Foreign exchange exposure and impact of policy switch - the case of Malaysian listed firms

• Main Authors: Bacha, Obiyathulla Ismath, Mohamad, Azhar, Syed Mohd Zain, Sharifah Raihan, Mohd. Rasid @ Abdul Rashid, Mohd Eskandar Shah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge Taylor & Francis 2013
• Subjects: HG3810 Foreign exchange; HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/28578/2/Foreign_Exchange_Exposure_and_Impact_of_Policy_Switch_-_Published_Version.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/28578/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036846.2012.684790#preview

This article undertakes an in-depth study of the foreign exchange exposure of Malaysian listed firms. We examine several issues related to firm-specific and overall exposure, including an evaluation of the efficacy of adopting a hard-peg on such exposure. Our sample consists of 158 listed firms and...