Accounting information in the market for debt : a case study
With public debt financing being more readily available, the conflict of interests between bondholders and shareholders has grown into a topic of much interest. This conflict arises because managers who control the firm’s resources, are assumed to be acting in the interests of shareholders at the ex...
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| Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55558 |
| Summary: | With public debt financing being more readily available, the conflict of interests between bondholders and shareholders has grown into a topic of much interest. This conflict arises because managers who control the firm’s resources, are assumed to be acting in the interests of shareholders at the expense of bondholders. As a result, various contracting mechanisms arise to limit the manager’s opportunistic behaviour. The debt contract is one of the primary mechanism. |
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