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Generally, shares offer better average returns than one can achieve from alternative investment products such as bonds and savings accounts. However, the participation of retail investors on the stock market (share ownership) by adult Zambians was found to be very low, standing at 0.3% of all...

The study's aim was to suggest solutions to the problem of weak corporate governance in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Zambia by proposing ideal elements of corporate governance that could be embraced in their operations. A concurrent mixed methods approach based on philosophical pragmatism,...

Development of appropriate turnaround strategies to enhance profitability is vital to the survivability of Investrust Bank Plc. Which has been making losses consistently in the period 2013-2018. The brand is under serious threat and a turnaround to address the crisis is discussed hence, the study...

Development of appropriate turnaround strategies to enhance profitability is vital to the survivability of Investrust Bank Plc. Which has been making losses consistently in the period 2013-2018. The brand is under serious threat and a turnaround to address the crisis is discussed hence, the study...

Microstructure developments in the emerging capital markets, particularly in secondary markets, have taken place over the past two decades. One of the policy issues is how share prices are determined in the market. With ZCCM-IH as a test case, the study set out to see if corporate performance had...

The lack of SME financing has prompted the need to provide an alternative way to raise funds from the sale of shares through the Alternative Security Markets (ASM). Thus SMEs need to be allowed to register on the stock exchange market. This paper was inspired by the lack of research on this trend...

Financial literacy is an important component in financial planning and retirement planning. It gives an individual the ability to process economic information and make informed decisions about financial planning and wealth accumulation. Despite the importance of financial literacy; surveys around...

Corporate governance is a mix of guidelines, practices and procedures by which organizations are guided and controlled. This study was focused at investigating the effect of Corporate Governance on the Financial Performance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Zambia, focusing on State-Owned...

Individual investor participation in government securities is critical for both financial market development and government funding. This study delved into the factors influencing individual investors' decisions to participate in government securities, focusing on the Livingstone District....

Commercial banks perform an important part in financial intermediation. Zambia, like any other nation, needs a stable banking system in order to finance private and public investments. The fruitfulness of the banking system in channelling funds from depositors to lenders is often gauged by...