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Browsing by Thesis (Degree/Level) "Master of Finance"
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-07-18)This Master Research Paper explores the disgraceful impact in the finance industry, and the lucrative returns from the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) warrants with insider and trader trades (information). ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This paper investigates the effects of pre-IPO banking relationships on a firm’s IPO. Using the data set, which compares the firm’s pre-IPO banking relationships to the underwriters managing the firm’s new issue, I test ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)Credit risk is the greatest and essential risk of a commercial bank, but also it is one of the core elements that the commercial bank should control in its operations. The research on the credit risk management of commercial ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This paper’s objective is to determine whether merger announcements of world automobile companies would influence the stock price of acquired companies and whether the market reaction to merger announcement is good or bad. ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This paper introduced theoretically financial distress and early warning mechanisms, including the plight of the meaning of the formation process, diagnosis and analysis and the financial distress prediction models. It ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)The purpose of this paper is to test the effect of redemption fees on mutual fund performance. The focus type of mutual funds in this paper is US small value funds. In order to achieve this purpose, 3 models will be applied ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)This paper examines the factors for IPO underpricing phenomenon in Japan between year 2002 and 2007. The paper uses the IPO sample from the high-tech industry and the sample consists of 119 IPO issues over the period 2002 ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)This paper examines the experience of acquiring-firm shareholders wealth during recent technology merger wave in U.S. from 2010 to 2014. The methodology in this paper uses 635 acquisitions from the high-tech industry over ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)The purpose of this study is to test whether arbitrage opportunities exist in Chinese stock-index (CSI 300) futures market and whether arbitrage opportunities is related to futures duration. Stock-index futures were ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)Based on the cost of carry model for futures pricing, this paper discussed the arbitrage-free interval in China spot-futures arbitrage trading market. The cases we analyze are the arbitrage between CSI 300 futures contract ...
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(2012)The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not closed-end funds initial public offerings (IPOs) are underpriced or overpriced in the U.S. Market. Through the analysis, we conclude that 202 out of 229 selected ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)Emerging markets are experiencing fast economic development, the especially in Brazil, Russia, India and China, which are so called BRIC nations. BRIC banking industry is facing a difficult decision, whether they should ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary’s University, 2012)This paper tests how the Canadian stock market reacts to Canadian firms’ cross-listing on European stock exchanges. Sixty-four Canadian firms that are cross-listed are collected through the period of 2001-2012. Most of the ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)The paper utilizes an event study to test whether there is an abnormal return from corporate restructuring announcements in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. We obtain data of abnormal returns and cumulative abnormal return ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This paper designs an event study to empirically test if there is an abnormal return aroused by share repurchase announcements in Chinese capital market. By using the Market Model, we get the data of abnormal returns, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This study investigates the impact of capital structure on the performance of non-financial firms operating in Saudi Arabia for the period between 2008 and 2012. Sample data includes 67 companies from 13 different sectors. ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)Investors are becoming increasingly interested in international diversification due to the emergence of new capital markets and liberalization of stock markets in recent years. This allows them to have a large basket of ...
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A comparative study of Altman's Z-score and a factor analysis approaches to bankruptcy predictions (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)This study uses an adapted factor analysis to recast Altman’s Z-score model and compare the two approaches in terms of their prediction performance. First, a brief review of Altman’s Z-score model and the model of factor ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)The objective of this study is to evaluate the comparative financial performance of Islamic and conventional banks. To undertake a rigorous comparative study, profitability, liability and liquidity ratios of Islamic banks ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)This paper investigates the underpricing level of A-shares and B-shares IPO companies listed in the Chinese stock market from 1991 to 2010. The sample covers 84 IPOs of listed companies with 42 A-shares and 42 B-shares. ...
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