Dividend signaling hypothesis : evidence from banking sector in Malaysia market

This paper examines on whether dividend signaling hypothesis is applicable in the banking sector in Malaysia market. Maybank, CIMB Bank and Public Bank are the samples used in this study as they hold the major market share in the banking sector. The empirical tests employed are unit root tests, J...

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Main Author: Ang, Hui Mei
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2011
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6406/
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description This paper examines on whether dividend signaling hypothesis is applicable in the banking sector in Malaysia market. Maybank, CIMB Bank and Public Bank are the samples used in this study as they hold the major market share in the banking sector. The empirical tests employed are unit root tests, Johansen and Juselius cointegration test, and VECM Granger causality test. The findings show little evidence on dividend signaling hypothesis in the banking sector and the market for the banking sector is belongs to semi-strong form of market efficiency.
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spelling unimas-64062023-02-23T06:49:27Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6406/ Dividend signaling hypothesis : evidence from banking sector in Malaysia market Ang, Hui Mei HB Economic Theory HF Commerce This paper examines on whether dividend signaling hypothesis is applicable in the banking sector in Malaysia market. Maybank, CIMB Bank and Public Bank are the samples used in this study as they hold the major market share in the banking sector. The empirical tests employed are unit root tests, Johansen and Juselius cointegration test, and VECM Granger causality test. The findings show little evidence on dividend signaling hypothesis in the banking sector and the market for the banking sector is belongs to semi-strong form of market efficiency. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2011 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6406/7/Ang%20Hui%20Mei%20ft.pdf Ang, Hui Mei (2011) Dividend signaling hypothesis : evidence from banking sector in Malaysia market. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
HF Commerce
Ang, Hui Mei
Dividend signaling hypothesis : evidence from banking sector in Malaysia market
title Dividend signaling hypothesis : evidence from banking sector in Malaysia market
title_full Dividend signaling hypothesis : evidence from banking sector in Malaysia market
title_fullStr Dividend signaling hypothesis : evidence from banking sector in Malaysia market
title_full_unstemmed Dividend signaling hypothesis : evidence from banking sector in Malaysia market
title_short Dividend signaling hypothesis : evidence from banking sector in Malaysia market
title_sort dividend signaling hypothesis : evidence from banking sector in malaysia market
topic HB Economic Theory
HF Commerce
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6406/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6406/7/Ang%20Hui%20Mei%20ft.pdf