Special issue on the New Zealand capital market

Citation

(2012), "Special issue on the New Zealand capital market", Pacific Accounting Review, Vol. 24 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/par.2012.34224baa.001

Special issue on the New Zealand capital market

Article Type: Call for papers From: Pacific Accounting Review, Volume 24, Issue 2

Guest Editors: Bart Frijns, Aaron Gilbert and Alireza Tourani-Rad

In recent years, there has been an increased focus on developing a vibrant and liquid New Zealand capital market. Efforts have included the formation of the Capital Market Development Taskforce, the creation of the Financial Markets Authority, the enactment of a number of legislative changes to securities laws, and indirectly the introduction of KiwiSaver, and the recent proposal for the partial privatization of SOEs. We invite high quality submissions of research on these and related topics on the New Zealand capital market and the companies listed therein.

The Pacific Accounting Review (PAR) plans a special edition, to be published in 2014, on the New Zealand capital market. The special issue will be in conjunction with a one-day symposium on the New Zealand capital market hosted by the Auckland Centre for Financial Research at the AUT Business School, Auckland, on 31 May 2013. Papers accepted for presentation at this symposium may be considered for publication in this special issue. The guest editors welcome papers that contribute to our understanding of the functioning of the New Zealand capital market. The main requirement is that the research must be academically rigorous, showcasing high levels of theoretical justification or development, analytical precision, and writing proficiency.

The following list offers a guide to some of the topics likely to feature in the special edition: .

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  The structure and efficiency of the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) .

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  The historical development of the NZ capital market .

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  The impact of regulatory and accounting changes on NZ companies and the NZX .

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  The role of the mutual fund industry (e.g. KiwiSaver ) .

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  The role of the financial services industry .

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  The effects of privatizations on the NZX .

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  Corporate governance and financial practices of NZ companies.

Submission procedure

Interested authors are encouraged to submit papers by 15 April 2013 for presentation at the New Zealand Capital Market symposium. Papers accepted for the symposium may be considered for publication in the special issue of PAR following the usual review process. Papers not selected for inclusion in the special edition may, at the discretion of the author(s), be forwarded to the regular editors of PAR for consideration and inclusion in a future issue of PAR.

All submissions must be original work and not work that is currently under submission at other journals. Please send abstracts and/or papers in Microsoft Word format by e-mail to the Guest Editors: Bart Frijns, Aaron Gilbert and Alireza Tourani-Rad.

Important dates

Submission of papers: 15 April 2013Publication date: September 2014.

Submission

All inquiries and submissions should be sent to the Guest Editors: Bart Frijns, Aaron Gilbert and Alireza Tourani-Rad Department of Finance Auckland University of Technology Auckland, New Zealand E-mail: acfr@aut.ac.nz