Functional strategies and practices of small and medium-sized family businesses
AbstractPurpose â The aim of this study is to determine the context of short- , medium- and long-term functional strategies of small- and middle-sized family businesses carrying on activities in...
View ArticlePotential for the application of emerging market Z-score in UAE Islamic banks
AbstractPurpose â The purpose of this study is primarily to implement the emerging market (EM) Z-score model to predict bankruptcy and to measure the financial performance of major Islamic banks in...
View ArticleThe financial performance of Saudi Arabian IPOs
AbstractPurpose â The main objective of this paper is to measure Saudi Arabian initial public offerings' (IPOs) financial performance before and after going public on the Saudi Stock Exchange Market....
View ArticleCustomers' attitude toward Islamic banking in Pakistan
AbstractPurpose â The purpose of this paper is to examine the different motivational factors that lead to customers' Islamic bank selection decision in Pakistan. In particular, it aims to look into...
View ArticleIslamic investment behaviour
AbstractPurpose â In the past decade, there has been strong growth in Islamic finance and banking across the globe, there is little empirical evidence on the impact of religiosity on financial...
View ArticleSummary of selected FINRA regulatory notices, January-February 2011
AbstractPurpose â The purpose of this summary is to provide excerpts of selected Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Regulatory Notices and Disciplinary Actions issued in January and...
View ArticlePlug and play brokerage: the new model of the high-service open architecture...
AbstractPurpose â This paper aims to make investment compliance professionals aware of the new model of the flexible, high-service open architecture broker-dealer â which is characterized as the...
View ArticleFinancial services remuneration in the UK
AbstractPurpose â The purpose of this paper is to explain the final version of the Remuneration Code, published by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in December 2010, which deals with...
View ArticleFSA discussion paper on product intervention
AbstractPurpose â The aim of this paper is to discuss the implications of the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) January 25, 2011 discussion paper, DP11/1 Product Intervention....
View ArticleAn analysis of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010
AbstractPurpose â The purpose of this paper is to explain the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, P.L. 111-325, signed into law on December 22, 2010. Design/methodology/approach...
View ArticleRecommended annual review for hedge funds and other private fund managers
AbstractPurpose â The aim of this paper is to provide hedge fund and other private fund managers with a brief recap of regulatory changes in 2010 and a reminder of certain âbest practicesâ they...
View ArticleQ&A: Cap Weighting or GDP Weighting?
What is the merit, if any, in using a country weighting scheme based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rather than market capitalization?(Read the full entry)
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Groupon's IPO
Groupon announced yesterday that it would be issuing an initial public offering soon. Many analysts expressed concern about the high valuation coupled with the significant losses that have mounted as...
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Progessive: Usage-Based Car Insurance Pricing
Progressive has been a leading innovator in the auto insurance market for many years. Twenty years ago, it made its mark by developing sophisticated algorithms to price policies more effectively for...
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Breaking Up Nokia?
Bloomberg BusinessWeek has conducted an interesting sum-of-the-parts analysis of Nokia. The magazine argues that Nokia is worth more apart than it is together. Specifically, Bloomberg attempted to...
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The New Manager Ambush
An executive shared with me an important lesson a few weeks ago. She mentioned a key risk that one faces in the first few weeks and months in a new position. During that time, some subordinates will...
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Sign First To Make Ethics Salient
A group of scholars from Harvard, Toronto, and Duke have conducted an interesting study on how we might induce people to be more honest in self-reporting. The scholars are Harvard's Lisa L. Shu,...
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P&G's Organic Growth Strategy
Business Week reports on new P&G CEO Bob McDonald's strategic push to emphasize organic growth over acquisitions, particularly growth in emerging markets. I must say that I applaud any CEO who is...
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