This study examines the effects of implementation of IAS 32, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 on Greek and UK banks' profitability during the period 2001-2008. The investigation period has been separated into the period before, during and after IFRS implementation. The empirical findings suggest that,...

Operating cash flows and their models are crucial for companies, from day-to-day operations to investment decisions. We study the possible issues with the quality of the information provided by current cash flow models in the context of economic decision-making, from the agency theory...

In the light of foreign exchange (FX) rate fluctuation, this paper concentrates in the accounting choices of firms and their motivation to adopt or defer the adoption of the UK Statement of Standard Accounting Practice (SSAP) No. 20 "Foreign Currency Translation". The paper provides evidence...

Purpose – This paper aims to assess the financial performance of firms that adopted or deferred the adoption of SSAP 20 “Foreign Currency Translation”. The focus of the study is to examine the impact of certain accounting issues, such as liquidity, hedging, foreign currency loans,...

This study focuses on firms that are audited by a big auditor and examines the differentiation in the earnings management potential and the level of conservatism. It also investigates whether being audited by a big auditor would lead to lower agency costs and lower cost of equity. The study...