Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate the initial return patterns of Malaysian initial public offerings (IPOs) and whether shari'a-compliant status would alter such patterns. Design/methodology/approach -The effect of shari'a-compliant status on the patterns of initial return of IPOs is analyzed using a sample of 386 IPOs issued between January 1999 and December 2007. Findings -The preliminary results indicate that over the study period, the initial returns of Malaysian IPOs drop substantially from 94.91 percent reported from the pre-crisis period of 1990-1998 to 31.99 percent, a level more comparable to that reported in advanced markets. Since the initial returns do not revert to pre-crisis levels, the new low IPO underpricing trend is more likely to be associated with the removal of pricing restraints. The results of regression analyses on the full sample, however, suggest that there is no drastic change with respect to factors that drive initial returns in Malaysian IPOs. With regards to shari'a-compliant status, IPOs of this subsample show similar profiles to those of non-shari'a counterparts. However, other than demand, the two subsamples are driven by different factors. Initial returns of shari'a-compliant IPOs are driven by the size and type of offers, whereas those of the non-shari'a IPOs are driven by risks. Research limitations/implications -Future studies should re-examine the issue by taking into consideration the extensiveness of a firm's compliance to shari'a rules and other predictor variables. Originality/value -This paper is one of the first to examine the effect of shari'a-compliant status on the performance of IPOs.
Purpose: This study aims to examine the factors that influence credit card misuse among working adults in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The relationship among self-esteem, materialism, impulsive buying, budget constraint, compulsive buying and credit card misuse are explored in this study.Design/methodology/approach: A total of 186 questionnaires was collected via convenience sampling from credit card users of working adults in Malaysia. A structural equation model that assesses the relationship between the proposed variables is tested using AMOS 20. Findings:The findings reveal that budget constraints, impulsive buying and materialism have a statistically significant influence on compulsive buying. In terms of credit card misuse, it is influenced negatively by self-esteem while positively by compulsive buying.Originality/value: Despite vast research on compulsive buying and credit card misuse, very few studies have examined it in the non-Western context.-52-Intangible Capital -http://dx
Disruptive innovation is related to financial technology and known as FinTech. It includes design, delivery, and provider of financial investment services such as payments, real estate, investment, insurance/ takaful, deposits, financing, banking, saving and capital market. This study is about Adoption of Financial Technology (FinTech) in mutual fund/ unit trust investment among Malaysians: Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The study aims to identify the level of financial technology consumption in mutual fund/ unit trust among investors in Malaysia. The objectives of this research are: 1) to determine the level of awareness on FinTech application in mutual fund/ unit trust investment; 2) to examine the adoption of FinTech in mutual fund/ unit trust investment. The objectives will explore on how FinTech changes the customers in terms of to what extent Malaysians have adopted FinTech so far. The research methodology in an adoption of FinTech service in mutual fund/ unit trust was conducted through questionnaires survey. This study assists participants in financial service management to take advantage of the opportunities offered by FinTech services. Developing the effective and systematic framework is a must for FinTech service especially in mutual fund/ unit trust investment. Implementation of FinTech will provide service improvement and transformation for investment management services in future.
Abstract-This study examines the impact of oil price volatility on firm performance in the context of an emerging market, Malaysia. The effect of crude oil price on the performance is examined for the period of January 1986 to December 2011 using GARCH and EGARCH models reflecting the evaluation on volatility and asymmetric effects. Results indicate the significant effect of oil price volatility on stock market volatility and also the asymmetric effects. For policy makers, the findings help to clarify the dilemma of whether the government should subsidize or totally depend on global oil prices in ensuring the sustainability and competitiveness of Malaysian companies. In addition, the results may assist businessmen in managing cost structures in the event of rising oil prices in relation to both short term and long term planning and provide investors with a better picture of the exposure to oil price risks when investing in Malaysian companies.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether market conditions have an effect on investors’ propensity to herd in an emerging economy’s stock market. Additionally, given the lack of research on Islamic behavioral finance, the authors further investigate if the herding phenomenon is distinct in Islamic versus conventional stocks. Design/methodology/approach The authors used daily data for the period of 1995–2016 according to the herding behavior model of Chang et al. (2000), which relies on cross-sectional absolute deviation of returns. Findings Findings reveal the herding behavior of investors among Shariah-compliant during up and down market exits with non-linear relationship to the market return, while for conventional stocks herding behavior does not exist with linear nor nonlinear relationships during the up and down market. Furthermore, for the whole market, herding behavior only exists during upmarket with a nonlinear relationship to the market return. However, this relationship is not significant. Moreover, the results of this study are robust with respect to the effect of the Asian and global financial crisis. Practical implications The findings are useful for investors to identify which market conditions are associated with rational and irrational behavior of investors. Originality/value Most of the theoretical and empirical studies on herding behavior have focused on developed countries. Only a few studies have paid attention to the herding behavior in Islamic financial markets, particularly in the context of an emerging market such as Malaysia. This study fills this void.
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