Browsing by Author "Mohammed, Mahmuda"

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    BOARD CHARACTERISTICS AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A CANONICAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF LISTED COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
    (Department of Accounting Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2018-06-12) Ahmed, Abdullahi Ibrahim; Mohammed, Mahmuda
    This research examined the canonical relationship that exist between firm performance dimensions and board characteristics dimensions using Nigeria listed companies. The findings of this study clearly shows that there is no significant association between corporate performance and board characteristics dimensions but that there is the possibility that some bored attributes such as board gender diversity and board independence drives performance rather than performance driving changes in board characteristics in Nigerian listed companies. This study therefore provides empirical research evidence that support an insignificant relationship between firm performance dimensions and board characteristics dimension in Nigeria. This study also expanded empirical research on canonical correlation analysis application in Nigeria because a limited number of studies have been conducted in this area.
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    MUTUAL FUND ATTRIBUTES AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN NIGERIA
    (Department of Accounting Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2018-06-21) Barde, Barnabas E.; Mohammed, Mahmuda
    This study examined the relationship between the mutual funds main attributes and their performance. This study employed monthly data for a total sample of 65 mutual funds over a period of most recent seven years (to year end 2017). The data for this study were gathered from secondary sources, the data collected were analyzed using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression. The study found that size of fund and fund age are found to have insignificant effect on mutual fund performance in Nigeria, while risk level of mutual fund has significant effect on mutual fund performance in Nigeria. The study suggests that it may be better for investors to route their investments in small-sized funds and older funds having past track record. The funds with these attributes have the potential of generating high returns. Further, large mutual funds might be overlooked as these characteristic exhibit no significant influence on future performance of fund