How financial information disclosure affects risk perception. Evidence from Italian investors’ behaviour

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (15) ◽  
pp. 1311-1332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Linciano ◽  
Caterina Lucarelli ◽  
Monica Gentile ◽  
Paola Soccorso
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Financial Information

scholarly journals Modelling of domestic and foreign visitors’ behaviour at commercial bank website during the recent financial crisis

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 2065-2070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Drlík ◽  
Anna Pilková ◽  
Michal Munk ◽  
Peter Švec
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Commercial Bank ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Foreign Market ◽  
General Information ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Web Log Mining ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Recent Financial Crisis

The paper focuses on modelling of commercial bank website visitors’ behaviour. The authors analyse domestic and foreign market participants’ interests in mandatory financial information disclosure of a commercial bank during the recent financial crisis and try to answer the question whether the purposes of Basel 2 regulations under the Pillar 3 – Market discipline, publishing financial information, have been fulfilled. The authors analyse bank website logs files using web log mining methods to better understand the rate of using of web pages, where mandatory financial information about Basel 2 is published. After data pre-processing the authors use association rule analysis to identify the association among content categories of the website. The results show that there is small interest in mandatory financial information disclosure by the commercial bank in general. The foreign website visitors take more concern in mandatory financial information disclosure, and they take less interest in general information about bank than domestic ones.

scholarly journals EARNING MANAGEMENT MODELING BASED ON FINANCIAL COMMUNICATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 274-279
Author(s):  
Mojtaba Mortezaee
Keyword(s):  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Earning Management ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Management Incentives ◽  
Financial Communication ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Financial Communications

The present research is focused on financial communication area and aim to investigate the relationship between company’s web-based financial communications, information asymmetry and earning management. The research is aim to examine whether financial communication besides its usefulness could be act as contributory means for management in order to earning management. In other words, aim to challenges management incentives toward web-based financial information disclosure.

scholarly journals Reporting of Real Option Value Related to ESG: Including Complementary Systems for Disclosure Incentives

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuhito Ochi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Real Option ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Option Value ◽  
Corporate Value ◽  
Reporting Systems ◽  
Disclosure Incentives ◽  
Real Option Value

This paper aims to consider ways of granting disclosure incentives in order for the Signaling Theory to develop and encompass the Legitimacy Theory. First, the author discusses that ESG strategies for managing stakeholder externalities create real option value that leads to corporate value creation, both as business opportunities as well as appeals to a company’s legitimacy. At the same time as making real option thinking useful for strategic decision-making by management, it is necessary to structure non-financial information disclosure for convincing optionality related to controlling externalities from the viewpoint of investors.Second, at the stage where conditions are not met for companies able to autonomously undertake management with a view to externalities, the author discusses how supplementing incentives for issuing signals regarding differentiation from other companies in the same industry relating to controlling externalities is required in the disclosure of non-financial information in statutory reporting systems. On the other hand, since the materiality of financial reporting is centered on risks and opportunities for business, disclosure regulations are required separately for material social values. Events not originally related to corporate value can create incentive for the fulfillment of accountability of companies by the mediation of “negative intangibles” through reputation.

Corporate social responsibility, market reaction and accounting conservatism

Kybernetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xixi Shen ◽  
Kung-Cheng Ho ◽  
Lu Yang ◽  
Leonard Fong-Sheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Market Reaction ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Accounting Conservatism ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Financial Policy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose Non-financial information disclosure may reflect the quality of corporate financial reports or disclosure policy choices. The authors examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and accounting conservatism and also investigate channels through which such effects are transmitted. The purpose of this paper is to explore how CSR, as non-financial information that has received widespread attention, affects choices regarding corporate financial policy. Design/methodology/approach Using ordinary least squares regression, the authors analyze China CSR Score data for 2010–2018. They control certain influencing variables related to the nature and characteristics of enterprises and discover that CSR can effectively increase accounting conservatism. Then, they extract the components of market reactions to CSR and study the market reaction path of CSR as it affects financial policy. They also conduct a robustness test to ensure that the results are not accidental in a complex environment. Findings The results reveal the influence of non-financial information on firms’ financial policy. In addition, the results confirm the attraction of liquidity and investor attention as the major market reaction channels by which CSR significantly promotes accounting conservatism. Additionally, other critical paths of influence deserve further exploration. The results remain robust for alternate measures of accounting conservatism, different components of CSR, other proxies on CSR, endogenous testing and alternate estimation methods. Originality/value The study represents the first analysis of the influence of CSR information disclosure on accounting conservatism in emerging markets, and it undertakes a preliminary exploration to clarify the mechanism of CSRs’ role in accounting conservatism. The results also provide a policy reference for external supervision and internal governance of enterprises. Thus, the results can help company managers maintain a favorable corporate image and establish a high-level investor protection mechanism.

Relation between internet financial information disclosure and internal control in Spanish local governments

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Rocío Moreno-Enguix ◽  
Ester Gras-Gil ◽  
Joaquín Henández-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Variables ◽  
New Public ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The application of new public governance by many countries has led to the creation of new management systems in public administration and the development of an effective accounting structure with efficient internal control to guarantee a proper provision of services that meet citizens’ requirements. The purpose of this paper is to focus on Spanish local government with the intention of determining the impact of the internal control structure on the disclosure of financial information on the internet. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis used combines a descriptive aspect with an explanatory one and seeks to answer the question of whether the internal control system (ICS) influences the disclosure of financial information on the websites of Spanish LGs. The authors use a multivariate model that allows us to verify the predictive capability of the previously defined explanatory variable, internal control, in 1,806 local governments. To test the hypotheses, the authors use two different models. Findings The authors consider the existence and quality of the financial information disclosure in relation to ICSs, and a series of financial and non-financial variables. The authors conclude that the structure of the ICS influences financial information disclosure and its quality. Also, the socio-political variable gives a better explanation of financial information disclosure than the financial variable. Originality/value This research is novel to determine whether the development of ICSs in Spanish municipalities has favored and increased the disclosure of financial information financial through the municipalities’ website transparency portal. These findings will contribute to increase the importance of internal control in the management of public entities.

scholarly journals Empirical Study Regarding Non-Financial Disclosure for Social Conscious Consumption in the Spanish E-Credit Market

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Herrador-Alcaide ◽  
Montserrat Hernández-Solís
Keyword(s):  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Credit Market ◽  
Complete Information ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Financial Disclosure ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
European Standards

Non-financial disclosure is an objective in The European Union to improve a sustainable economy where consumers can make conscious decisions, especially regarding the role of financial technology. Complete information is considered one that offers financial and non-financial information. Government and supranational authorities are starting to promulgate rules to construct a reasonable framework for non-financial disclosure. One consumer might make a social conscious decision if the information disclosed meets to the Directive 2014/95/UE guidelines. In order to analyse this condition in the e-credit market in Spain, this research measures the rank of compliance of European standards in non-financial disclosure. The main finding of this research is that non-financial information disclosure in the Spanish e-credit market is not sufficient to make informed decisions. Due to the fact that most of the non-financial information is focused on social issues related to a company´s commitment to sustainability, non-financial information plays a relevant role in the building of an economically sustainable society. Our findings show that the level of non-financial disclosure in the Spanish e-Credit market is low, what supposes there is not an adequate informative base to decision making according to European standards on non-financial information. By considering the effect of usual disclosure drivers in this research field, the e-credit market sector was the only positive factor to disclose more non-financial information. Nevertheless, company size, company seniority and company location were not significant factors for non-financial disclosure.

Disputes Arising from. Non-Disclosure of Financial Information to Trade Unions

1988 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-99
Author(s):  
Russell Craig ◽  
Geoffrey George
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Second Tier

Australian trade union use of financial information in second-tier bargaining may lead to information-disclosure disputes with employers. United Kingdom experience with the Employment Protection Act, 1975 is reviewed to identify the type of financial information likely to be the focus of such disputes. Prospects for resolution and policy options for mitigating the effects of similar financial information disclosure disputes in Australia are discussed.

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