Explaining IPO Initial Returns in Malaysia: Ex-ante Uncertainty vs Signalling

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether proxies considered under ex ante uncertainty hold true under a fixed price mechanism structure. In particular, the study examines whether pre-initial public offering (IPO) financial performance, measured by Altman Z-score, can serve as a proxy for...

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Main Authors: Olayemi, Badru Bazeet, Ahmad Zaluki, Nurwati Ashikkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Group Publishing 2018
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31064/1/ARA%2026%2001%202018%2002-18.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1108/ARA-11-2016-0133