Are the determinants of banks’ and insurers’ capital structures homogeneous? Evidence using South African data

This paper investigates the factors that determine capital structures of financial firms using two separate samples of banks and insurance companies and draws comparisons therefrom. It utilizes two samples of 16 South African banks and 26 South African insurance companies for the period 2006–2015. T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Athenia Bongani Sibindi, Daniel Makina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2018.1519899