تصفح حسب المؤلف "Abuzayed, Bana"
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The application of quality management in the financial services sector in Jordan
Ayyash, Arwa; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal; Abuzayed, Bana ( Business Perspectives , 2012 , Article)This study examines the applicability of total quality management (TQM) in the Jordanian financial services sector using a sample of employees at 12 financial institutions. The applicability of the TQM is assessed through ... -
Are Investors Concerned with Stock Market Upgrades? Evidence from Multivariate Framework Analysis
Abuzayed, Bana; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal ( Routledge , 2017 , Article)This study aims to examine the return and volatility responses to the announcement of stock market upgrades. It measures the direct effects of the recent Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) upgrade of the Qatar, ... -
Bank concentration, institutional quality, and economic growth: Empirical evidence from MENA countries
Abuzayed, Bana; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal ( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to examine the influence of institutional quality on the relationship between economic growth and banking sector concentration. Design/methodology/approach: The sample of our study covers 15 Middle ... -
Co-movement across european stock and real estate markets
Abuzayed, Bana; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal; Bouri, Elie ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)This study questions the reliability of securitized real estate investment trusts (REITs) for reducing risk in European stock investment portfolio during the global and European crisis periods. It considers co-movement and ... -
Corruption, lending and bank performance
Abuzayed, Bana; Ben Ammar, Mouldi; Molyneux, Philip; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal ( American University of Sharjah , 2019 , Conference Paper)This paper uses a sample of 7235 banks from 160 countries between 2000 and 2016 to investigate the link between corruption, lending and bank performance. It considers both country- and bank-level corruption. The study finds ... -
Diversification and hedging strategies of green bonds in financial asset portfolios during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abuzayed, Bana; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal ( Routledge , 2023 , Article)In this paper, we investigate whether investors can reap potential diversification or hedging benefits from holding green bonds in a portfolio containing a conventional financial asset during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using ... -
Does investors' fear gauge in a mature market matter? Evidence from the MENA region
Abuzayed, Bana; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal; Arabiyat, Talah S. ( Institutional Investor, Inc , 2018 , Article)This article examines the notion that less developed markets may be deemed safe havens for international investors. It tests the effect of mature markets' fear on risk and return in less developed markets. The study employs ... -
Does openness enhance financial sector development? The experience of the arab world
Al-Fayoumi, Nedal; Abuzayed, Bana ( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2014 , Article)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine if the simultaneous openness to trade and capital account can promote financial sector development. Design/methodology/approach - Based on a sample of 12 Arab countries ... -
Hedging UK stock portfolios with gold and oil: The impact of Brexit
Abuzayed, Bana; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal; Bouri, Elie ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)The purpose of this paper is to examine dynamic co-movements and portfolio management strategies between UK stock indices (aggregate market index and sector indices) and each of gold and crude oil futures markets, during ... -
Risk spillover from crude oil prices to GCC stock market returns: New evidence during the COVID-19 outbreak
Abuzayed, Bana; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)In this study, we examine oil price extreme tail risk spillover to individual Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock markets and quantify this spillover's shift before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A dynamic conditional ... -
Systemic risk spillover across global and country stock markets during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abuzayed, Bana; Bouri, Elie; Al-Fayoumi, Nedal; Jalkh, Naji ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Uncovering the tail risk spillover among global financial markets helps provide a more comprehensive understanding of the information transmission in extreme market conditions such as the COVID-19 outbreak. In this paper, ... -
The banking sector, stress and financial crisis: symmetric and asymmetric analysis
Al-Fayoumi, Nedal; Abuzayed, Bana; Arabiyat, Talah S. ( Routledge , 2019 , Article)This study investigates the impact of economic and financial stress on US banking sector returns during periods of crisis and tranquility. It further examines symmetric and asymmetric effects. The study applies GARCH (1, ...