The main aims of this paper are, firstly, to investigate the extent to which Yemen's banks, in particular its Islamic banks, are applying Risk Management Practices (RMPs) and related techniques to deal with various types of risk, and secondly, to compare and distinguish between the RMPs used in...

This paper examines the impact of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) on the financial performance of the Nigerian market after consolidation. We use data from all Nigerian banks that survived the consolidation between 2001 and 2009. Logistic regression models are structured to determine the...

The aim of this paper is to explore the challenges and opportunities of designing and delivering Degree and Higher Level Apprenticeships (D&HLAs) at levels 4 - 7 from a multi-stakeholder perspective namely employers, Universities, independent training organisations and professional bodies. 27...

This paper examines the use of the return on gold instead on treasury bills in empirical asset pricing models in the US equity market. Recent studies have examined the safe-haven and hedging properties of gold in developed markets, particularly during a financial crisis. The close relationship...

This study aims to examine the predictability power of oil prices and six international stock markets (China, France, UK, Germany, Japan, and the USA) on the Saudi stock market using five machine learning techniques. We offer evidence that oil prices are the biggest influence factor on the Saudi...