The Impact of Social and Economic Development on Corporate Social and Environmental Disclosure in Hong Kong and the U.K.

This study compares corporate social and environmental disclosure (CSED) in Hong Kong (HK) and the U.K. through a content analysis of 334 annual reports prepared by 69 listed companies over the period of 1993–1997. We find that U.K. and HK companies differed in the amount, theme and location of CSED, and that there was an upward trend in the amount of CSED in both U.K. and HK firms during the five-year period, although U.K. firms increased more than HK firms. We argue that HK and U.K.'s different stages of social and economic development, by creating differential pressures and demand for CSED and exposing companies to differential political costs and legitimacy threats, contributed towards these differences in CSED.     

Cooperative social and environmental disclosure and financial performance of savings and credit cooperatives in Kenya

This study examines the association between cooperative social and environmental disclosure (CSED) and financial performance of deposit-taking savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) in Kenya. Using data comprising of 1272 observations for 212 deposit-taking SACCOs in Kenya over the period 2008–2013, panel OLS analyses are performed to establish the association between SACCOs' CSED levels and financial performance. The results reveal a relatively low level of CSED by deposit-taking SACCOs in Kenya at 29.3%. As a departure from findings in mainstream studies, the study reveals a negative association between CSED and financial performance. We argue that the negative association could be due to changed regulatory landscape or a signal that Kenyan SACCOs are transitioning to financially (profit) oriented goals. The results are useful to regulators and policy makers in designing an optimal disclosure policy for SACCOs.     

创业投资IPO偏低定价与退出绩效实证研究

本文以1993～2006年在香港主板和创业板上市的133家H股公司为研究对象，对其偏低定价和短长期绩效情况进行了实证分析。研究表明，创业投资支持的公司的IPO偏低定价程度低于非创业投资支持的公司。创业投资支持的公司在香港主板市场的IPO偏低定价程度、长短期绩效均低于香港创业板市场，且在香港主板上市后的长期绩效呈不断下降趋势。在香港主板市场上，退出绩效与IPO偏低定价显著负相关。对创业投资支持的公司来说，在热发行期退出将获得更好的绩效。     

创业板市场IPO定价效率研究——来自香港市场的经验证据

本文对香港创业板市场IPO抑价现象进行了实证检验，研究表明，香港创业板IPO市场定价效率相对较低：风险投资家能够带领风险企业提前上市并得到投资者认同；IPO企业经营年限、价值不确定性及IPO发行时信息处理效率等变量对香港创业板IPO市场定价效率有显著影响：承销商、审计事务所的鉴证功能得不到体现；高效的IPO发行机制有利于创业板IPO市场效率的提高。     

The impacts of Hong Kong’s Currency Board reforms on the interbank market

Among the economies with a Currency Board System (CBS), Hong Kong (HK) is probably the one with the largest and most developed financial sector, as well as the highest capital mobility. Hence, studying HK’s CBS is not only crucial to HK, but also important for the understanding of the modern CBS. This paper outlines the major monetary reforms in HK since the late 1980s. The impacts of these reforms and the 1997–1998 Asian Financial Crisis are then examined empirically. We focus on the differentials between the US and HK interbank interest rates. We assume the conditional-mean equation follows an autoregressive process and the conditional-variance equation follows a generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity process. This model captures the time-varying level and volatility of the differential. In light of the empirical results we provide an assessment of the reforms in HK.     

Challenges faced by accountancy education during and beyond the years of transition—some Hong Kong evidence

The sovereignty of Hong Kong (HK) was returned to China on 1 July l997 and HK has become a Special Administrative Region of China under the principle of “one country, two systems”. In order to evaluate the impact of the “l997” issue on accountancy education in HK, the Department of Accountancy of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University was chosen as a case study. This paper discusses the accounting reforms taking place in China, the political factor of “1997”, and their corresponding impacts on accountancy education in HK. This discussion is followed by assessing the challenges faced and the responses made by the Department of Accountancy of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in order adapt to the challenges.     

李勇会长在境外出席会计师行业会议期间调研我国会计师事务所走出去

近日,财政部副部长、中注协会长李勇在香港出席海峡两岸及港澳地区会计师行业交流研讨会期间,专门视察了中注协驻港联络处,深入国富浩华(香港)、信永中和(香港)会计师事务所调研,并在两家事务所分别主持召开座谈会,详细了解事务所“走出去”情况.在澳大利亚出席CAPA大会期间,李勇会长专程到澳大利亚信永中和会计师事务所布里斯班成员所调研.他要求事务所抓住机遇,加快国际化发展步伐,更好服务国家建设.中注协副会长兼秘书长陈毓圭、副秘书长杨志国、党委副书记梁立群分别陪同调研.     

双重上市股票的价格信息传递——基于内地香港双重上市股票的实证分析

本文选取2003年到2007年4月的内地、香港双重上市股票为样本，运用似不相关（suR）方法实证考察两个市场之间的价格信息传递情况。研究发现：个股日内收益受A股市场大盘影响比同一只股票在香港市场受恒生指数的影响要大；股票价格信息主要由内地流向香港；A股的目内收益显著影响了同一天香港的日内收益，而A股的日内收益对香港隔夜收益的影响相对较弱。     

香港人民币债券市场发展动态及趋势分析

近来香港人民币债券市场的蓬勃发展吸引了各方广泛关注。香港人民币债券市场的发展对于推动人民币国际化、建设香港离岸金融中心有着重要的意义。文章介绍了香港离岸人民币市场发展现状,分析了近期香港人民币债券市场发展动态以及未来的趋势,并从人民币合成债券和点心债券协调发展、后续政策措施对香港人民币存量及人民币债券市场的影响的角度,探讨了香港人民币债券市场的未来发展。     

Determinants and consequences of voluntary switches to Chinese auditors in Hong Kong

Hong Kong market regulators have permitted 12 large Chinese accounting firms to audit the financial statements of Chinese firms that cross list in Hong Kong (i.e., H-share firms) since 2010. This paper examines the characteristics of H-share firms that voluntarily replaced their Hong Kong (HK) auditors with Chinese auditors, and the market reaction to auditor switches following this policy. We find that 38 out of 147 H-share firms voluntarily switched to Chinese auditors during 2011–2013. Switching firms are larger in size and are less likely to use Big4; they also have less need for external financing, a longer cross listing history, and a lower percentage of foreign revenue. We also find that investors negatively react to the auditor switches from HK non-Big4 to China non-Big4, but do not react to the auditor switches from HK Big4 to China Big4. This suggests that investors perceived lower audit quality for China non-Big4.