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Mandatory financial reporting frequency and market efficiency: evidence from Malaysia

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  • Bee Wah Ooi
  • David G. Mayes
  • Dan Dhaliwal
  • Philip Shane

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Effective corporate governance and protection of shareholder's rights necessitate timely disclosure of value-relevant information about the operations and financial position of firms with publicly-traded securities. This study examines whether regulations increasing the frequency of firms' periodic financial reports improves the information environment and accelerates price discovery in capital markets. Using a difference-in-differences research design, the study produces results showing post-regulation improvement in stock market efficiency. The findings contribute to the body of literature concerned with corporate governance, financial disclosure, and regulation of the flow of information from firms to investors and other stakeholders. The results have implications for policy makers in other emerging countries debating the pros and cons of quarterly financial reporting by firms raising capital in public markets.

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  • Bee Wah Ooi & David G. Mayes & Dan Dhaliwal & Philip Shane, 2020. "Mandatory financial reporting frequency and market efficiency: evidence from Malaysia," International Journal of Corporate Governance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 11(2), pages 109-128.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijcgov:v:11:y:2020:i:2:p:109-128
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