Purpose -The purpose of this study is to examine dividend policies in an emerging capital market, in a country undergoing a transitional period. Design/methodology/approach -Using pooled cross-sectional observations from the top 50 listed Egyptian firms between 2003 and 2005, this study examines...

Islamic funds are an upcoming alternative to conventional funds, aided by the increasing prominence of Islamic finance. This paper contributes to the extant literature by comparing the performance of Islamic and conventional funds during crisis and recovery periods. In contrast to most previous...

Increasing economic integration and development of global markets means that few companies, if any, are unaffected by currency movements. Change in a company's earnings due to unexpected changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to their domestic currency is known as foreign exchange...