Heterogeneity of opinion regarding the value of an initial public offering (IPO) is arguably high due to the lack of prior information on the IPO. This situation is especially true in the case of a fixed-price IPO where, unlike book-building and auction offering methods, potential investors do not have theContinue Reading
The offer price of Malaysian initial public offerings (IPOs) is mostly determined by fixed-price mechanism, indicating that information for investors regarding the actual value of an IPO is not being fully reflected in the offer price. The investors’ opinion in fact triggers IPO value on the first trading day inContinue Reading
This study examines the extent of the investment banks’ (IB) reputation, both high and low, affect the performance of the initial public offers (IPOs) on the Malaysian Main Board, Second Board and the MESDAQ market. Conventional and modified methodologies are used to measure the abnormal returns of the Malaysian samplesContinue Reading