Financial Research Journal (FRJ)
Aim and Scope
The Financial Research Journal (FRJ) is devoted to the publication of high-quality, rigorous scholarly research spanning a wide range of financial and analytical disciplines, offering a forum for critical engagement with both historical and contemporary perspectives on finance and economic systems. The principal mission of the journal is to foster and advance scholarship in areas related to corporate finance, banking, capital markets, investment, financial institutions, monetary and fiscal policy, and all major domains of financial research.
Major topics
Financial Research Journal (FRJ) welcomes researchers, scholars, resource persons and practitioners to come up with their ideas and new perspectives that can extend the existing body of knowledge of Financial Management. The intent of the journal is to provide a forum for the dissemination of international Finance Research ideas and results. The areas of interest include the following subjects, but are not limited to:
Corporate Finance
- Capital Budgeting; Fixed Asset and Inventory Studies;
- Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- Bankruptcy; Financial Distress
- Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- Payout Policy
- Government Policy and Regulation
- Capital Raising; Leasing; Cost of Capital
- Short Term Financial Management
- Behavioral Finance
- Financial Performance Appraisal; Determinant Factors of Financial Performance
Investments
- Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions; Asset Allocation Decisions
- Asset Pricing
- Market Efficiency; Event Studies
- Return and Price Forecasting and Simulation
- Government Policy and Regulation
- Active Portfolio Management; Trading Strategies; Algorithmic Trading
- Behavioral Finance
- Investment Valuation
- Investment Performance Appraisal; Determinant Factors of Investment Performance
Financial Markets and Institutions
- Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance; Mortgages
- Insurance Products and Insurance Companies
- Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors; Individual Investors
- Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage; Ratings Agencies; Investment Companies
- Government Policy and Regulation
- Mutual Funds; Hedge Funds; Pension Funds
- Leasing Companies
Financial Engineering
- Options
- Forwards and Futures
- Swaps
- Exotic Options
- Structured Finance
- Credit Derivatives
- Securitization; Asset Backed Securities
Risk Management
- Market Risk; Interest Rate Risk; Foreign Exchange Risk; Stock Price Risk; Commodities Price Risk
- Credit Risk; Credit Rating; Credit Scoring
- Liquidity Risk; Asset-Liability Management
- Operational Risk; Reputational Risk; Strategic Risk; Compliance Risk; Legal Risk
- Risk Management Structure and Corporate Governance
- Risk Based Performance Appraisal; Risk Based Asset Allocation; Risk Based Pricing
Real Estate
- Real Estate Finance and Investment
- Real Estate Valuation
- Real Estate Investment Trust
Financial Law
- Financial Law in Capital Markets
- Financial Law in Money Markets
- Financial Law in Contracts
Financial Econometrics and Quantitative Methods
- Time-Series Models
- Models with Panel Data
- Switching Models
- Regression Models
- Neural Networks, Machine Learning and Related Topics; Other Data Mining Models
- Forecasting Methods; Simulation Methods
- Optimization Techniques; Dynamic Analysis
- Game Theory
- Operational Research Methods
- Market Micro Structures
International Finance
- International Financial Markets
- International Corporate Finance
- International Finance and Investment
- International Banking
Islamic Finance
- Islamic Financial Instruments
- Islamic Financial Markets
- Islamic Banking
- Takaful
