Journal of Risk Finance: Volume 23 Issue 4

The effect of digital transformation on firm performance: evidence from Swedish listed companies

Maha Khemakhem Jardak, Salah Ben Hamad

The objective of this research is to examine empirically the effects of digital maturity (DM) on the firm's financial performance as measured by return on assets (ROA), return on…

Understanding the adoption of cryptocurrencies for financial transactions within a high-risk context

Amal Dabbous, May Merhej Sayegh, Karine Aoun Barakat

Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoins represent a novel method of conducting financial transactions and exchanging money. However, their adoption by the general public remains low…

Time-frequency analysis of the comovement between wheat and equity markets

Amine Ben Amar, Mondher Bouattour, Jean-Etienne Carlotti

This study aims to investigate the time-frequency comovement between wheat futures traded on three US markets (Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBOT…

Analyzing the green financing and energy efficiency relationship in ASEAN

Phung Thanh Quang, Doan Phuong Thao

The need to improve energy efficiency as an essential factor for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through green financing is one of the most important issues…

The cross-section of expected stock returns and components of idiosyncratic volatility

Seyed Reza Tabatabaei Poudeh, Chengbo Fu

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the existing stock return predictability and idiosyncratic risk literature by examining the relationship between stock returns and…

Does the market discipline banks? Evidence from Balkan states

Ayesha Afzal, Saba Fazal Firdousi

This research is designed to investigate the presence of market discipline in the banking sector, across Balkan states in Europe. Specifically, the effects of CAMEL variables on…

Impact of the application of IFRS 9 on listed Spanish credit institutions: implications from the regulatory, supervisory and auditing point of view

Alba Gómez-Ortega, Vera Gelashvili, María Luisa Delgado Jalón, José Ángel Rivero Menéndez

At the European level, on January 1st 2018, the accounting standard IFRS 9, on the principles for the accounting information of financial instruments entered into force. The…

Is the Financial Market ready for Cryptocurrency ETFs? - A critical evaluation

Pooja Singh