Purpose: This paper aims to examine the effect of the imposition of public reprimands on the underlying stock prices of companies in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach: Data on 148 companies that received public reprimands during the period from 2007 to 2013 were collected from the Bursa...

Purpose The main aim of this study is to analyse the financial ratio (i.e. financial leverage, profitability, asset composition, liquidity and capital turnover ratio) in detecting fraudulent financial reporting (FFR). Design/methodology/approach The logit model was used to identify firms that...

We have examined whether institutional ownership and family control in Malaysia are linked to capital spending. Using panel data from 220 listed companies in Malaysia, we showed that institutional ownership is positively associated with capital expenditure (CAPEX). Consistent with institutional...