Performance Analysis of Lodging REITs in Relation to Market Segments

This article examines the financial performance of lodging real estate investment trusts (REITs) in relation to their market focus. Secondary data were collected for from 2004 to 2008 from lodging REITs that were traded on major U.S. stock exchanges. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to assess the efficiencies of market segments to generate financial performance. The results showed that two lodging REITs were consistently efficient during the study period relative to other lodging REITs. In particular, lodging REITs investing and/or operating in one or more relatively similar market segments and those focusing on the upper-upscale segment were more efficient than others. This study could provide managers, owners, and investors of lodging REITs preliminary evidence of the relationship between market segments and firm performance. This article also proposes a framework for future investigations to assess the performance of REITs.     

Impact of International Financial Reporting Standards （IFRS） Adoption on Key Financial Ratios＂ The Case of the Czech Republic

This contribution analyzes the impact of new International Financial Reporting Standards （IFRS） reporting rules on financial ratios prepared in the Czech companies. Using a sample of 16 Czech firms, we attempt to measure the scope and size of the differences in the selected set of financial ratios as calculated with data reported according to the traditional Czech accounting standards （CAS） and under the IFRS provisions. Our study discovers that there are important differences resulting from the two reporting formats. Our research comes to a conclusion that translation of Czech statements to IFRS may cause changes in the values of financial indicators without relationship to the real change in the firms＇ value, performance, and stability. Even though the findings were not statistically significant, the indicative results of our measurements disclosed an important fact that the transition to IFRS could cause deterioration of key indicators and thereby could impact on the overall rating of companies. One needs to be cautious with generalization due to the small sample size.     

完善地方政府金融管理体制研究

地方政府金融管理体制是我国金融体制的重要组成部分。目前我国地方政府金融管理实践中还存在着重复监管、监管盲区、责权不对等、职能混淆等问题,基于对当前地方政府金融管理体制缺损主要原因的分析,借鉴国外经验及寻求理论指导,本文建议从中央地方政府统分结合、金融发展与风险防范关系、需求角度及基础性制度安排等方面入手,逐步完善地方政府金融管理体制。     

我国省域金融成熟度的收敛性——基于空间面板数据模型的实证分析

研究了金融开放背景下我国省域金融成熟度的空间相关性和区域收敛性。基于金融成熟度综合指标体系,全面衡量了2001—2010年我国31个省级行政区的金融产业发展水平,并利用Moran's I从全局及局域层面揭示了各省金融成熟度的空间关联性。在此基础上,选择标准β收敛模型、空间滞后模型和空间误差模型对我国区域金融发展的β收敛进行分阶段探索。结果表明:我国区域金融成熟度在金融开放过渡阶段呈显著的β收敛特征、地区差异在减小,而在全面开放阶段呈显著的发散特征、地区差异在增大;金融开放加大了我国金融发展的区域差异。     

国有企业财务管理的环境与财务关系

国有企业财务管理环境和财务关系在财务管理理论结构中占据重要地位。不同的企业或同一个企业在不同的时期 ,其所面临的财务管理环境是不同的。本文拟对国有企业财务管理的环境和财务关系做一初步探讨。     

不确定性、财务状态与财务行为

本文认为不确定性是主观和客观的不同状态,风险是主观认识偏离客观状态的结果。财务的功能就在于如何正确分析、识别财务状态,相机选择财务行为,使财务行为与财务状态保持动态协调一致,以保持财务政策的时间一致性。     

浅析改制企业集团的财务监控体系建设

本文通过对改制企业集团面临的问题进行分析,总结出改制企业财务监控体系建设的主要影响因素,并提出改制企业集团财务监控体系建设的对策。     

非经常性损益对沪市上市公司财务业绩影响研究

文章通过非经常性损益、各非经常性损益项目对上市公司财务的整体影响以及对各非经常性损益项目对公司财务业绩的具体影响三个层次的分析,发现上市公司通过主营业务经营所获得的收益仍然是构成2003年财务业绩的主要来源,并且有继续向好的趋势;其整体业绩并未因非经常性损益的原因而导致质量低下。但同时数据也表明,部分上市公司利用各非经常性损益项目进行利润调节的现象仍然较为严重,对微利公司和 T族公司尤为如此。文章也对非经常性损益项目的构成进行了分析,揭示出了2003年度上市公司利用非经常性损益来调节利润的主要手段。此外,文章对目前有关部门对非经济性损益的相关规定进行了剖析,揭示出其存在的不足之处,并提出了相应的政策建议。     

金融发展、制度演进与经济增长

根据内生增长理论,确定经济增长的影响因子,然后着重考察制度因素,将其与金融发展的指标变量建立回归模型,以此深入分析金融发展作用于经济增长的制度演进渠道。研究结果表明：无论在长期还是短期内．金融发展对制度演进的影响较大;并且金融中介对制度演进的作用明显要大于金融市场。