上市公司自愿性披露会计信息的问题分析

自愿性信息披露是对基本信息披露制度强制性信息披露的补充和深化,对提高公司信息披露质量,展示公司未来和真正价值具有重要作用。本文试图为上市公司自愿性披露信息行为动因给出理论解释,并分析了其现状和产生原因的基础上,提出强化自愿性披露的建议,为上市公司自愿性披露的研究提供一些参考。     

自愿性信息披露:信息租金与管制

自愿性信息披露是解决信息问题的重要手段, 对间接信息租金的追逐是经营者自愿披露信息的核心动机。单纯受利益驱使的自愿性信息披露必然存在一些问题, 因而有必要对自愿性信息披露进行有效的管制。建立基于声誉的经理人市场和法律事后惩罚机制, 有助于保障自愿性信息披露的信息质量。     

上市公司自愿性信息披露问题探究

随着中国证券市场的发展和经济环境的不断变化,信息使用者对会计信息披露提出了更有效、更高、更严的要求,单一强制性信息披露机制已不能充分满足资本市场发展的要求。自愿性信息披露是在原有强制性信息披露的基础上为了增加市场有效性而进行补充披露。研究中国上市公司自愿性信息披露对整个资本市场的发展与完善,有着极其重要的理论和现实意义。本文通过分析各行业自愿性信息披露存在的问题,并提出如何增强上市公司自愿披露信息的积极性和可靠性的建议与方法。     

中国上市公司自愿性信息披露研究

一、自愿性信息披露概述1.自愿性信息披露的概念财务报告中的内容按披露方式可以分为强制性披露和自愿性披露。强制性信息披露指的是上市公司按照公认会计准则和证券监管部门的要求披露公司的基本财务信息。和强制性信息披露方式相对地,自愿性信息披露是企业自愿地披露除强制披     

我国上市公司自愿性信息披露现状及对策

为了增强上市公司自愿披露信息的积极性和有效性,本文通过研究自愿性信息披露的外部条件,阐述了上市公司自愿性信息披露的含义、背景、意义以及现状分析,得出了提升上市公司自愿性信息披露的外部性策略和方法,得出了关于上市公司自愿性信息披露相关制度的建议。     

我国上市公司自愿性信息披露现状及对策

为了增强上市公司自愿披露信息的积极性和有效性,本文通过研究自愿性信息披露的外部条件,阐述了上市公司自愿性信息披露的含义、背景、意义以及现状分析,得出了提升上市公司自愿性信息披露的外部性策略和方法,得出了关于上市公司自愿性信息披露相关制度的建议。     

自愿性信息披露的动因与监管

从是否管制的角度看，信息披露可分为强制性披露和自愿性披露。强制性披露是按照公认会计原则和其他法律、法规的要求，必须在财务报告中披露的内容；自愿性披露是指在强制性披露的规则要求之外，公司管理层自主提供的关于公司财务和公司发展的其他方面的相关信息。自愿性信息披露会使信息的年代者面临更高的信息制造成本、发布成本、诉讼成本，即自愿性信息披露的激励冲突，那么为什么公司还会进行自愿性信息披露，其动因何在？     

浅析企业的自愿性信息披露

自愿性信息披露不当会影响企业以及市场的发展.本文从企业自愿性信息披露的动因出发,通过分析企业自愿性信息披露的优缺点,提出提高自愿性信息披露的途径.     

自愿性信息披露的现状分析及对策

自愿性信息披露是上市公司改善与投资者关系的一个有效沟通工具,我国当前则存在公司自愿性信息披露水平低而且进行有选择性的披露等局限。本文通过剖析我国自愿性信息披露的现状,揭示其成因,并提出相应对策,以期对上市公司的信息披露策略及其监管有所裨益。     

浅析企业的自愿性信息披露

自愿性信息披露不当会影响企业以及市场的发展。本文从企业自愿性信息披露的动因出发，通过分析企业自愿性信息年的优缺点，提出提高自愿性信息披露的途径。     

上市公司自愿性信息披露对股票流动性影响的实证研究

以2007～2008年沪深两市A股上市公司年报作为研究基础,运用描述性统计和两阶最小二乘法分析了自愿性信息披露对上市公司股票流动性的影响。验证了自愿性信息披露会促进上市公司股票的流动性,同时发现自愿性披露信息中财务方面信息对上市公司股票流动性的提高作用最大。     

上市公司自愿性信息披露影响因素研究

自愿性信息披露对于增强投资者系统性保护、提升上市公司治理水平具有重要意义。本文以深市样本公司数据为基础，按上市公司战略性信息、非财务主要信息和财务信息三类信息披露指数，考察公司规模、财务杠杆、经理层持股、公司盈利、外资股、审计费用对于我国上市公司自愿性信息披露的影响。研究表明，我国上市公司在自愿性信息披露方面缺乏充分的内在动机和完善的外在激励机制，自愿性信息披露行为尚侍进一步地系统性规范。     

Quality of financial reporting: evidence from the listed Saudi nonfinancial companies

This study assesses the quality of information disclosed by a sample of nonfinancial Saudi companies listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange. The study also compares the extent of corporate disclosure before and after the creation of the Saudi Organization of Certified Public Accountants (SOCPA). We classify information disclosed in the annual reports into three main categories: mandatory; voluntary related to mandatory; and voluntary unrelated to mandatory disclosure. The sample provided 63% and 66% of the total population of companies listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange in the years 1992 and 1999.In departure from most previous studies conducted in this area of research, we weighted the indexes of disclosure by the mean and median responses of seven users of the annual reports in Saudi Arabia. The results of both unweighted and weighted indexes are reported. The outcome of the analysis indicated a relatively high compliance with the mandatory requirements in all industries covered by the study, with the exception of the electricity sector. As for the voluntary disclosure, whether related or unrelated to mandatory disclosure, the analysis revealed that Saudi companies disclose information more than the minimum required by law. The level of voluntary disclosure, however, is relatively low. The analysis also showed that the creation of SOCPA has had little impact on corporate reporting in Saudi Arabia.     

Voluntary disclosure practices amongst listed companies in Nigeria

This study examines voluntary disclosure practices amongst listed companies in Nigeria. Results from univariate and multivariate analyses of 52 listed companies suggest an average voluntary disclosure of 44% based on modified Meek, Roberts and Gray (1995) disclosure index comprising 24 disclosure items. The study found significant positive relationship between voluntary disclosure and firm size, measured as the natural logarithm of total asset. The study documents significant positive relationship between market-based definition of firm performance and voluntary disclosure. The study also found significant negative relationship between percentage of block share ownership and percentage of managerial share with firm disclosures. The study has important implication for both individual and institutional investors globally, regulators and policy makers in developing economies.     

中期财务报告自愿审计的动机和市场反应分析——基于中国上市公司的经验数据

作为外部治理机制的审计是公司信息披露质量的重要保证,目前法规对上市公司中期财务报告的审计并无强制性法规要求,许多上市公司选择中期财务报表自愿审计,其行为是一种主动传递信息的过程。本文通过对我国上市公司2007至2010年证券市场自愿中报审计的经验数据分析,对公司自愿中报审计的动机和市场反应进行了实证研究。研究发现:公司中期财务报表自愿审计与公司的成长性和公司规模显著相关,且公司的财务状况和股权性质对公司的自愿审计有一定影响;同时,市场对上市公司中期财务报告自愿审计行为有一定的正面反应,但这种反应效力不足,且持续力较低。     

A framework for the analysis of firm risk communication

In this paper, we propose a framework for the analysis of risk communication and an index to measure the quality of risk disclosure. Mainstream literature on voluntary disclosure has emphasized that quantity can be used as a sound proxy for quality. We contend that, in the analysis of the disclosure of risks made by public companies, attention has to be paid not only to how much is disclosed but also to what is disclosed and how.We apply the framework to a sample of nonfinancial companies listed in the ordinary market on the Italian Stock Exchange. To verify that the framework and synthetic index are not influenced by the two factors recognized in the literature as the most powerful drivers of disclosure behavior for listed companies, we use an OLS model. The regression shows that the index of disclosure quantity is not influenced either by size or industry. Thus, the synthetic measure can be used to rank the quality of the disclosure of risks.     

Voluntary CSR disclosure,institutional environment,and independent audit demand

Using a sample of A-share listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, this study examines the impact of voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure on independent audit demand in different institutional environments. The sample covers the 2008–2016 period and excludes firms that are required to disclose CSR information. The findings show that compared with companies that choose to not disclose such information, companies that voluntarily disclose CSR information prefer to employ “small” accounting firms for auditing services, although the auditing fees are much higher. However, as the institutional environment improves, this preference is weakened. Further analyses show that this preference is stronger in enterprises where CSR disclosure is driven by strong political motivations and managerial self-interest motivations. Legitimate motivations and economic motivations do not significantly impact the preference for “small” audit firms. Furthermore, this preference is more obvious in enterprises with poor operational performance and low information disclosure quality, and it increases as CSR disclosure level decreases. The study enriches our understanding of the economic consequences of voluntary CSR disclosure and the factors that influence independent audit demand. The results also have implications for the construction and regulation of China’s system for supervising CSR information disclosure in the transitional phase.     

董事长个人特征、代理成本与营收计划的自愿披露——来自沪深上市公司的经验证据

本文基于高层梯队理论和代理理论,研究了董事长个人特征和代理成本对公司营收计划自愿披露的影响。以2008—2010年度A股上市公司为样本,研究发现,公司董事长年龄、性别以及股权代理成本与营收计划自愿披露相关。董事长年龄越大、董事长为女性以及股权代理成本越小的公司,其自愿披露营收计划的可能性越大。研究还发现公司规模、董事长和总经理两职合一以及交叉上市对公司营收计划自愿披露也有显著影响。本文的研究丰富了相关文献,特别是为从管理者特征方面来解释我国上市公司的自愿披露行为提供了经验证据。     

Determinants and consequences of voluntary disclosure in an emerging market: Evidence from China

In this paper we examine empirically the determinants of voluntary disclosure in the annual reports of Chinese listed firms that issue both domestic and foreign shares and determine if the cost of debt capital is related to the extent of voluntary disclosure. We find the level of voluntary disclosure is positively related to the proportion of state ownership, foreign ownership, firm performance measured by return on equity, and reputation of the engaged auditor. There is no evidence, however, that companies benefit from extensive voluntary disclosure by having a lower cost of debt capital.     

Determinants and features of voluntary disclosure in the Chinese stock market

This paper offers in-depth analysis of the determinants and features of voluntary disclosure based on information in the annual reports of 1066 Chinese firms listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. This extensive sample represents about 80% of all public companies in China. Our findings suggest that voluntary disclosure in China is positively related to firm size, leverage, assets-in-place, and return on equity and is negatively related to auditor type and the level of maturity or sophistication of the intermediary and legal environments. We also find some evidence to suggest a quadratic convex association between state ownership and voluntary disclosure. However, our analysis provides no evidence that extensive disclosure benefits public companies in China in the form of a lower cost of equity.