Earnings management practices and the impact of institutional ownership, share moratorium and retained ownership on earnings management discretionary behaviour of the Malaysian IPO companies

Initial public offering (IPO) is an extraordinary corporate event in Malaysia because apart from being a vital source of finance, it has also been extensively used in implementing government fiscal policy measures for redistribution of income, wealth creation and corporate ownership restructuring wh...

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Main Author:	Kalgo, Sani Hussaini
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Going public (Securities) - Research - Malaysia Earnings management - Malaysia
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/67658/1/GSM%202015%2018%20IR.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.676582019-03-22T00:40:01Z Earnings management practices and the impact of institutional ownership, share moratorium and retained ownership on earnings management discretionary behaviour of the Malaysian IPO companies 2015-02 Kalgo, Sani Hussaini Initial public offering (IPO) is an extraordinary corporate event in Malaysia because apart from being a vital source of finance, it has also been extensively used in implementing government fiscal policy measures for redistribution of income, wealth creation and corporate ownership restructuring which are the cornerstones of the peaceful coexistence of its multicultural society. In the spirit of IPO‟s significance in Malaysia, this thesis examines four separate issues. First, it investigates real and accrual earnings management discretionary behaviour of Malaysian IPO firms listed on Bursa Malaysia in the period 2002-2013 in terms of nature, direction and quantum. Second, third and fourth issues relate to the impact of institutional ownership, moratorium regulation and retained ownership on IPO firm‟s earnings management (both real and accrual discretionary behavior) respectively. Applying models developed by Dechow et al. (1995) and Roychowdhury (2006) to measure IPO firm‟s accruals and real earnings management respectively, the results indicate that first, Malaysian IPO firms engage in both real and accrual discretionary behaviour around the IPO corporate event. Second, it confirms institutional shareholders‟ ability to constrain IPO firms‟ earnings management in line with international evidence. Third, the results indicate that share moratorium firms exhibit higher earnings management than non-share moratorium firms albeit statistically insignificant. This supports the Securities Commission Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia‟s policy guideline of subjecting all IPO firms to share moratorium regulations as a commitment device to reduce information asymmetry. Finally, the research document evidence of a significant negative association between retained ownership and real earnings management which is understandable given its impact on firm value. Additionally, the results provide evidence of trade-off between accrual and real earnings discretionary behaviour among Malaysian IPO firms as a result of tightening of regulations and various regulatory reforms. It reflects the importance of individual line accounting items instead of relying solely on earnings for investors‟ valuation of the IPO firms apart from considering real earnings management activities in their investment strategy. Overall, the study adds to IPO earnings management literature by providing better understanding of Malaysian IPO firms‟ reporting behavior and reinforces the need to constrain real earnings management by regulators. Going public (Securities) - Research - Malaysia Earnings management - Malaysia 2015-02 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/67658/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/67658/1/GSM%202015%2018%20IR.pdf text en public doctoral Universiti Putra Malaysia Going public (Securities) - Research - Malaysia Earnings management - Malaysia
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topic	Going public (Securities) - Research - Malaysia Earnings management - Malaysia
spellingShingle	Going public (Securities) - Research - Malaysia Earnings management - Malaysia Kalgo, Sani Hussaini Earnings management practices and the impact of institutional ownership, share moratorium and retained ownership on earnings management discretionary behaviour of the Malaysian IPO companies
description	Initial public offering (IPO) is an extraordinary corporate event in Malaysia because apart from being a vital source of finance, it has also been extensively used in implementing government fiscal policy measures for redistribution of income, wealth creation and corporate ownership restructuring which are the cornerstones of the peaceful coexistence of its multicultural society. In the spirit of IPO‟s significance in Malaysia, this thesis examines four separate issues. First, it investigates real and accrual earnings management discretionary behaviour of Malaysian IPO firms listed on Bursa Malaysia in the period 2002-2013 in terms of nature, direction and quantum. Second, third and fourth issues relate to the impact of institutional ownership, moratorium regulation and retained ownership on IPO firm‟s earnings management (both real and accrual discretionary behavior) respectively. Applying models developed by Dechow et al. (1995) and Roychowdhury (2006) to measure IPO firm‟s accruals and real earnings management respectively, the results indicate that first, Malaysian IPO firms engage in both real and accrual discretionary behaviour around the IPO corporate event. Second, it confirms institutional shareholders‟ ability to constrain IPO firms‟ earnings management in line with international evidence. Third, the results indicate that share moratorium firms exhibit higher earnings management than non-share moratorium firms albeit statistically insignificant. This supports the Securities Commission Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia‟s policy guideline of subjecting all IPO firms to share moratorium regulations as a commitment device to reduce information asymmetry. Finally, the research document evidence of a significant negative association between retained ownership and real earnings management which is understandable given its impact on firm value. Additionally, the results provide evidence of trade-off between accrual and real earnings discretionary behaviour among Malaysian IPO firms as a result of tightening of regulations and various regulatory reforms. It reflects the importance of individual line accounting items instead of relying solely on earnings for investors‟ valuation of the IPO firms apart from considering real earnings management activities in their investment strategy. Overall, the study adds to IPO earnings management literature by providing better understanding of Malaysian IPO firms‟ reporting behavior and reinforces the need to constrain real earnings management by regulators.
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title	Earnings management practices and the impact of institutional ownership, share moratorium and retained ownership on earnings management discretionary behaviour of the Malaysian IPO companies
title_short	Earnings management practices and the impact of institutional ownership, share moratorium and retained ownership on earnings management discretionary behaviour of the Malaysian IPO companies
title_full	Earnings management practices and the impact of institutional ownership, share moratorium and retained ownership on earnings management discretionary behaviour of the Malaysian IPO companies
title_fullStr	Earnings management practices and the impact of institutional ownership, share moratorium and retained ownership on earnings management discretionary behaviour of the Malaysian IPO companies
title_full_unstemmed	Earnings management practices and the impact of institutional ownership, share moratorium and retained ownership on earnings management discretionary behaviour of the Malaysian IPO companies
title_sort	earnings management practices and the impact of institutional ownership, share moratorium and retained ownership on earnings management discretionary behaviour of the malaysian ipo companies
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2015
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Earnings management practices and the impact of institutional ownership, share moratorium and retained ownership on earnings management discretionary behaviour of the Malaysian IPO companies

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