EFFECT OF FIRM CHARACTERISTICS ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF PENSION FUNDS ADMINISTRATORS IN NIGERIA
EFFECT OF FIRM CHARACTERISTICS ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF PENSION FUNDS ADMINISTRATORS IN NIGERIA
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2016-08
Authors
OVOSI, Bilkisu Mohammed
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Abstract
The divergent opinion on the determinants of the financial performance of pension funds
administrators has been an ongoing issue. Academic scholars overtime have been groping with
what factors drive the financial performance of pension funds administrators which still
remains unestablished. Hence, this study determines the effect of firm characteristics on the
financial performance of pension funds administrators in Nigeria. The study employed
correlational research design while the population of the study is the 20 registered and licensed
Pension Funds Administrators in Nigeria and a sample of eleven (11) PFAs were conveniently
selected after filter was applied. A multiple regression was adopted as a technique of data
analysis of the study. The findings reveal that firm size is statistically insignificant in
influencing the performance of PFAs, while firm growth, institutional shareholding, managerial
shareholding and leverage have significant negative impact on the performance of PFAs. The
study recommended among others that, the Management of PFAs should increase their net
assets in order to expand their size and improve performance. Again, as more levered PFAs
tend to have better performance, their Management should use less equity financing and
increase debt to improve their performance.
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BEING A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES OF THE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF
SCIENCE DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,
FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA.
Keywords
EFFECT,, FIRM CHARACTERISTICS,, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE,, PENSION FUNDS ADMINISTRATORS,, NIGERIA