The existence of insider trading in Malaysia: an event study approach / Abdul Hafiz Yusof... [et al]
This paper focuses on the role of insider trading activity in Malaysia. It attempts to indicate the existence of the abnormal profit from this activity. Recently developed countries like United States and United Kingdom have reported that the activity can no longer gives abnormal profit for long pe...
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| author | Yusof, Abdul Hafiz Mohd Nassaruddin, Ahmad Fawwaz Haris, Sharazad Muhamad Yusuf, Noor Hafizha Wan Zakaria, Wan Mohd Farid |
| author_facet | Yusof, Abdul Hafiz Mohd Nassaruddin, Ahmad Fawwaz Haris, Sharazad Muhamad Yusuf, Noor Hafizha Wan Zakaria, Wan Mohd Farid |
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| description | This paper focuses on the role of insider trading activity in Malaysia. It attempts to indicate the existence of the abnormal profit from this activity. Recently developed countries like United States and United Kingdom have reported that the activity can no longer gives abnormal profit for long period due to laws imposed in those countries, attention now turns to emerging market like Malaysia. By using event study analysis, 200 cases of insider trading activity reported between January 2008 and March 2009 were closely examine and the result shows that while abnormal return do exist, it is mostly not significant. This paper also looks at the individuals and institutional insider and their performances respectively. |
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| spelling | oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:344352020-09-21T06:14:03Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34435/ The existence of insider trading in Malaysia: an event study approach / Abdul Hafiz Yusof... [et al] jurnalintelek Yusof, Abdul Hafiz Mohd Nassaruddin, Ahmad Fawwaz Haris, Sharazad Muhamad Yusuf, Noor Hafizha Wan Zakaria, Wan Mohd Farid Investment, capital formation, speculation Stock exchanges. Insider trading in securities This paper focuses on the role of insider trading activity in Malaysia. It attempts to indicate the existence of the abnormal profit from this activity. Recently developed countries like United States and United Kingdom have reported that the activity can no longer gives abnormal profit for long period due to laws imposed in those countries, attention now turns to emerging market like Malaysia. By using event study analysis, 200 cases of insider trading activity reported between January 2008 and March 2009 were closely examine and the result shows that while abnormal return do exist, it is mostly not significant. This paper also looks at the individuals and institutional insider and their performances respectively. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis 2013-06 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34435/1/34435.pdf The existence of insider trading in Malaysia: an event study approach / Abdul Hafiz Yusof... [et al]. (2013) Jurnal Intelek <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Jurnal_Intelek/>, 8 (1). pp. 12-25. ISSN 2682-9223 https://jurnalintelek.uitm.edu.my/index.php/main |
| spellingShingle | Investment, capital formation, speculation Stock exchanges. Insider trading in securities Yusof, Abdul Hafiz Mohd Nassaruddin, Ahmad Fawwaz Haris, Sharazad Muhamad Yusuf, Noor Hafizha Wan Zakaria, Wan Mohd Farid The existence of insider trading in Malaysia: an event study approach / Abdul Hafiz Yusof... [et al] |
| title | The existence of insider trading in Malaysia: an event study approach / Abdul Hafiz Yusof... [et al] |
| title_full | The existence of insider trading in Malaysia: an event study approach / Abdul Hafiz Yusof... [et al] |
| title_fullStr | The existence of insider trading in Malaysia: an event study approach / Abdul Hafiz Yusof... [et al] |
| title_full_unstemmed | The existence of insider trading in Malaysia: an event study approach / Abdul Hafiz Yusof... [et al] |
| title_short | The existence of insider trading in Malaysia: an event study approach / Abdul Hafiz Yusof... [et al] |
| title_sort | existence of insider trading in malaysia an event study approach abdul hafiz yusof et al |
| topic | Investment, capital formation, speculation Stock exchanges. Insider trading in securities |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34435/1/34435.pdf |
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