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Credit Ratings and Acquisitions
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015 There is a curvilinear relation between credit ratings and acquisitions. Non-investment grade firms make more acquisitions as their ratings improve, consistent with the relaxation of financial constraints. However, this pattern reverses for investment grade firms, supporting the view that such firms want to preserve their rating and are concerned about
Aktas, Nihat +3 more
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Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2012 In this paper we deal with determination of chosen characteristics of vending business in the Czech Republic. Vending seems to be dynamically developing sector of economics. A strong competition is present in this market.
David Hampel +2 more
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The Governance of Credit Rating Agencies, 2019 In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, credit rating agencies (CRAs) were blamed for exacerbating systemic risk because of the role they played in the financial markets as an information intermediary between investors and issuers.1 CRAs are ...
A. Miglionico
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Journal of Risk, 2020 We quantify to what extent the quality of credit rating predictions improves through integrating measures of corporate social performance (CSP) in an established credit risk model.
Gregor Dorfleitner +2 more
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South African Journal of Business Management, 2019 Background: Investors depend on rating agencies to provide an independent assessment of the ability of companies operating in the transition economy to meet their debt obligations.
Thabang Mokoaleli-Mokoteli
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South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2017 Background: No credit rating methodology currently exists for any of South Africa’s sub nationals. Aim: To develop a generic, quantitative credit rating methodology for the Department of Health and the Department of Education combined, as well as ...
Erika Fourie +2 more
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Capital structure and performance of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) banks: an assessment of credit rating [PDF]
Banks and Bank Systems, 2016 The firm’s credit rating is an important communication tool and previous research has shown that many companies consider it important in capital structure decisions. This study examines the determinants of capital structure in MENA banks. In addition, it
Ahmed A. El-Masry
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The Bias Analysis of Oil and Gas Companies’ Credit Ratings Based on Textual Risk Disclosures
Energies, 2022 Credit rating bias would affect the capital funding of oil and gas companies, and thus influence the development of the whole economy. Credit rating bias has been mostly analyzed based on different quantitative data sources, and inconsistent results have
Lu Wei, Chen Han, Yinhong Yao
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Credit rating, banks' capital structure and speed of adjustment: A cross-country analysis
, 2020 Recent studies examining the effects of a credit rating on firms’ capital structure and adjustment of capital structure to target have focused predominantly on non-financial firms, with virtually no attention given to financial institutions.
Michal Wojewodzki +2 more
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Dividend smoothing and credit rating changes
, 2020 This paper examines the impact of credit rating changes on firms' dividend smoothing behavior, considering for the first time the ‘big three’ credit rating agencies (Standard and Poor's, Fitch and Moody's).
P. Asimakopoulos +2 more
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