Auditing firm reputation, ex ante uncertainty and the underpricing of initial public offerings on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: 1990-1995
Reputable auditing firms have an incentive to investigate and report irregularities since their reputation is at stake, therefore engaging their services enables investors to estimate the value of the firm more precisely and reduce ex ante uncertainty. This will attract more investors to bid for t...
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| description | Reputable auditing firms have an incentive to investigate and report irregularities since their reputation is at
stake, therefore engaging their services enables investors to estimate the value of the firm more precisely and
reduce ex ante uncertainty. This will attract more investors to bid for the IPO shares and consequently IPOs
attested by reputable auditing firms will have a lower premium level. This study tests the conjectured inverse
effect of reputation of auditing firms on the level of IPO underpricing of 100 companies listed on the second
board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, for the period 1990-1995. The reputable auditing firms are the
Big Six accounting firms; the others are classified as less reputable. The findings do not support this conjecture, which implies that Malaysian investors assume that all qualified and licensed auditing firms provide homogeneous services. However, the findings show that the underwriter reputation (UW) and the past profitability of the firm (NPM) variables are inversely related, whereas the market trend and the standard deviation variables are positively associated to the level of IPO underpricing. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-31562015-09-09T07:25:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3156/ Auditing firm reputation, ex ante uncertainty and the underpricing of initial public offerings on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: 1990-1995 Ramadilli Mohd, Shamsher Mohamad Md Nasir, Annuar Reputable auditing firms have an incentive to investigate and report irregularities since their reputation is at stake, therefore engaging their services enables investors to estimate the value of the firm more precisely and reduce ex ante uncertainty. This will attract more investors to bid for the IPO shares and consequently IPOs attested by reputable auditing firms will have a lower premium level. This study tests the conjectured inverse effect of reputation of auditing firms on the level of IPO underpricing of 100 companies listed on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, for the period 1990-1995. The reputable auditing firms are the Big Six accounting firms; the others are classified as less reputable. The findings do not support this conjecture, which implies that Malaysian investors assume that all qualified and licensed auditing firms provide homogeneous services. However, the findings show that the underwriter reputation (UW) and the past profitability of the firm (NPM) variables are inversely related, whereas the market trend and the standard deviation variables are positively associated to the level of IPO underpricing. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1997-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3156/1/Auditing_Firm_Reputation%2C_Ex_Ante_Uncertainty_and_the_Underpricing_of.pdf Ramadilli Mohd, Shamsher Mohamad and Md Nasir, Annuar (1997) Auditing firm reputation, ex ante uncertainty and the underpricing of initial public offerings on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: 1990-1995. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 5 (1). pp. 59-64. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-5-1-3 |
| spellingShingle | Ramadilli Mohd, Shamsher Mohamad Md Nasir, Annuar Auditing firm reputation, ex ante uncertainty and the underpricing of initial public offerings on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: 1990-1995 |
| title | Auditing firm reputation, ex ante uncertainty and the underpricing of initial public offerings on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: 1990-1995 |
| title_full | Auditing firm reputation, ex ante uncertainty and the underpricing of initial public offerings on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: 1990-1995 |
| title_fullStr | Auditing firm reputation, ex ante uncertainty and the underpricing of initial public offerings on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: 1990-1995 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Auditing firm reputation, ex ante uncertainty and the underpricing of initial public offerings on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: 1990-1995 |
| title_short | Auditing firm reputation, ex ante uncertainty and the underpricing of initial public offerings on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: 1990-1995 |
| title_sort | auditing firm reputation ex ante uncertainty and the underpricing of initial public offerings on the second board of the kuala lumpur stock exchange 1990 1995 |
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