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Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Business Management, Vol 39, Iss 1, Pp 27-34 (2008)
This paper tracks the development of the securitisation market in South Africa since the first securitisation in 1989. It gives a chronological account of securitisation issuance activity on the Bond Exchange of South Africa and identifies factors th
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https://doaj.org/article/9226ff5b96b347c6a493dc5c3eb48268
Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Business Management, Vol 36, Iss 4, Pp 9-18 (2005)
In this paper we argue the case for a relationship between capital structure and a firm’s life stage. We provide an overview of the two sets of theories and follow this with a proposed linkage between the life stage and capital structure. We use th
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/31e64536222743888c7190d40390c620
Autor:
M. Dumont De Chassart, C. Firer
Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Business Management, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 1-9 (2001)
This study evaluates the performance of traditional timing, bull timing (holding the risk-free asset and buying call options to take advantage of expected market rises) and bear timing (holding the market index and buying put options ahead of expecte
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0406c8e825fb40b7b7c28aac9443d2c0
Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Business Management, Vol 32, Iss 2, Pp 1-8 (2001)
This study examines persistence of performance in South African general equity and fixed income unit trusts over the period January 1989 to December 1999. The formation and holding periods studied ranged from one quarter to two-years. Significant per
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f8595e6b8d7e40e7a5b9b5814964cc29
Autor:
H. M.A. Parry, C. Firer
Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Business Management, Vol 21, Iss 3, Pp 52-58 (1990)
The practices of and attitudes towards risk analysis in South African industrial companies is studied. Major findings are that few companies use the sophisticated methods of risk analysis recommended in the financial literature; there is a wider use
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/7f3f4762463645d2b405e852a8db3713
Autor:
T. A. Cross, C. Firer
Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Business Management, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 87-92 (1986)
The objective of this study was to carry out an investigation into the excess return behaviour of companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange which split their shares in the period 1972 - 1984. The concept of an event study was used in the analysis.
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0366e938c3494122b9ad96c3f9a05939
Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Business Management, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 151-156 (1985)
The objective of this study was to measure the level of voluntary disclosure of information by listed South African manufacturing companies. A disclosure index designed to measure such disclosure was constructed. In general a fairly low level of disc
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/a45685e90b3e4ae993bd06c62088f79a
Autor:
C. Firer
Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Business Management, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 155-161 (1984)
In this article the concept of never-buyers of consumer non-durables is discussed. The traditional Negative Binomial Distribution approach of Ehrenberg to the question is presented. Previously unpublished work carried out at the Graduate School of Bu
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f8c150ada15d4a6dafff9b749a739931
Autor:
C. Firer, N. Mowszowski
Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Business Management, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 71-79 (1984)
A number of South African companies have, in recent years, changed their method of inventory valuation to the last in, first out (LIFO) technique. The implications of such a change go far beyond merely reducing reported earnings and inventory levels.
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https://doaj.org/article/881ac0bb93674b2e897dd6f1aeb966f7
Autor:
C. Firer, Suzette Viviers
Publikováno v:
Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 217-242 (2013)
This research addresses a gap in the literature on responsible investing (RI) in South Africa by studying the risk-adjusted performance of RI unit trusts available to retail investors. The Sharpe, Sortino and Upside-potential ratios for 16 RI unit tr