New issue of the Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions journal
The editorial team of Virtus Interpress would like to present a new issue of the journal Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions. The issue comprises a collection of distinguished papers that analyze recent trends and upcoming challenges in corporate governance, risk management, and compliance within financial institutions, emphasizing their role in fostering financial stability and economic growth.
The current issue focuses on predicting the risk of financial failure in financial companies. It features a bibliometric analysis of risk governance and economic stability in Islamic banks. Additionally, it explores governance, risk management, and compliance in rural banks, highlighting the roles of bank size, liquidity management, and dividend policy in emerging markets. Financial inclusion and FinTech integration are also analyzed in the context of managing the financial sector.
The full issue of the journal is available at the following link.
Nawaf Abdullah Al Jundi, Anas Ahmad Bani Atta, and Riham Hamzeh AlKhuffash evaluate the ability of the Altman model to predict financial failure risk in insurance companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange and assess the accuracy rate of the model’s predictability.
Bouchaib Marnouch, Hamid El Boudaly, and Abdelbari El Khamlichi identify current research trends in the field of risk governance and financial stability of Islamic banks through a bibliometric and thematic analysis.
Lena Erdawati, Hamidah, Gatot Nazir Ahmad, Dede Sunaryo, and Hendra Galuh Febrianto examine the influence of the functions of the board of commissioners, internal audit, risk monitoring, and compliance with credit banking stability in Indonesia.
Chisinga Ngonidzashe Chikutuma investigates the relationship between bank size and liquidity management practices using a sample of 40 commercial banks from 11 emerging market economies.
Hussein Zuhair Abdulameer Zainy analyses the relationship between accounting conservatism and financial constraints and their impact on dividend policy.
Zakia Siddiqui and Claudio Andres Rivera focus on the composition of the leadership teams responsible for governance in financial technology (FinTech).
Hanan Amin Barakat, Lamees El Araby, and Hisham Saad examine the macroeconomic factors that influence financial inclusion in 26 developing nations between 2015 and 2021, with a particular emphasis on unemployment, urbanization, and the Human Development Index.
Chricencia Makanyara Murape and Raphael Tabani Mpofu assess the volatility dynamics and strategic implications of listed private equity investments in Ghana, focusing on their alignment with corporate strategy, resource allocation, and portfolio management in emerging markets.
Nurul Aini Muhamed, Muhammad Iqmal Hisham Kamaruddin, Sofiah Md Auzair, and Saunah Zainon investigate the adoption of FinTech in the financial management of mosque institutions within the context of Islamic social enterprises.
Lely Noor Janna and Paulus Theodorus Basuki Hadiprajitno present a novel analysis of the intricate interrelationships among Porter’s business strategy (cost leadership and differentiation) and two forms of earnings management (accrual-based and real) and their impact on bankruptcy risk within publicly traded companies in Indonesia.
Tapas Kumar Sahoo, Pawan Kumar, Arijeet Das, Kanika Jindal, and Abdul Ghani Faiyyaz evaluate the financial health of Indian banking firms using Altman’s Z-score model, a time-tested tool for forecasting corporate bankruptcy.
Leward Jeke, Christopher Reginald John Erasmus, Sanderson Abel, Simion Matsvai, and Julius Mukarati apply a VAR approach to examine the relationship between bank credit and economic growth in South Africa based on three separate periods: pre-crisis (2001–2008), post-crisis (2009–2016), and the combined period.
Finally, Manjida Ahmed, Nikhat Mushir, Mohd. Anas, Mosab I. Tabash, Linda Nalini Daniel, and Hamza Naim study the impact of digitalisation on the actual usage of banking and financial services among the underprivileged community.
We thank all contributing authors for their rigorous research and we are pleased to share this issue as a reflection of the journal’s commitment to scholarly advancement and policy relevance.
