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Early evolutionary history of the seed

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The seed is an essential stage in the life history of gymnospermous and angiospermous plants, facilitating both their survival and dispersal. We reappraise knowledge of the evolutionary history of the gymnospermous seed, from its origin in the late Devonian through to the well‐known end‐Permian extinctions – an interval encompassing the ...
Richard M. Bateman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Implied Benchmark Rate in the Credit Default Swap Market of Sovereign Bonds [PDF]

open access: yes
Credit default swap(CDS) is a new developed derivative to insure the credit risk of an underlying entity. This paper investigates the correlation relationship of the CDS market of sovereign borrowers and sovereign bond market. Applying the formula in the
Li, Nan
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New financial order : recommendations by the Issing Committee ; preparing G-20 – London, April 2, 2009 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Content A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, INCLUDING MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS B. COMPLETE REPORT 1. INTRODUCTION 2. RISK MAP 2.1 Why a Risk Map is needed, and for what purpose 2.1.1 Creating a unified data base 2.1.2 Assessing systemic risk 2.1.3 Allowing for ...
Asmussen, Jörg   +5 more
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Does ESG Investing Pay off? Comparing the Performance of ESG and Traditional ETFs Across European and US Markets

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Investors have long recognized the importance of firms in promoting sustainability, leading to the rise of socially responsible investment (SRI). Specifically, there is a growing preference for exchange‐traded funds (ETFs) that prioritize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles.
Sandra Tenorio‐Salgueiro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Banking Practices, Social, Health and Environmental Disclosures and Bank Financial Performance: The Role of Innovations and Corporate Governance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Regulators in the banking industry in the Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) region are progressively concentrating on corporate innovation and bank social, health and environmental disclosures (BSHED) as crucial corporate governance (CG) structures to improve bank financial performance (BFP).
Douglas A. Adu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sovereign Credit Rating, Rating Migration, and the Risk-Free Rate: A Joint Markov Process and Random Walk Modelling of the Risk-Free Rate

open access: yesExpert Journal of Economics, 2019
The study proposes and tests a risk-free rate model that simultaneously lets the risk-free rate migrate between rating categories as risk-free rate ranges, and follow a random walk within rating categories as risk-free rate ranges.
Brian BARNARD
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Valuation of Hong Kong bonds. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
by Yow Nga-Yee.Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-36).ABSTRACT --- p.iiTABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iiiLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.ivLIST OF TABLE --- p.vChapterChapter I. --- INTRODUCTION

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From Ecosystem Threats to Balance Sheets: Biodiversity Risks Exposure and Corporate Cash Policies

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how firms strategically respond to biodiversity risk by examining their cash holding decisions. Using firm‐level data from China, we find that firm‐level biodiversity risk exposure significantly increases corporate cash holdings.
Jing Hao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Technologies Disclosure and the Cost of Capital: The Mediating Role of Sustainability Performance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the economic consequences of Digital Technologies Disclosure (DTD), focusing on its impact on the cost of capital. The increasing significance of digital transformation in shaping corporate strategies and market perceptions motivates the study.
Hussein Mohsen Saber Ahmed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

RATING AND OTHER FACTORS EXPLAINING THE CORPORATE CREDIT SPREAD: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM TUNISIAN BOND MARKET [PDF]

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This is an examination of the determinants of corporate bond credit spreads using both primary and secondary market spreads for Tunisian corporate bonds.
Chebbi TAREK
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