An empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions

This study investigates investors’ confidence in the Malaysian stock market based on the notion that stocks are the best investment avenue for long-term investors, who can just buy and hold through the ups and downs of the market. In addition, it also examines the role of investors’ religiosity duri...

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Main Authors:	Jaiyeoba, Haruna Babatunde, Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi, Haron, Razali
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	HG Finance HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/1/IIFWMF-10.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/2/IIFWMF-10P.pdf

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spelling	iium-599602017-12-13T02:26:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/ An empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions Jaiyeoba, Haruna Babatunde Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi Haron, Razali HG Finance HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation This study investigates investors’ confidence in the Malaysian stock market based on the notion that stocks are the best investment avenue for long-term investors, who can just buy and hold through the ups and downs of the market. In addition, it also examines the role of investors’ religiosity during investment decisions. To achieve these objectives, survey questionnaire was developed by the researchers and completed by 366 stock market investors, including fund managers and retail investors. Using several suitable analyses, we have concluded, though with caution, that stock market investors have confidence in the Malaysian stock market as the best investment avenue in the country. Moreover, this study has also shown that highly religious investors hold firmly to their religion guidelines when making investment decisions compared to other investors in the lowest category; more so, ethical businesses and being socially responsible are other factors found important to the investors before selecting company for investment reasons. As a result, discussions are made, implications are offered, and recommendations for future studies are discussed. 2017-05-02 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/1/IIFWMF-10.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/2/IIFWMF-10P.pdf Jaiyeoba, Haruna Babatunde and Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi and Haron, Razali (2017) An empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions. In: International Islamic Fund And Wealth Management Forum (IIFWMF), 2nd-3rd May 2017, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) http://www.iium.edu.my/iiibf/international-islamic-fund-wealth-management-forum-iifwmf
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spellingShingle	HG Finance HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation Jaiyeoba, Haruna Babatunde Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi Haron, Razali An empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions
description	This study investigates investors’ confidence in the Malaysian stock market based on the notion that stocks are the best investment avenue for long-term investors, who can just buy and hold through the ups and downs of the market. In addition, it also examines the role of investors’ religiosity during investment decisions. To achieve these objectives, survey questionnaire was developed by the researchers and completed by 366 stock market investors, including fund managers and retail investors. Using several suitable analyses, we have concluded, though with caution, that stock market investors have confidence in the Malaysian stock market as the best investment avenue in the country. Moreover, this study has also shown that highly religious investors hold firmly to their religion guidelines when making investment decisions compared to other investors in the lowest category; more so, ethical businesses and being socially responsible are other factors found important to the investors before selecting company for investment reasons. As a result, discussions are made, implications are offered, and recommendations for future studies are discussed.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Jaiyeoba, Haruna Babatunde Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi Haron, Razali
author_facet	Jaiyeoba, Haruna Babatunde Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi Haron, Razali
author_sort	Jaiyeoba, Haruna Babatunde
title	An empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions
title_short	An empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions
title_full	An empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions
title_fullStr	An empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions
title_full_unstemmed	An empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions
title_sort	empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/1/IIFWMF-10.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/59960/2/IIFWMF-10P.pdf
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An empirical investigation of fund managers’ religiosity level during investment decisions

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