Browsing Dissertations for Finance by Title
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An event study on the importance of foreign portfolio investment, institutional investment and its impact on Dubai financial market
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-04)The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of foreign and institutional investments on Dubai Financial Market. 519 trading sessions between June 2010 and June 2012 have been analysed using three measurement ... -
Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure in the UAE Islamic Banks: A Comparative Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-05)Abstract This study aims to explore the corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure of Islamic banks in the United Arab Emirates. Many researches have been conducted in the area of CSR disclosure of Islamic banks all ... -
Financial literacy in the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-06)This research examined financial literacy in the UAE. Financial illiteracy was known to be the main reason behind financial problems in many countries around the world. The research examined whether financial literacy has ... -
A Financial Statement Analysis on Three Major Construction Companies in the UAE (Arabtec Holding PJSC, Drake & Scull PJSC and Emaar Properties PJSC)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-04)Financial statement analysis has been carried out with respect to three construction companies that are operating in UAE that are, Arabtec Holding PSJC, Drake & Scull PSJC and Emaar Properties PSJC. In this research, ... -
Forecasting the Direction of GCC Stock Indexes Using Support Vector Machine (SVM) Algorithm
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2014-03)Forecasting the direction of stock markets is a very challenging task for investors and decision makers. Recently, investors in stock exchange start depending on Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to build various ... -
Global Financial Crisis: A survey on the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) In the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-04)International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is the most accepted and widely followed accounting standards all over the world. Since it play a vital role in raising the accounting quality because of its tight requirement ... -
How risky sukuk are: comparative analysis of risks associated with sukuk and conventional bonds
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-05)Recent issues of Islamic bonds were “welcomed” with broad criticism, both by Islamic scholars and conventional investors. Presented paper attempts to analyze sukuk-associated risks and problems, and review their competitiveness ... -
The Impact of COVID-19 on Developed & Emerging Capital Markets: A Comparative Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-03)Undoubtedly, the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has had extensive and severe effects among sectors, including financial markets. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the impact of COVID-19 crisis on developed ... -
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Startups Business: Evidence form the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-12)Manuscript type: Empirical Research questions/Issue: How much did the COVID-19 pandemic had an effect on sales ? What was the impact on small & medium businesses ? Were there different results for small businesses than ... -
The impact of sovereign rating changes on equity markets: The Case of GCC countries
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-06)This study investigates how GCC stock markets react to a change in the domestic currency sovereign credit ratings. This paper makes use of an event study with an underlying market model. The sovereign ratings and stock ... -
Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on GCC- UAE's Banking Sector
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-02)The rationale behind this paper is to inspect the impact of the global financial crisis on GCC countries, UAE in particular & its banking sector. To assess the extent of that effect, this paper provides some comparison ... -
Implementing the three factor model of Fama and French on Kuwait's equity market
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-12)Asset Pricing Theory addresses the relationship of security return with security risk which is caused by the unknown possibility of returns. Determining the correct and accurate expected returns has been the major concern ... -
Inflation in Saudi Arabia: Long and Short Run Determinants
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-04)This paper investigates the possible long run and short run relationships of various economic factors on Consumer Price Inflation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia using Bounds Testing approach as presented by Pesaran et al ... -
International portfolio diversification from Russian investor viewpoint
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-04)As 1998 crisis consequence in Russian Federation, most of Russians lost confidence in investment products. Moreover, it made Russians reluctant to invest in the capital markets, they preferred to keep savings in bank ... -
Investment Accounts Practice in Oman’s Islamic Banks: A Comparative Study With AAOIFI’s Standards
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-05)Research Questions/Issue: What is the current practice of PSIAs in IBWs in Oman compared to AAOIFI’s standards? Purpose:The main purpose of this research is to reveal the PSIAs practice in Oman’s IBWs in comparison with ... -
Investment strategy of residential properties in different geographies from a financial perspective
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Investor psychology: a study of investors’ overconfidence in Dubai financial market, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-05)"The economist may attempt to ignore psychology, but it is sheer impossibility for him to ignore human nature. If the economist borrows his conception of man from psychologist, his constructive work may have some chance ... -
Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF): Challenges of Putting Theory into Practice, and their Implications for the Long-Term Viability of IBF
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-06)Islamic banking and Finance (IBF) has been in existence for over two decades, and has seen it evolve into a formidable sector in the global financial system. However, this has not been without challenges, not least, winning ... -
Liquidity Risk Management: A Comparative Study between Islamic and Conventional banks of United Kingdom
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-05)According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Islamic banking is one of the fastest growing segments in the financial industry tracking a 10-15% growth over the past decade. One of the most important countries to ... -
Macroeconomic Conditions and Soundness of UAE Banking Sector
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-04)Using a panel data for 19 UAE national banks covering the period 2005-2010, this research analyzes the impact of selected macroeconomic and bank-specific variables on financial soundness indicators (FSIs) related to banks. ...