Abstract This study examines the explanatory power of capital adequacy, asset quality, management soundness, earnings liquidity and sensitivity to market risk (CAMELS) framework as well a number other variables on financial soundness (measured by regulatory adequacy ratios) banks in Nigeria. The findings, using ordinary least squared (OLS) regression subsequent establishment no panel effects am...

The purpose of this study is to look at the factors that affect stock market returns so they can provide useful profits maximize profits, because it very important for investors maintain confidence and forecast price movements. Return on shares goal in investing market. Stock are divided into two forms, namely dividends differences. Investors usually do analysis with various financial variables...

In this paper, a data mining model to SMEs for detecting financial and operational risk indicators by data mining is presenting. The identification of the risk factors by clarifying the relationship between the variables defines the discovery of knowledge from the financial and operational variables. Automatic and estimation oriented information discovery process coincides the definition of dat...

This study sampled companies listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange that examined financial distress between 2003 and 2009. It uses the survival analysis to find the main indicators which can explain the business bankruptcy in Taiwan. This paper uses the Cox Proportional Hazard Model to assess the usefulness of traditional financial ratios and market variables as predictors of the probability of busin...

We examine the empirical relationship between financial and economic growth in Bangladesh over the period of 1985-2014. Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test is performed for checking the stationarity properties and it is revealed that all the concerned variables are stationary. Johansen cointegration method indicates that long-run cointegrating relationship prevails in some of the concerned varia...

This study examines the influence of financial intermediation on fertility rate and labor allocation decisions. A panel Vector Autoregression model using three variables of interest, specifically, financial intermediation, fertility, and industrial employment data in 87 countries, was estimated. This convenient methodology allows the relationship between the variables to change over time. Fi...

This study provides a financial analysis of those firms that during the recent period of economic recession and financial market turmoil beginning in December 2007 and continuing to June 2009 either maintained or increased the total compensation packages for their chief executive officers and other executives in their firms. Specifically, this analysis will test for significant differences in t...

This paper provides three frameworks for understanding the process of implementing a financial reform in an African country that has adopted a policy of devolution. The paper is based on four years of experience in implementing a financial reform under Ethiopia’s Civil Service Reform. The first framework, which we have termed the Framework for Financial Reform, provides an overall conception of...