This study aims to analyze the fraud pentagon theory and financial distress for detecting fraudulent financial reporting in banking companies in Indonesia listed on the Stock Exchange in 2012-2017. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with the sample of 30 companies. The hypothesis testing was done by testing multiple linear regression models which were processed using SPSS 15.0. The result shows that quality of external auditor has a positive effect on fraudulent financial reporting, change in auditor has a negative effect on fraudulent financial reporting, director change has a positive effect on fraudulent financial reporting, frequent number of CEO picture has a positive effect on fraudulent financial reporting, and financial distress has a positive effect on fraudulent financial reporting. The other variables which are financial stability and external pressure have no effect on fraudulent financial reporting.

This study aims to obtain empirical evidence on the effect of earnings management on company's investment decision making, as well as to see indications of the framing effect caused by earnings management on the company's investment behavior. The sample of this study includes all manufacturing companies listed on the stock exchanges of countries in Southeast Asian region with an observation period from 2009 to 2019. The results indicate a positive and significant effect of earnings management on management investment decisions. Meanwhile, the framing effect is believed to arise as a result of earnings management practices and also influences managers in viewing further as a consideration for making company investment decisions. Keywords: Earnings Management; Investment Decision; Framing Effect.

This study aims to examine the effect of the company's financial condition on the earnings management behavior of companies in the Asian region. This study extends the existing research model by presenting a cross-country analysis of the relationship of financial conditions, which is specifically divided into three zones, namely financial distress, gray zone, and excellent financial condition, with corporate earnings management. The sample in this study consists of companies listed on stock exchanges of countries in Asia, with an observation period from 2009 to 2019. This study provides empirical evidence that supports the relationship between financial condition and company earnings management, which shows that earnings management is used as a tool by the management of companies that are under financial pressure to distort the quality of reported information, thereby creating a bias in the interpretation of company performance. This study proves that the characteristics of the company's financial condition, both in the safe zone, gray zone, and excellent zone, affect the pattern of company earnings management practices. This study measures earnings management using the discretionary accrual method so that it only captures earnings management practices that are part of the company's discretionary accrual management policy. Research can study earnings management further with the real earnings management approach to examine the effect of the company's financial condition on the distortion of earnings information through the company's actual activities.

PurposeThis study investigates the impact of government and economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on companies' business operations, especially risk-taking tendencies and corporate financial reporting quality (FRQ).Design/methodology/approachThe study employs the generalised least squares regression model. The final sample comprised 27,376 company-year observations from eight countries in the Asia-Pacific region.FindingsEPU has a negative and significant effect on investment activity and FRQ. Higher EPU leads to a decline in investment and FRQ.Research limitations/implicationsThere are several limitations in this study. First, the authors used abnormal investments to measure investments, without considering the degree of irreversibility investment objectives. Second, although control variables are included at the company and country levels, they may only partially control for companies' mitigation effects. Third, the sample is limited to developing countries with unique characteristics in Asia-Pacific; therefore, the findings cannot be generalised.Practical implicationsThe findings can help investors, analysts and regulators evaluate EPU's impact on companies' business activities by offering an overview regarding the decline in investment efficiency and FRQ. The results can also be used as input for regulators in formulating policies that encourage companies to regulate investment levels without harming other stakeholders and maintain FRQ during periods of uncertainty.Originality/valueThis research provides intriguing insights into EPU's effects on companies' investment activity and FRQ in developing countries, which are sensitive to changes in macroeconomic conditions.