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Effiezal Aswadi Abdul Wahab
Researcher at Curtin University
Publications - 37
Citations - 925
Effiezal Aswadi Abdul Wahab is an academic researcher from Curtin University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Corporate governance & Audit. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 37 publications receiving 784 citations. Previous affiliations of Effiezal Aswadi Abdul Wahab include Universiti Sains Malaysia & University of Auckland.
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The Impact of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance: Compliance, Institutional Investors and Stock Performance
TL;DR: In 2001, the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG) became an integral part of the Bursa Malaysia Listing Rules, which requires all listed firms to disclose the extent of compliance with the MCCG.
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Political connections, corporate governance and audit fees in Malaysia
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between political connection, corporate governance and audit fees in Malaysia and found that politically connected firms are perceived to be riskier and thus require auditors to undertake greater audit efforts which in turn lead to higher audit fee.
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Institutional investors, political connection and audit quality in Malaysia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors extend the audit pricing literature by examining whether institutional investors and political connection are associated with higher audit fees, and they find that audit fees are higher for politically connected firms.
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Political connections, corporate governance, and tax aggressiveness in Malaysia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between political connections and corporate tax aggressiveness in Malaysia, and found that politically connected firms are more tax aggressive than non-connected firms.
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Corporate Governance and Institutional Investors: Evidence from Malaysia
TL;DR: In 2001, Malaysia undertook important corporate governance reforms, which saw the integration of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance into Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Listing Rules and the establishment of the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG), which aims to enhance institutional investor activism as discussed by the authors.