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The Effect of Sustainability Information Disclosure on Financial and Market Performance: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia and Malaysia
 01-16-2026
 Journal: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy

This study aims to analyze the effect of sustainability information disclosure on financial and market performance. Using purposive sampling,

The effects of financial and operational hedging on company value: The case of Malaysian multinationals
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Journal of Asian Economics

This study examines the value effects of financial and operational hedging in a managed floating exchange rate regime with strict limitations on the trading of Malaysian Ringgit for a sample of 109 Malaysian multinationals from 2004–2018.

The Impact of Audit Quality, Audit Committee and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from Malaysia
 01-16-2026
 Journal: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues

In recent decades, there has been a noticeable increase in the practice of earnings management (EM) as a proxy for financial reporting, especially real activities, with effect on the quality of financial statements.

Determinants of Tax Aggressiveness: Empirical Evidence from Malaysia
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business

The purpose of this study is to examine the level of aggressive tax planning (ATP) among companies listed in the Access, Certainty, Efficiency (ACE) Market of Bursa Malaysia. On top of that, this study also investigates the relationship between company characteristics, ethnicity, and ATP.

Do sukuk ratings non-contingently affect stock returns? Evidence from Indonesia and Malaysia
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review

The objective of the article is to investigate two issues.

Forecasting corporate financial distress in the Southeast Asian countries: A market-based approach
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Journal of Asian Economics

This study is conducted to investigate the prediction of corporate financial distress based on the Merton (1974) market-based Distance to Default (DD) model over the period from 1997 to 2016 which covers a range of economic financial circumstances, including the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) and Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

Geopolitical Risk and the Return Volatility of Islamic Stocks in Indonesia and Malaysia: A GARCH-MIDAS Approach
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Asian Economics Letters

In this paper, the predictive value of geopolitical risk (GPR) for the return volatility of Islamic stocks in Indonesia and Malaysia is examined. GPR data, whether global or country-specific, heighten the return volatility of Islamic stocks in both countries, albeit with a greater impact on Indonesia.

Asia’s financial interconnectedness: Evolution, implications, and insights from past crises
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Economic Analysis and Policy

Past crisis episodes have illustrated the interplay of macroeconomic and financial conditions, including the presence of harmful macrofinancial feedback effects. Meanwhile, financial markets have become increasingly connected and economic and financial cycles more synchronized over time.

Directors’ compensation, ownership concentration and the value of the firm: evidence from an emerging market
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Journal of Industrial Business and Economics

We examine the association between directors’ compensation and firm value and investigate whether ownership concentration moderates this relationship by utilising a sample of Malaysian public-listed firms for the period from 2004 to 2014.

Does Volatility Cause Herding in Malaysian Stock Market? Evidence from Quantile Regression Analysis
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Millennial Asia

This study examines the existence, tendency and determinants of herding in the Malaysian stock market under market stress from 2016 to 2020. This study adopts ordinary least square and quantile regression models to estimate herding.

Early warning systems using dynamic factor models: An application to Asian economies
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Journal of Financial Stability

This study develops an early warning system for financial crises with a focus on small open economies.

The Impact of Soybean Futures and Crude Oil Futures on Palm Oil Indexes: Evidence from Bounds Test of Level Relationship and Causality Analysis
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Economies

This paper investigates the impact of soybean and crude oil futures on palm oil indexes by utilising monthly data from three palm oil indexes listed in Bursa Malaysia.

Working capital financing and corporate profitability in the ASEAN region: The role of financial development
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review

The objective of the article is to empirically investigates the role played by financial development in determining the relationship between working capital financing and firms’ performance.

Information Efficiency in the US and Shariah-compliant stocks in Malaysia during Covid-19
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance

This study examines the impact of analysts’ forecast of market liquidity and information efficiency in the U.S (developed) and Malaysia (emerging – Shariah-compliant stocks) before and during COVID-19.

Stability Of Islamic Bank Efficiency In Indonesia And Malaysia: Has Covid-19 Made Any Difference?
 01-16-2026
 Journal: Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance

This study examines whether COVID-19 has affected the stability of Islamic banking efficiency in Indonesia and Malaysia using the Data Envelopment Window Analysis (DEWA) using data from 2017 to 2022.

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