This study examines whether the charitable organisations in New Zealand have adopted the principle-based corporate governance practices similar to that is adopted by the publicly listed companies and the effect the corporate governance practices have on their financial performance measured by...

This paper investigates the relationship between agency cost, ownership structure and corporate governance mechanisms. Though previous studies of agency problems, corporate governance mechanisms or ownership variables suffer from endogeneity, with respect to the corporate governance it is...

The global financial crisis had major effects on the New Zealand (NZ) capital market, financial system and economy. It prompted responses across the full range of the NZ Securities Commission and the NZ Reserve Bank policies, including amendment of the Securities Act 2009, monetary policy,...

This paper investigates equity ownership and capital structure determinants of New Zealand-listed firms. This study is an extension from previous studies conducted by Boyle & Eckhold (1997) and Wellalage & Locke (2012). Boyle & Eckhold and Wellalage & Locke examine capital structure choices in...

This paper investigates equity ownership and capital structure determinants of New Zealand-listed firms. This study is an extension from previous studies conducted by Boyle & Eckhold (1997) and Wellalage & Locke (2012). Boyle & Eckhold and Wellalage & Locke examine capital structure choices in...

We demonstrate in this paper using transdisciplinary approach that the same theory of information asymmetry that explains the raison d’être of financial intermediaries also explains why financial exclusion exists. This paper synthesises some elements of theories of finance and economics in...

The paper examines the relationship between increasing accessibility to digital financial services (DFS) and financial inclusion in lower income countries (LICs). Banks and non-bank organisations use DFS and the analysis indicates non-bank-based DFS emerges as the most efficient means of...

This paper investigates the determinants of capital structure in unlisted firms in New Zealand. Hypotheses utilising pecking-order theory, trade-off theory and agency costs theory are empirically examine the effects of firm ownership structure, firm characteristics and industry on small business...

The New Zealand Government has shown a concern to promote the use of information communication technology (ICT) by New Zealand small to medium size enterprises (SMEs). There has been an enquiry into telecommunication regulation and an ongoing commitment to an E-summit programme. The latter...

This study examines the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance of Sri Lankan Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). The OLS regression, fixed effect and random effect models are used to analysis an unbalanced panel data comprising 300 firm-year observations over the...