This research link market microstructure with efficiency. Liquidity and volatility are linked with time-varying informational efficiency of the Asian emerging economies. Three measures are used for each variable. Using SGMM, this study finds that both variables have significant role in driving...

Periods of economic turmoil distort the ability of stock prices to reflect the available information. In the last three decades, emerging markets experienced numerous crises. The major three of them are the Asian Financial Crisis (1997-1998), Global Financial Crisis (2007-2009) and Global...

Periods of economic turmoil distort the ability of stock prices to reflect the available information. In the last three decades, emerging markets experienced numerous crises. The major three of them are the Asian Financial Crisis (1997-1998), Global Financial Crisis (2007-2009) and Global...

Purpose There are a number of differences in the current Sharīʿah screening guidelines formulated by Sharīʿah scholars associated with world-renowned index providers and financial institutions. The purpose of this study is to highlight the consequences of such differences on the portfolio...

Purpose There are a number of differences in the current Sharīʿah screening guidelines formulated by Sharīʿah scholars associated with world-renowned index providers and financial institutions. The purpose of this study is to highlight the consequences of such differences on the portfolio...

In this study, we examine the impact of regulatory changes in Shariah screening guidelines as introduced by the Financial Services Act 2013 in Malaysia. The adoption of new regulations for Shariah-screening methodology affects the Shariah-compliance status of firms resulting in a considerable...