The Impact of Different Industrial Classification Schemes on Firm Performance: An IVs Analysis by Yong, S.L., Ingham, H.

“…A panel analysis is carried out against a sample of 641 companies listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia, over the period 2001 to 2006. The Durbin-Wu-Hausman (DWH) test results provide some support for the contention that the market concentration ratio variables are endogenous for SIC and Bursa classifications. …”

Foreign ownership and the informational efficiency of Malaysian stocks by Chang, Kwok Boon

“…Using the foreign ownership data for 602 firms listed on Bursa Malaysia over the sample period 2002-2009, this study examines the contribution of foreign investors to stock price efficiency. …”
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Determinants of corporate demand for Islamic insurance in Malaysia by Abdul Hamid, Mohamad, Osman, Jamil, Amin Noordin, Bany Ariffin

“…This study is the first attempt to empirically investigate the determinants of corporate demand for Islamic insurance (takaful) using data from main board of public listed companies at Bursa Malaysia. Factors like leverage, growth opportunities, expected bankruptcy costs, company size, managerial ownership, tax considerations and regulated effects have been examined in this study. …”
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Capital structure and corporate performance of Malaysian construction sector by Ong, Tze San, Teh, Boon Heng

“…This study focuses on construction com panies which are listed in Main Board of Bursa Malaysia from 2005 to 2008. All the 49 construction companies are divided into big, medium and small sizes,based on the paid - up capital. …”

Corporate social responsibility disclosures and board structure: evidence from Malaysia by Abdul Razak, Shazrul Ekhmar, Mustapha, Mazlina

“…CSR disclosure index was developed in an attempt to examine the CSR disclosure in the four dimensions as specified by the Bursa Malaysia. The four dimensions are environmental, community, workplace and marketplace. …”
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Audit reports of financially distressed companies: emphasis of matter (EOM) versus disclaimers by Ismail, Hashanah, Mustapha, Mazlina

“…This paper examines audit reports issued to 39 Malaysian listed companies in financial distress categorized as Practice Note 17 (PN17) companies by Bursa Malaysia. The study finds that for companies which experienced financial distress, the audit reports are not similar, despite all companies are similarly troubled financially. …”
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Overreaction of syariah stocks: does size matter? by Ali, Norli, Abd. Talib, Norli, Md Nasir, Annuar, Zainal Abidin, Sazali

“…The purpose of the study is to investigate stock overreaction behavior among syariah stocks in Bursa Malaysia using basic framework of De Bondt and Thaler (1985). …”
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Remuneration committee attributes and firm performance in finance industry by Mohd. Saat, Nur Ashikin, Kallamu, Basiru Salisu

“…Based on the data obtained from 37 finance companies listed under the finance segment of the main market of Bursa Malaysia, the result indicates significant positive relationship between RC attributes and firm performance. …”

Gender diversity in the boardroom and firm performance of Malaysian public listed companies by Mohamad Khudzari, Julizaerma, Muhamad Sori, Zulkarnain

“…The population of the study comprises of the companies listed in Bursa Malaysia for both Main and ACE market for the year 2008 and 2009. …”
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Forecasting Malaysian stock market volatility by Ng, Chee Pung, Md Nassir, Annuar, Hassan, Taufiq

“…This study evaluates a battery of forecasting volatility models using daily data of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia CI Index. The forecasting models include random walk model, historical mean model, and moving average models. …”
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Working capital management determinants of small and large firms in Malaysia by Mohd Ashhari, Zariyawati, Md Nasir, Annuar, N., Pui-San

“…The aim of this paper is to provide evidence regarding the determinants of working capital management among small and large firms listed on the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange. Secondary data from 2009-2013 was analyzed using Stata12 software. …”
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Stock price and Foreign Exchange Rate in Malaysian Context by Thinagar, Sharmila

“…This study investigates the correlation and causality direction between FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index and five foreign exchange rates namely United States Dollar (USD), Great Britain Pounds (GBP), Euro Dollar (EURO), Singapore Dollar (SGD) and Thailand Bhat (THAI) using a standard time series method. …”
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Behavioural finance perspectives on Malaysian stock market efficiency by Tuyon, Jasman, Ahmad, Zamri

“…The analyses employed a long span of Bursa Malaysia stock market data from 1977 to 2014 along the different phases of economic development and market states. …”

The communication of director's remuneration by Aripin, Norhani, Salim, Basariah, Kamardin, Hasnah, Che Adam, Noriah

“…This study investigates the extent of Malaysian directors remuneration disclosure in the annual reports based on individual pay for each director, band of pay, linkage to performance, and components of pay.The annual reports of 376 companies listed on Bursa Malaysia are randomly selected and analysed. The results reveal that most of the sampled firms communicate information about the directors pay in bands of RM50,000, together with the narration of linkages between the directors pay and performance in their annual reports.However, not many companies disclose information about individual directors pay, or separately disclose the salary and bonus components.…”
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Risk management in Malaysian commercial banks by Hui-Nee, Auyong

“…A content analysis was conducted to 9 commercial banks listed in Bursa Malaysia.This study tries to ascertain the transparency and public disclosure and the understanding of the bank’s risk profile. …”
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Directors culture and environmental disclosure practice of companies in Malaysia by Che Ahmad, Ayoib, Osazuwa, Nosakhare Peter

“…This study sets out to investigate the effect of director’s culture on the level of environmental disclosures among companies quoted on the main stream of the Bursa Malaysia.The study uses the ethnic background of the directors to categorize the culture of the board.The dependent variable environmental disclosure in the annual report of the selected companies is measured by an index score based on the content.The study employed the multiple regression technique to estimate the data.Our result indicate a significant relationship between environmental disclosure and boards dominated by Bumiputra directors, board dominated by foreign directors, firm size and leverage.The study has public policy implications for Malaysia as well as a number of developing countries.…”
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An overview of Capital Market Development Fund-Bursa Research Scheme (CBRS) by Mohammed Qasem, Ameen Ali, Aripin, Norhani, Wan Hussin, Wan Nordin

“…Capital Market Development Fund—Bursa Research Scheme (CBRS) which is administered by Bursa Malaysia aims to offer timely information to interested investors about registered listed firms through research done by participating analysts.This paper provides an overview about this scheme, including the trend of the participating listed firms and research houses, since it was introduced in 2005.The detailed analysis shows that the number of participating listed firms and research houses in CBRS declined in the later stage of the scheme, raising concerns over its sustainability.It can be concluded that some of the participating listed firms and research houses discontinued their involvement in the CBRS.The possible reason might be the costs outweigh the benefits enjoyed by the participating firms.…”

Gender diversity: Does ‘relationship’ jeopardise performance? by Amran, Noor Afza, Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain, Ishak, Rokiah

“…The sample uses 263 listed companies on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia that have women on boards from 2010 to 2012. …”

Earnings informativeness, board size, board composition and board leadership structure by Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain, Amran, Noor Afza, Ishak, Rokiah

“…We measure earnings informativeness by earnings and stock returns relationship.Our data consists of 3,761 firm-year observations of Malaysian firms listed on Bursa Malaysia over the period 2001–2012. Our results show that earnings informativeness is greater for firms that separate the roles of Chairman and CEO. …”

The determinants of intellectual capital disclosure among Malaysian listed companies by Taliyang, Siti Mariana, Abdul Latif, Rohaida, Mustafa, Nurul Huda

“…A sample of 150 companies listed in Bursa Malaysia was selected consisting of five industries: Information Technology, Consumer Product, Industrial Product, Trading/Services and Finance. …”
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