Pension funds are the principal sources of retirement income for millions of people in the world. They are also important contributors to the GDPs of countries and a significant source of capital in financial markets. ...

The PriceWaterhouseCoopers has been carrying out surveys on CEO’s Most Respected Companies in East Africa since 1999. These companies also continue to showcase their financial soundness as they have been profitable over ...

The banking industry is a key sector in the Kenyan economy. As profit seekers, commercial banks are inclined to formulate policies that aim at diversifying their portfolio and thus guaranteeing some minimum rate of return. ...

The design of this research was descriptive survey research. The researcher targeted a population of 200 but sample 150 was obtained. A descriptive survey research seeks to obtain information that describes existing phenomena ...

Most developing economies that undergo the process of financial liberalization have banking systems that are burdened by a large proportion of bad loans and risky credits. Bad loans have created several problems for ...

The business environment has changed and it has been characterised by stiff competition among the players and the banking industry is no exception in Kenya. Competition amongst the commercial banks has pushed banks towards ...

This paper examined the effect of board gender composition on the financial performance of listed companies based on evidence from Kenya during a five year period (2007 - 2011). Board gender composition was calculated as ...

The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of credit risk management on the financial performance and to establish if there exists any relationship between the credit risk management determinants by use of CAMEL ...

Credit risk management has become an important topic for financial institutes, especially since the business sector of financial services is related to conditions of uncertainty. The turmoil of the financial industry ...

Micro-finance refers to small scale financial services such as cash loans, money transfers, direct deposits, savings, and insurance made accessible primarily to the poor. Micro enterprises can be defined as those enterprises ...