Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems (JAMIS)


THE EFFECT OF TIMELINESS REGULATION OF CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTING: EVIDENCE FROM BANKING SECTOR OF BANGLADESH

Vol. 8, Nr.2/2009 ,   p216..235

Author(s):  
Alim Al Ayub AHMED


Keywords:   Timeliness, Bangladesh, Audit Lag, AGM Lag, Total Lag

Abstract:  

Timeliness of annual reports is an important attribute of their usefulness. There is a paucity of research about the timeliness of the published audited accounts of the banking sector companies in developing countries in general and audit delays in particular. This paper empirically examined the relationship between the disclosure score and audit delay in a developing country, Bangladesh. The objective of this study is to establish the impact of selected corporate attributes on audit delays in Bangladesh. In this study, I examine whether timeliness of corporate financial reporting in the banking sector has improved in Bangladesh following the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1993, the enactment of the Companies Act in 1994, the amendment of the SEC Rules in 1997, and the Banking Companies Act, 1991. Using 25% of the population (12 banks) observations over a period of 5 years (2002-2006), I find that regulatory changes have not improved timeliness in corporate reporting in the banking sector of Bangladesh as measured by the extent of audit lag, AGM lag and total lag.



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