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An Investigation into the Viability of the Chinese Organic Baby Food Market from a New Zealand Exporter Perspective
The organic food market in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is developing at a rapid pace. In particular, sales of organic baby food are predicted to see growth in the coming years. Factors such as increased purchasing ...
An Examination of the Effectiveness of Non-Executive Directors, Independent Directors, and New Zealand Firm Performance Before and After the Adoption of the NZX Corporate Governance Best Practice Code
Board of director composition has become an important mechanism in the mitigation of agency costs through alignment of manager-shareholder interests. The board can be seen as a market solution to the monitoring and contracting ...
The Development of the New Zealand Mortality Review Information System
New Zealand’s mortality review information system (MRIS) supports both local and national mortality review processes for the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (established 2001) and the Perinatal and Maternal ...
CEO Power and Rigged Compensation in New Zealand
This thesis examines whether, or not, powerful Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in New Zealand are able to rig their own pay. Using a sample consisting of all eligible firms listed on the NZX from 1997 to 2012. I investigate ...
Asset Pricing Models and Illiquidity: Using Multi-factor Regression Models on Thinly Traded Equities
In this paper I examine the power of multifactor regression models in describing the returns to New Zealand stocks and portfolios from January 2006 to October 2010. The analysis focuses on making additions and adjustments ...
Information Asymmetry and Corporate Governance in New Zealand
This paper examines the effect of information asymmetry on the governance structure of New Zealand firms. It is found that firms facing higher information asymmetry tend to have a smaller and less independent board of ...
The Prediction of Morningstar Ratings using Data Envelopment Analysis
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a nonparametric modelling technique which allows the user to model the relative efficiency of mutual funds based on defined inputs and outputs. The DEA analysis involves creating an ...
Underwriter Reputation and IPO Pricing and Performance: New Zealand Evidence, 1990–2009
This paper examines the initial and aftermarket performance of new issues of common equity in New Zealand offered to the public between 1990 and 2009. In addition, the paper tests whether there is a systematic relationship ...
The Determinants of Sovereign Credit Default Swap Spreads
Sovereign Credit default swaps (sovereign CDS) have come into the limelight recently as a result of the economic quagmire of a crisis the global economy has faced since mid-2007. This thesis aims to shed light on the ...
Growth Opportunities, Corporate Governance and Payout Policy: The Case of the U.S. Defense Industry
The financial fortunes of large U.S. defense contractors are affected significantly by changes in defense contracts they receive from the Pentagon. Significant shifts in the volume of government purchases are entirely ...