Research Papers/Topics in Finance

A Study on Investment Pattern and the Factors Influencing Investment Decisions of an Individual

Rigorous financial investment is the need of the hour. For the Indian economy to grow at the desired rapid pace, more capital formation and hence rigorous capital mobilization by the investors is required. Like institutional investors, retails investors too need to have an organised portfolio in modern investments instead on relying on traditional methods of investment. Many a times these traditional investment overlap with what is also called as unorganised investments. In this paper we ...

Do Financial Knowledge Moderates Loss Aversion Bias in Investment Decision?(A Short & Long Run Analysis from Pakistan Stock Market)

This study investigated the Loss Aversion bias effect on investment decision short and long term under the moderating role of financial knowledge in the Pakistan stock market both in short and long run collected data from a sample of 160 investors. In the methodology econometric techniques, i.e. Reliability analysis, statistics of demographic variables, descriptive, correlation analysis, and regression analysis has been applied. The results reveals that Loss Aversion bias negatively affec...

Volatility of Stock Price and Causality Effects Among Four Major Stock Markets in ASEAN Countries

Stock price volatility is an indicator which often used by traders to find changes in market trends. The volatility of stock price plays an essential role in portfolio management, capital budgeting, decision making and policy-making. This research will examine the evidence on stock price volatility and identify the causal relationship between four stock markets in ASEAN by analysing the daily data of the stock index market of Indonesia (JKSE), Malaysia (KLCI), Thailand (SET), and Singapore (S...

The Effect of Portfolio Management on Banks: A Case Study of Selected Banks in Nigeria

Banks like many other economic organizations are expected to generate profitable incomes through effective and efficient utilization of portfolio of resources (inputs) to ensure continuity and meeting the investment returns expected by the shareholders. Banks core function to a large extent is financial intermediation that is taking money from the surplus units in terms of different kinds of deposit accounts to service the deficit units through loans and advances at different prices. Banks in...

Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Domestic Savings Mobilisation in the Sadc Region (2008-2017)

              ABSTRACT   Domestic savings play a critical role in augmenting capital accumulation and contributing toachieve and sustain high economic growth. The aim of this study is to examine the effect ofmacroeconomic fundamentals on domestic saving mobilisation in the SADC region. Paneldata analysis was used for 10 SADC member countries during the period of 2008-2017.Document analysis wasused to collect data from World bankdatabase. Multiple linearregression was used and regress...

Liquidity Management and Financial Performance of Selected Insurance Companies in Nigeria

Financial performance of an organization is one of the major concerns of any business venture because without financial performance, organizations cannot survive especially in a decentralized system and the going concern is not guaranteed. The importance of liquidity management as it affects corporate financial performance in today’s business cannot be overemphasized. The crucial part of managing working capital is required maintaining its liquidity in day-to-day operation to ensure its smo...

The Determinants of Financial Inclusion

There are hosts of dynamics contributing to financial inclusion. These sources may be both from the demand side and supply side. The government and financial institutions use several policy initiatives to encourage the supply of financial services to the excluded sector. However, the demand-side factors of financial access have attracted little focus. This study provides an over-view of sources of financial inclusion and highlights the policy measures from the perspective of consumers of fina...

Effect of Government Expenditure on Economic Growth in East Africa: A Disaggregated Model

The goal of this research was to investigate empirically how government expenditure contributes to economic growth in East Africa. Most existing studies examining the relationship between expenditure and economic growth show conflicting results and mainly focus on aggregate expenditure. Hence this study focused on disaggregated expenditure over the period from 1980 to 2010. The objective ofthe study was to establish these expenditures that have effects on growth using balanced panel fixed eff...

Budget Implementation and the Achievement of Millennium Development Goals.

ABSTRACT This study is an assessment of the impact of budget implementation in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – Related programmes in Anambra State, with the sole objective of examining how the state’s policy and spending autonomy significantly enhance the achievement of the MDGs – related programmes. It is based on the above objective that the study hypothesized that if there is effective implementation of budget in Anambra State, then there is the likelihood...

The Impact of Micro-Finance Bank On the Economic Growth of Nigeria

ABSTRACT This research study examines the impact of microfinance banks on the economic growth of Nigeria. The general objective of this study is to ascertain the impact of micro-finance bank to the economic growth of Nigeria. The other specific objectives of this include: to determine the relationship between loans and advances of microfinance banks and the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Nigeria, to ascertain the effect of deposits liabilities of microfinance banks on the gross domestic ...

THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCURATE STOCK CONTROL IN AN ORGANIZATION A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA STOCK EXCHANGE

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONThe importance of accurate stock control in an Organization cannot be over emphasized no matter how diligent the job of control (computerized or manual). Some discrepancies are bound to occur. The system is operated by people, and people sometimes make mistakes.Every inventory item should be physically counted and checked against its balance at least once a year. This verification of the quality balance is subsequently adjusted to match the actual count, for this reason...

INTERCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN BANKING OPERATION

CHAPTER ONE1.1 INTRODUCTIONCommunication is the transfer of information from one person known as the sender to another person, known as the receiver. The role of communication in human life cannot be over emphasized. A result of this, there is a need for computer to be used as a mean of recording system in the bank; this gave rise to “intercommunication system in banking operation”. Intercommunication system in banking operation can be defined as the process of carrying out the basic...

ROLE OF BANKING SECTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS IN NIGERIA

TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page i Certification iiDedication iiiAcknowledgement ivTable of Contents viList of Tables xAbstract xiiCHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 5 1.3 Research Questions 61.4 Objective of the Study 6 1.5 Hypotheses of the Study 7 1.6 Justification of the Study 7 1.7 Scope of the Study 81.8 Organization of the Study 8CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW2.0 Introduction 102.1 Conceptual Review 102.1.1 Concept of Agricultural Expo...

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS

TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page i Certification iiDedication iiiAcknowledgement ivTable of Contents viList of Tables xAbstract xiiCHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 3 1.3 Research Questions 61.4 Research Objectives 61.5 Research Hypotheses 71.6 Justification of the Study 7 1.7 Scope of the Study 81.8 Organization of the Study 9CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW2.0 Introduction 102.1 Conceptual Review 102.1.1 Exchange Rateand its Regime in Niger...

The Effects of Mobile Phone Technology On Financial Inclusion in Ghana

ABSTRACT The importance of financial inclusion especially in the developing world cannot be overemphasized. Several researches have pointed to the positive impact of financial inclusion on poverty reduction and financial integration. Provision of suitable financial services by traditional banks is hampered by poor road infrastructure, high cost of fees, amongst others. Financial exclusion mostly plagues the poor and vulnerable including women and households in rural and semi-rural areas. Wit...


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