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Theoretical Annotation of China's National Audit System Change
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2019
Pages:
107-115
Received:
4 July 2019
Accepted:
26 July 2019
Published:
13 August 2019
Abstract: Economic interests (economic rationality) and political interests (political rationality) are the dual goals pursued by political state in promoting structural reform. Improving the independence of the national audit as the premise in the national audit system reform, simultaneously not challenging the existing political system, in this paper we construct Pareto Optimality Model with “independence” and “political control ability” as the basic variables and “political state-economic society” as the basic stakeholders with dichotomy, draw Pareto Optimality interval of “political control ability” under the condition of considering transaction costs. Based on stakeholders formed by the national audit system reform in the past 30 years, we further decompose and integrate the stakeholders with dichotomy, and construct a dynamic model of the national audit system reform with the central government, local interest groups and the public as stakeholders, thus to explain theoretically the reform course of national audit system. As fundamental reform in the national audit system that exceeds the constraints of political system and historical tradition is unlikely to occur in a short time, in this paper we put forward promoting the internal optimization of national audit system under the existing political system framework to realize the interaction between good governance of the state and good performance of the national audit.
Abstract: Economic interests (economic rationality) and political interests (political rationality) are the dual goals pursued by political state in promoting structural reform. Improving the independence of the national audit as the premise in the national audit system reform, simultaneously not challenging the existing political system, in this paper we co...
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Dividend Policy and Firm’s Profitability: Evidence from Ethiopian Private Insurance Companies
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2019
Pages:
116-121
Received:
16 July 2019
Accepted:
13 August 2019
Published:
26 August 2019
Abstract: In many rapidly growing economies and emerging markets like Ethiopia, the insurance companies are expected to play a crucial role. The dividend decision is one of the critical financial managementdecisions for firms. Dividend decision is also among the widely addressed and controversial issue in field of finance. The inconclusiveness of dividend theories and empirical studies on the relationship between firm’s profitability and dividend payout decisions is one of the most debatable topics inresearches. Hence, the objective of this study is to examine the relationship between dividend policy and Ethiopianprivate insurance company’s profitability and to contribute to the ongoing debate. To achieve the objective of this study, secondary data were collected from the Audited annual financial statements of 8 private insurance companies in Ethiopia, from year 2006-2015. The study used purposive sampling technique to collect the necessary data. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation matrix were used for data analysis. Paneldata andPooled OLS regression model were also employed for empirical testing. Return on Asset (ROA) used as a measurement of insurance company’s profitability (dependent variable) while dividend payout ratio used as the main explanatory variable. The controlling variables were firm size, tangibility and leverage. The findings of this study indicated that there is positive and significant relationship between profitability and dividend pay-out policy decision of Ethiopian private insurance companies. This result is also consistent with the Bird-in –the hand theory. The result also shows that leverage, size of insurance company and tangibility has relationship with profitability of insurance companies.
Abstract: In many rapidly growing economies and emerging markets like Ethiopia, the insurance companies are expected to play a crucial role. The dividend decision is one of the critical financial managementdecisions for firms. Dividend decision is also among the widely addressed and controversial issue in field of finance. The inconclusiveness of dividend th...
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Effectiveness of Risk Management Strategies Among Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria
Folorunso Ilesanmi Akande,
Yimka Samson Akanfe Alalade
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2019
Pages:
122-131
Received:
24 July 2019
Accepted:
19 August 2019
Published:
6 September 2019
Abstract: Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) face formidable challenges in order to operate profitably. As business entities poised to maximise shareholders’ wealth, they need to grow their revenue while at the same time keep their cost of funds as low as possible. The threats to achieving this come from the mandatory cash reserve ratio that restricts reasonable chunk of deposits from being invested, and their attempt to build-up deposit portfolio that tilts more towards non-interest paying demand deposit. Since the most profitable assets of the DMBs are the loans and advances, the booking of these risk assets for credit worthy customers who will meet maturing obligations as at when due, constitutes the greatest task to management. This paper is a study to determine how effective risk management practices have been among the DMBs in the Nigerian financial services sector. Survey research design was employed. The study population consisted of twenty-six (26) DMBs from which 10 were selected using purposive sampling technique. The primary data were obtained through a validated structured questionnaire. Reliability of the instrument was assessed, yielding Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients for the constructs that ranged between 0.818 and 0.873. The collected data were analysed using Relative Importance Index (RII) and Mean Score Index. Findings revealed that risk management practices were effective among the DMBs in Nigeria with RII of the 7 segments in the risk management practices above 0.80. The board of directors’ involvement came highest with 0.90. The use of loan syndication came last with 0.82 within the risk management strategy segment. The study concluded that the active interest of the board of directors in the risk management practices contributed immensely to the effectiveness among the DMBs. The study recommends that the Central Bank of Nigeria should bring down the cash reserve ratio that restricts credit creation and causes high cost of funds, and also pay interest rate on cash reserves held by the bank.
Abstract: Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) face formidable challenges in order to operate profitably. As business entities poised to maximise shareholders’ wealth, they need to grow their revenue while at the same time keep their cost of funds as low as possible. The threats to achieving this come from the mandatory cash reserve ratio that restricts reasonable chu...
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