The probable factors of insider trading in Malaysian firms prior to acquisition announcement / Majid Sarli ... [et al.]

The aim of this paper is to deliberate on the subject of nsider trading that is viewed as a financial crime as well as to identify major factors that can contribute to reducing it. In this case, this research is focuses on investigation of companies’ acquisition announcements, which are listed from...

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Main Authors: Sarli, Majid, Tan, Olivia Swee Leng, Aghashahi, Betsabeh, Sarli, Abduljalil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Accounting Research Institute & Faculty of Accountancy 2014
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12416/1/AJ_MAJID%20SARLI%20MAR%2014%201.pdf
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author Sarli, Majid
Tan, Olivia Swee Leng
Aghashahi, Betsabeh
Sarli, Abduljalil
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Tan, Olivia Swee Leng
Aghashahi, Betsabeh
Sarli, Abduljalil
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description The aim of this paper is to deliberate on the subject of nsider trading that is viewed as a financial crime as well as to identify major factors that can contribute to reducing it. In this case, this research is focuses on investigation of companies’ acquisition announcements, which are listed from the traded volumes of Bursa Malaysia between 2008 and 2011. The study useda sample of considered thirty companies and their acquisition announcements are analyzed by examining their Average Cumulative Abnormal Volume Traded (ACAVT) to identify probable insider trading activities. The study affirms consequently, stronger laws, effective rules and regulations are recognized as effi cient approaches to controlling insider trading at the fi nancial markets, while the infl uencing factors on insider trading would be suggested as the proposed conceptual model for further research
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spelling oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:124162016-06-30T09:10:52Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12416/ The probable factors of insider trading in Malaysian firms prior to acquisition announcement / Majid Sarli ... [et al.] mar Sarli, Majid Tan, Olivia Swee Leng Aghashahi, Betsabeh Sarli, Abduljalil Malaysia Malaysia The aim of this paper is to deliberate on the subject of nsider trading that is viewed as a financial crime as well as to identify major factors that can contribute to reducing it. In this case, this research is focuses on investigation of companies’ acquisition announcements, which are listed from the traded volumes of Bursa Malaysia between 2008 and 2011. The study useda sample of considered thirty companies and their acquisition announcements are analyzed by examining their Average Cumulative Abnormal Volume Traded (ACAVT) to identify probable insider trading activities. The study affirms consequently, stronger laws, effective rules and regulations are recognized as effi cient approaches to controlling insider trading at the fi nancial markets, while the infl uencing factors on insider trading would be suggested as the proposed conceptual model for further research Accounting Research Institute & Faculty of Accountancy 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12416/1/AJ_MAJID%20SARLI%20MAR%2014%201.pdf The probable factors of insider trading in Malaysian firms prior to acquisition announcement / Majid Sarli ... [et al.]. (2014) Malaysian Accounting Review <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Malaysian_Accounting_Review/>, 13 (2). pp. 125-141. ISSN 1675-4077 https://mar.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Malaysia
Malaysia
Sarli, Majid
Tan, Olivia Swee Leng
Aghashahi, Betsabeh
Sarli, Abduljalil
The probable factors of insider trading in Malaysian firms prior to acquisition announcement / Majid Sarli ... [et al.]
title The probable factors of insider trading in Malaysian firms prior to acquisition announcement / Majid Sarli ... [et al.]
title_full The probable factors of insider trading in Malaysian firms prior to acquisition announcement / Majid Sarli ... [et al.]
title_fullStr The probable factors of insider trading in Malaysian firms prior to acquisition announcement / Majid Sarli ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed The probable factors of insider trading in Malaysian firms prior to acquisition announcement / Majid Sarli ... [et al.]
title_short The probable factors of insider trading in Malaysian firms prior to acquisition announcement / Majid Sarli ... [et al.]
title_sort probable factors of insider trading in malaysian firms prior to acquisition announcement majid sarli et al
topic Malaysia
Malaysia
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12416/1/AJ_MAJID%20SARLI%20MAR%2014%201.pdf
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