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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2022.vol9.no4.0073

Determinants of Financial Information Disclosure: An Empirical Study in Vietnam's Stock Market  

PHAM, Thu Thi Bich (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Hong Duc University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.9, no.4, 2022 , pp. 73-81 More about this Journal
Abstract
The focus of the research is to determine the amount of financial information disclosure and the factors that influence it for non-financial enterprises listed on Vietnam's stock exchange. To evaluate the level of financial information disclosure, the study uses a set of disclosure indexes from the world's leading credit rating agency, Standard and Poor's (S&P). It makes some revisions in compliance with regulations for information disclosure on the Vietnam stock market. The study collects data in the form of annual reports for the year 2017-2020 from 350 non-financial firms listed on Vietnam's stock exchange and then uses a multivariate regression model to assess the effects of factors on the amount of financial information disclosure. The findings show that the size of the firm, the size of the board of directors, and foreign ownership all have a positive impact on financial transparency; however, the number of years the company has a negative impact. According to the findings of this study, companies with more total assets, a larger board of directors, and a higher rate of foreign ownership publish more financial information. Still, long-term listed companies on the stock exchange tend to disclose less.
Keywords
Financial Information; Disclosure Level; Listed Companies; Vietnam Stock Exchange;
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