Equity Volatility and Corporate Bond Yields in Malaysia

This study explores the effect of stock volatility on corporate bond yields in the Malaysian market. Panel data for 2005 to 2010 shows that index returns and macroeconomic variables explain cross-sectional variation in higher-graded corporate bond yields better than credit ratings. This implies that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vijaya Prasad, Dinesh
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24719/