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Disclosure practices among unit trust funds in Malaysia

This study examined the level of transparency among unit trust funds in Malaysia. Unit trust funds were the focus of this study due to its nature: unique, heavily regulated and rapidly growing. The study investigated the extent of disclosure in relation to the various mandatory and voluntary require...

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Main Authors: Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah, Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar, Tayib, Mahamad, Lode, Nor Asma
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2001
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HF5601 Accounting
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spelling my.uum.repo.4872015-06-28T00:51:23Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/487/ Disclosure practices among unit trust funds in Malaysia Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar Tayib, Mahamad Lode, Nor Asma HF5601 Accounting This study examined the level of transparency among unit trust funds in Malaysia. Unit trust funds were the focus of this study due to its nature: unique, heavily regulated and rapidly growing. The study investigated the extent of disclosure in relation to the various mandatory and voluntary requirements and the roles of the specific characteristics of trust funds in explaining their level of disclosure in the annual reports. The findings showed that the level of disclosure increased rapidly within the period of study suggesting that trust funds were becoming more transparent. Universiti Utara Malaysia 2001 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/487/1/Ku_Nor_Izah_Ku_Ismail.pdf Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah and Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar and Tayib, Mahamad and Lode, Nor Asma (2001) Disclosure practices among unit trust funds in Malaysia. Malaysian Management Journal, 5 (1&2). pp. 65-87. ISSN 0128-6226 http://mmj.uum.edu.my
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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topic HF5601 Accounting
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Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah
Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar
Tayib, Mahamad
Lode, Nor Asma
Disclosure practices among unit trust funds in Malaysia
description This study examined the level of transparency among unit trust funds in Malaysia. Unit trust funds were the focus of this study due to its nature: unique, heavily regulated and rapidly growing. The study investigated the extent of disclosure in relation to the various mandatory and voluntary requirements and the roles of the specific characteristics of trust funds in explaining their level of disclosure in the annual reports. The findings showed that the level of disclosure increased rapidly within the period of study suggesting that trust funds were becoming more transparent.
format Article
author Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah
Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar
Tayib, Mahamad
Lode, Nor Asma
author_facet Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah
Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar
Tayib, Mahamad
Lode, Nor Asma
author_sort Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah
title Disclosure practices among unit trust funds in Malaysia
title_short Disclosure practices among unit trust funds in Malaysia
title_full Disclosure practices among unit trust funds in Malaysia
title_fullStr Disclosure practices among unit trust funds in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Disclosure practices among unit trust funds in Malaysia
title_sort disclosure practices among unit trust funds in malaysia
publisher Universiti Utara Malaysia
publishDate 2001
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/487/1/Ku_Nor_Izah_Ku_Ismail.pdf
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