Financial restatements and corporate governance among Malaysian listed companies

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar, Mohamad Yusof, Nor Zalina, Mohamad Nor, Mohamad Naimi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald 2010
• Subjects: HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/15021/1/Financial_restatements%5B1%5D_15201.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/15021/; http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1864960&show=html

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the effects of Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance on the nature of financial restatements in Malaysia and whether corporate governance characteristics are associated with financial restatements. Design/methodology/approach – Data for this paper are obtain...