The 2008 global financial crisis : effects of firm characteristics on the performance of Singapore companies.

This paper examines the impact of firm characteristics on Singapore companies’ performances both during and after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Our dataset consisted of firms which are headquartered in Singapore and listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), excluding financial and utilities firms,...

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Main Authors: Moo, Ni Ko., Tay, Xi Wen., Lui, Vanessa Pei Qi.
Other Authors: Liu Wei-Lin
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2013
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-515712023-05-19T07:23:11Z The 2008 global financial crisis : effects of firm characteristics on the performance of Singapore companies. Moo, Ni Ko. Tay, Xi Wen. Lui, Vanessa Pei Qi. Liu Wei-Lin Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business This paper examines the impact of firm characteristics on Singapore companies’ performances both during and after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Our dataset consisted of firms which are headquartered in Singapore and listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), excluding financial and utilities firms, bond funds, exchange-traded funds and real estate investments trusts. Our findings suggest that firms with greater foreign sales, more leverage and higher capital expenditure would be more adversely impacted by the crisis, while firms with higher capital expenditure recover more slowly. This implies that investors, portfolio and fund managers who seek a more conservative portfolio would avoid investing in firms with the abovementioned characteristics. Financial institutions and the Singapore government could also extend lines of credit to financially distressed companies, enabling them to better withstand the crisis. BUSINESS 2013-04-05T06:15:24Z 2013-04-05T06:15:24Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51571 en Nanyang Technological University 49 p. application/pdf
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Moo, Ni Ko.
Tay, Xi Wen.
Lui, Vanessa Pei Qi.
The 2008 global financial crisis : effects of firm characteristics on the performance of Singapore companies.
description This paper examines the impact of firm characteristics on Singapore companies’ performances both during and after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Our dataset consisted of firms which are headquartered in Singapore and listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), excluding financial and utilities firms, bond funds, exchange-traded funds and real estate investments trusts. Our findings suggest that firms with greater foreign sales, more leverage and higher capital expenditure would be more adversely impacted by the crisis, while firms with higher capital expenditure recover more slowly. This implies that investors, portfolio and fund managers who seek a more conservative portfolio would avoid investing in firms with the abovementioned characteristics. Financial institutions and the Singapore government could also extend lines of credit to financially distressed companies, enabling them to better withstand the crisis.
author2 Liu Wei-Lin
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Moo, Ni Ko.
Tay, Xi Wen.
Lui, Vanessa Pei Qi.
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author Moo, Ni Ko.
Tay, Xi Wen.
Lui, Vanessa Pei Qi.
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title The 2008 global financial crisis : effects of firm characteristics on the performance of Singapore companies.
title_short The 2008 global financial crisis : effects of firm characteristics on the performance of Singapore companies.
title_full The 2008 global financial crisis : effects of firm characteristics on the performance of Singapore companies.
title_fullStr The 2008 global financial crisis : effects of firm characteristics on the performance of Singapore companies.
title_full_unstemmed The 2008 global financial crisis : effects of firm characteristics on the performance of Singapore companies.
title_sort 2008 global financial crisis : effects of firm characteristics on the performance of singapore companies.
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