Listed property trust (LPTs) have been the most successful indirect property investment vehicle in Australia. Surveys conducted by the Australian Stock Exchange in 1999 found that the LPT sector was the fastest growing stockmarket sector, increasing its number of investors by 88%, compared to...

Fractional interests in commercial property have taken on increased importance as institutional investors seek to manage single-asset risk in their property portfolios. By assessing the ownership arrangements of over 8,000 commercial properties, the level of fractional interests in listed...

Surveys of real estate research priorities for real estate fund managers in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Germany over 2000-03 are examined. Thirty-nine real estate research priorities are assessed, with much closer alignment for real estate research priorities in the U.K.,...

This thesis examines the determinants of corporate performance and likelihood of default of Jordanian publicly listed companies. Despite the large body of work that has investigated the determinants of corporate performance and default, no comprehensive study has emerged in an emerging market....

An important assumption underlying traditional theories of financial time-series behaviour is that consecutive changes in the price of an asset (ie. asset returns) are independent of each other. For analysts seeking to predict the future value of an asset, this implies that the best step-ahead...

Organizational learning and innovation capabilities are widely regarded as important sources of competitive advantage as they enhance a firm?s capacity to create, maintain, expand and renew its bases of strategic resources, and, as a result, increase its chances of success in the marketplace....

The study investigates the interdependence of the stock markets in the following countries; Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the advanced stock markets of Australia, Germany and the United States. Using data from 1994 to 2003 the paper...

This paper aims to investigate the factors that affect the probability of default for the Jordanian companies. A LPM, LOGIT and PROBIT models are used to outline the relationship between firm's financial health and the probability of default. A comparison between these three models is made...

The paper uses an Australian case study to investigate the changing face of the financial planning arena. It provides an introduction to the establishment of the financial planning industry in Australia. In particular it focuses on the way financial planners have been required to develop...