailand: Evidence From A Global Shock, Miaoqi Su Jan 2022

Corporate Diversification And Stock Risk In Thailand: Evidence From A Global Shock, Miaoqi Su

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of corporate diversification on stock risk for 345 companies listed on Stock Exchange of Thailand during the sample period from 4 January 2017 to 30 December 2021 which covers both Covid and pre-Covid period. Furthermore, the differences in effect between Covid and pre-Covid period are also studied. The result shows that diversifying through only business segments and ignoring global diversification increases stock volatility. Furthermore, it also shows that diversifying through only business segments and ignoring global diversification increases stock volatility during the Covid period compared to pre-Covid period. The result …


Forecasting Stock Volatility With Neural Network On Time Varying Transition Probability, Wasit Norakarntiansin Jan 2022

Forecasting Stock Volatility With Neural Network On Time Varying Transition Probability, Wasit Norakarntiansin

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Forecasting volatilities of financial security returns are important for many financial applications e.g., portfolio investment construction, risk management and trading strategy. The GARCH model has long been refined to capture the true dynamic of volatility on a security return. By applying the Markov switching to the GARCH model, the source of the temporary high volatility and high persistence of a shock to the volatility can be captured. In this study, we refine the Markov switching GARCH model further by applying the notion of the neural network to approximate the time varying transition probabilities. We aim to achieve a model that …


The Effect Of Sustainability Index Inclusion On Equity Fund Allocation Evidence From Thailand, Tanakorn Makarabhiromya Jan 2022

The Effect Of Sustainability Index Inclusion On Equity Fund Allocation Evidence From Thailand, Tanakorn Makarabhiromya

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The concept of sustainability index has been accepted widely in the global investment context. However, sustainable investments are relatively underexplored in an emerging market as in Thailand. This study analyzes the relationship between corporate sustainability performance (proxy by announcement events of the Stock Exchange of Thailand Sustainability Index SETTHSI) and institutional investors’ awareness toward sustainability investment. An event studies on index announcement are applied to analyze the short-term effect from investors in stock market. The results indicate that there is only weak evidence that inclusion into the sustainability index has a positive impact to cumulative abnormal returns during release-related period, …


How Flash Manufacturing Pmi Is Affecting The U.S. Stock Market. An Empirical Study, Thurein Htet Myat Jan 2022

How Flash Manufacturing Pmi Is Affecting The U.S. Stock Market. An Empirical Study, Thurein Htet Myat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the US Flash Manufacturing PMI news releases, returns, and volatilities of Russell 1000 and 2000 indexes. Using an autoregressive (AR) and generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model, the study examines data from January 2015 to November 2022, encompassing both pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic periods. The statistical analysis indicates that these news releases do not significantly influence stock returns, supporting the efficient market hypothesis. Various factors, including measurement errors and the unique circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, likely overshadowed the impact of PMI news releases. Additionally, the analysis finds no significant …


A Study Of Potential Factor Investing Strategy From Esg Score And Intangible Capital In Thailand, Issaraphorn Voratavornviwat Jan 2022

A Study Of Potential Factor Investing Strategy From Esg Score And Intangible Capital In Thailand, Issaraphorn Voratavornviwat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The independent_study aimed to examine the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scores and Intangible Capital Ratio (ICR) and their implications for buy-and-hold returns (BHR) and stock performance among Thai listed companies. The study focuses on firms listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) with available ESG scores, covering the period from 2018 to 2022 (169 companies). The finding for the first objective found that an increase in the ESG score leads to a rise in the ICR, these findings highlight the importance of ESG scores and company size & high BTM in determining a firm’s ICR. However, …


Behavioral Bias In Number And The Stability Of Stock Price, Natapong Teekaput Jan 2022

Behavioral Bias In Number And The Stability Of Stock Price, Natapong Teekaput

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study investigates the behavioral bias in numbers. It analyzes the relationship between behavioral bias in the number of last-digit quote prices and volatility as a proxy of market inefficiency from 2 January 2020 to 30 June 2020 of penny stock in the Thailand stock market. This period is interesting because the circuit breaker triggered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This research studies the event that exogenous effect on volatility to find that the relation between volatility and behavioral bias is still the same. The exogenous effect is the stock exchange of Thailand changed regulations by reducing the ceiling and …


Effect Of Joining Paris Agreement To Green Bond Premium In Us Market, Onjira Sukijjakamin Jan 2022

Effect Of Joining Paris Agreement To Green Bond Premium In Us Market, Onjira Sukijjakamin

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The paper investigates whether green bonds are priced at a premium compared to conventional bonds by analyzing the yield spread between green bonds and comparable conventional bonds (where a negative yield spread indicates a premium). The study also examines the factors influencing the yield difference including the effect of participating in Paris Agreement to the green bond premium. Initially, the paper expected to find a negative green bond premium, indicating that green bonds have lower yields than comparable conventional bonds, as investors are willing to accept lower yields for the ESG benefits associated with green projects. However, the paper obtained …


Global Oil Price Transmission To Domestic Diesel Prices, Andthe Impact On Listed Firm's Profitability And Stock Market Returns : Evidence From Thailand, Koravik Renuros Jan 2022

Global Oil Price Transmission To Domestic Diesel Prices, Andthe Impact On Listed Firm's Profitability And Stock Market Returns : Evidence From Thailand, Koravik Renuros

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of volatile oil prices over the past two decades, with a focus on the stock exchange of Thailand from the period of 2004 to 2022. Firstly, the study utilizes the Vector Autoregressive Model (VAR) technique to examine the impact of global oil price fluctuations on domestic fuel prices and the stock market in Thailand. The findings reveal that changes in global oil prices have a delayed and indirect effect on the Thai stock market. The transmission of volatility through domestic diesel prices is a crucial factor in this relationship. Notably, …


Impact Of Environmental Policy Announcements On Investment Performance Of Equity Mutual Funds, Kaung Htet Jan 2022

Impact Of Environmental Policy Announcements On Investment Performance Of Equity Mutual Funds, Kaung Htet

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Previous research has shown that stock prices will also respond to environmental policy announcements because of the impact on firms' value. As equity mutual funds are primarily invested in stocks, this study aims to examine whether these announcements also impact the investment performance of equity mutual firms. Some studies also prove that it is still debatable whether green mutual funds or polluting mutual funds perform better in terms of investment returns. Based on this, this study will also further extend to analyze investment performance between green and polluting equity mutual funds under stringent and loosened environmental policy announcements. This study …


How Influential Are Finfluencers? Granger Causality Between Finance Influencers And Price Movements In Cryptocurrency And Stock Markets, Sita Kedvarin Jan 2022

How Influential Are Finfluencers? Granger Causality Between Finance Influencers And Price Movements In Cryptocurrency And Stock Markets, Sita Kedvarin

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research investigates the influence of finance influencers on stock and cryptocurrency returns by analyzing the relationship between their asset-related YouTube videos and market movements. The study was conducted in two parts: the VAR Granger causality analysis in both the cryptocurrency and stock markets, and the analysis of the behavior of the top finance influencers in the cryptocurrency market. The findings from the VAR Granger causality analysis revealed distinct patterns between the cryptocurrency and stock markets. In the cryptocurrency market, YouTube videos, particularly the number of videos published, showed a significant Granger causality effect on returns. However, the causality from …


Is Greener Really Better? Stock Market Reaction To Green Bond Announcements, Evidence From Europe, Niya Somkerd Jan 2022

Is Greener Really Better? Stock Market Reaction To Green Bond Announcements, Evidence From Europe, Niya Somkerd

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Employing an event-study approach, we examine how the stock market responded to the offering of green bonds by non-financial companies listed on the European stock market from January 2013 to September 2022. We observed a drop, on average about 0.28%, in the company stock prices on the day they announced these offerings and the day after. Moreover, we found that investors react in the same manner for green bond announcements as for conventional bond announcements. We also studied if the Gavriilidis (2021)'s climate policy uncertainty index has any relationship with the market reactions. Our findings suggest that the index is …


Post-Earnings Announcement Drift In Thai Reits - A Take From The Recent Pandemic, Chawan Ratapana Jan 2022

Post-Earnings Announcement Drift In Thai Reits - A Take From The Recent Pandemic, Chawan Ratapana

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The research explores the information content of earnings announcements in REITs operating in a market with less stable rental incomes. By examining the presence of Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift (PEAD) in Thai REITs, this study contributes to existing literature and investigates changes in market efficiency for REITs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the Earnings Announcement Returns (EAR) method, the study analyzes abnormal returns through visual analysis and a trust/firm-level regression framework. Findings indicate a PEAD effect as the baseline for abnormal returns in the local market, suggesting potential market inefficiencies. However, most variables in regression analysis do not significantly address the research …


Risk Shifting In Mutual Funds: Evidence In Thailand, Suphitcha Ekjariyakorn Jan 2022

Risk Shifting In Mutual Funds: Evidence In Thailand, Suphitcha Ekjariyakorn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The paper aims to examine whether risk-shifting behavior exists in Thai equity mutual funds or not. The empirical analysis studies the period from 2005 to 2022. It is investigated that risk-shifting behavior exists in Thailand by having compensation and employment incentive influences fund managers’ decision on risk shifting. Firstly, this study uses the states of the market which are positive and negative market returns as the proxy of compensation and employment incentive, respectively. The finding is illustrated that mid-year losers take more risk of the portfolio in the latter half of the year in both positive and negative market return …


The Effect Of Capital Ratio On Risk, Efficiency And Profitability Of Insurance Companies: Evidence From Singapore And Thailand, Supanuch Limvisitsakul Jan 2022

The Effect Of Capital Ratio On Risk, Efficiency And Profitability Of Insurance Companies: Evidence From Singapore And Thailand, Supanuch Limvisitsakul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research study examines the importance of capital ratios in assessing the financial health of insurance companies in the context of Singapore and Thailand. The primary objective is to investigate the extent to which capital ratios provide informative insights into the risk, efficiency, and profitability of insurance companies. The study covers both life and non-life insurance companies during the period from 2017 to 2021. The findings show that higher capital ratios correspond to lower liquidity risk, improved efficiency, and increased profitability. These results emphasize the importance of maintaining adequate capital reserves to ensure financial stability and enhance operational performance in …


The Effect Of Democracy On The Mutual Fund Recovery, Evidence From Emerging Countries, Supisara Songdecha Jan 2022

The Effect Of Democracy On The Mutual Fund Recovery, Evidence From Emerging Countries, Supisara Songdecha

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research examines how democracy affects mutual fund performance and recovery in emerging countries: Brazil, Chile, China, India, Mexico, South Africa, and Thailand. Data from 2010 to 2021 is analyzed, focusing on domestic equity mutual funds. Democracy levels are measured using the V-Dem dataset. Performance is evaluated using risk-adjusted returns, while recovery duration measures how long it takes for funds to return to pre-crisis levels. The findings show that in Chile, characterized as a strong democracy, demonstrates improved performance with higher levels of democracy. In contrast, Brazil, South Africa, India, and Mexico exhibit higher returns with lower levels of democracy. …


The Impact Of Audit Quality On Trading Suspension Propensity; Detection In Thailand, Kulthida Surattachaipong Jan 2022

The Impact Of Audit Quality On Trading Suspension Propensity; Detection In Thailand, Kulthida Surattachaipong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Based on each direct evidence consists of actual cases disclosed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and indirect evidence consists of suspected cases detected by the identification model of trading suspension propensity. This study aimed to examine the relationship between audit quality aspects and trading suspensions of listed companies in Thailand, as well as the changes in this relationship after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research utilized สำคัญ obtained from the annual reports and financial statements of 263 companies listed on the SET50 and MAI indexes, covering the periods of 2016 to 2018 and 2020 to 2022. …


The Moderating Effect Of Stock Price On The Relationship Between Earnings Quality And Dividend Payments : A Study Of Thai Listed Companies, Jirayu Boonyuen Jan 2022

The Moderating Effect Of Stock Price On The Relationship Between Earnings Quality And Dividend Payments : A Study Of Thai Listed Companies, Jirayu Boonyuen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research paper has the objective to investigate and examine the basic relationship on the dividend policy and the earnings quality of companies in Thai stock market, by covering all the industries. The proxies for the earning qualities include a total of four proxies which are earnings persistence, accruals quality, earnings informativeness, and timely loss recognition. Moreover, this research paper also further examines the incentive of dividend policy of companies under Thai stock market by applying the dividend signaling Theory and the information content of dividends hypothesis. The incentive of dividend policy can be viewed as the signal sending by …


The Relationship Of Intangible Capital And Esg Score On Capital Structure: Evidence From Thailand, Chalita Rammavas Jan 2022

The Relationship Of Intangible Capital And Esg Score On Capital Structure: Evidence From Thailand, Chalita Rammavas

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study examines whether intangible capital influences capital structure which influent to cost of debt. Moreover, this study also analyzes more whether adding the effect of and ESG performance as risk reduction together with intangible capital affect to capital structure by using financial leverage and WACC cost of debt as the dependent variable and using intangible capital and ESG performance as independent variable. The empirical results of this study show intangible capital and financial leverage are not relevant under these equations. Moreover, they also have no relationship between intangible capital and cost of debt, and there is a 10% chance …


The Role Of Bank Capital Through Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism, Waraluk Rosmontee Jan 2022

The Role Of Bank Capital Through Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism, Waraluk Rosmontee

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study examines the role of bank capital in the transmission of monetary policy, considering the bank lending channel (BLC) and financial development. Analyzing bank-level data from nine countries during 2007-2021 with GMM method, the study finds that well-capitalized banks are better positioned to expand loan supply and withstand adverse shocks. However, behavioral patterns differ between developed and ASEAN countries. In developed nations, policy rate changes have inconclusive effects on loan growth, while profitable banks and inflation drive credit expansion. In ASEAN countries, policy rate increases are associated with loan growth, reflecting favorable economic conditions. Financial development impacts credit expansion …


Flow-Performance Relationship In Defi Yield Aggregator, Apisara Pornprasith Jan 2022

Flow-Performance Relationship In Defi Yield Aggregator, Apisara Pornprasith

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a new financial infrastructure with applications similar to traditional financial products, such as exchange, lending, derivatives, and asset management. This paper empirically investigates Yearn finance, one of the fastest-growing and largest in DeFi yield aggregator protocols for on-chain asset management, to demonstrate the flow-performance relationship and compare it with mutual funds in traditional finance. According to the findings, there is a positive non-linear relationship between fund flows and recent performance for using stablecoin deposited. In contrast, we cannot find this relationship for using cryptocurrency. Then, we look further into stablecoin holder behaviour and our findings show …


Investor’S Sentiment And Stock Return: An Empirical Study On The Thai Stock Market, Chang Chen Jan 2022

Investor’S Sentiment And Stock Return: An Empirical Study On The Thai Stock Market, Chang Chen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The effect of investor sentiment on stock returns is one of the most recent developments in finance. The empirical literature includes developed stock markets. However, emerging markets, notably the Thai stock market, lack study subjects. The purpose is to deeply comprehend the link between investor sentiment and Thai stock market return. The aims include customizing investor sentiment indices to explain the Thai stock market index's movement, estimating investor sentiment's predictive ability, providing stock investors with referable trading strategies, and providing suggestions for cross-section equity selection. This study initially employs Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to customize the composite indices, called the …