Financial Analysis, Corporate Governance, and Firm Performance in Global Markets
A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). This special issue belongs to the section "Financial Markets".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 July 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editors
Interests: banking and financial institutions; bank regulation and supervision; monetary policy; international finance and exchange rates; financial stability; corporate governance; financial sector development; Asian economies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue examines the critical linkages among financial analysis, firm financial structure, risk management, and performance outcomes across diverse financial and economic environments. Financial analysis is broadly defined to include both internal financial characteristics—such as capital structure, liquidity, funding costs, and financial constraints—and external monitoring mechanisms, including the coverage and evaluation provided by financial analysts, institutional investors, and other market participants. These monitoring functions play a central role in mitigating principal–agent problems, improving earnings quality, reducing opportunistic behaviors such as asset tunneling, and strengthening overall corporate governance.
Firm performance extends beyond traditional profitability indicators to incorporate ESG outcomes, innovation capacity, financial resilience, and long-term sustainability. These dimensions of performance are deeply connected to risk management practices, access to capital, and the firm’s ability to undertake continuous investment in strategic initiatives. As global markets evolve, understanding how financial analysis and market monitoring shape sustainable value creation has become increasingly important for policymakers, investors, and corporate leaders.
We welcome contributions that provide empirical evidence, theoretical developments, or analytical models, including studies using mathematical methods in economics and finance. Submissions should focus on the relationships among firms’ financial status, analyst and institutional investor coverage, risk and governance mechanisms, and a wide range of performance outcomes, particularly in the context of modern, globalized financial markets.
Dr. Heather Montgomery
Dr. Dachen Sheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- financial analysis
- firm performance
- capital structure
- liquidity and financial constraints
- risk management
- corporate governance
- financial markets
- international finance
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