This paper investigates the determinants of a broad sample of Swiss non-financial firms’ cash holdings between 1995 and 2004. The median Swiss firm holds almost twice as much cash and cash equivalents as the median U.S. or U.K. firm. Our results indicate that asset tangibility and firm size...

Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt die Ergebnisse einer Fragebogenuntersuchung unter deutschen, schweizerischen und österreichischen börsenkotierten Unternehmen über deren Motive zur Emission von Wandelanleihen vor. Die Antworten der Unternehmen bestätigen die Backdoor- Equity-Hypothese, wonach...

This paper investigates the determinants of Swiss non-financial firms' cash holdings over the 1995 to 2004 period. The median Swiss firm holds almost twice as much cash and cash equivalents as the median UK or US firm. Our results indicate that there is a negative relationship between asset...

This paper investigates the determinants of a broad sample of Swiss non-financial firms' cash holdings between 1995 and 2004. The median Swiss firm holds almost twice as much cash and cash equivalents as the median U.S. or U.K. firm. Our results indicate that asset tangibility and firm size are...

This paper investigates the determinants of Swiss non-financial firms’ cash holdings overthe 1995 to 2004 period. The median Swiss firm holds almost twice as much cash andcash equivalents as the median UK or US firm. Our results indicate that there is a negativerelationship between asset...

Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt die Ergebnisse einer Fragebogenuntersuchung unter deutschen,schweizerischen und österreichischen börsenkotierten Unternehmen über deren Motive zurEmission von Wandelanleihen vor. Die Antworten der Unternehmen bestätigen die Backdoor-Equity-Hypothese, wonach...