Major Research Topics in Finance

• A study based on the effects of interest rate KIBOR on share price
• A test of price earnings ratio to predict growth
• A comparative study between micro-finance banks, micro-finance institutions and rural support programs in creating self –employment in Pakistan
• Banking and currency crises causality from banks crises to currency crises
• Bankruptcy and corporate governance: the impact of board composition and structure
•  Capital structure and financial performance: evidence form (any country)
• Capital structure decision and expected inflation
• Comparative study of gold and T-bill as a hedge against inflation in (any country)
• Comparative study of credit scoring methods between local and foreign banks of Pakistan
• Composition of board of directors and its impact on firm performance
• Cash flow and capital spending relationship: evidence from automobile sector
• Difference between overall efficiency results of conventional and Islamic banks
• Determinants of financial development
• Determinants of Corporate dividend payout policy
• Determinant of dividend payout ratio: A study of Pakistani fertilizer sector
• Determinants of P/E ratio
• Determinants of inflation
• Dividend policy and stock price volatility
• Fundamental and stock return: study of Bombay stock exchange 100 index
• Effects of economic growth and interest rate on banks profitability in (any country)
• Effects of Free Cash flow on profitability of firms
• Effects of mergers and acquisition in banking sector of Pakistan
• Factors affect on the dividend payout ratio sugar industry
• Financial leverage and investment policy
• Fundamental variables and stock return; evidence from sugar and allied sector of Pakistan
• Impact of CEO remuneration on the performance of FMCG
• Impact of macroeconomic indicators on stock market performance: the case study of the Bombay stock exchange 100 index
• Impact of taxation on banks profitability
• Impact of Privatizations on Non-Performing Loans of banks in Pakistan
• Impact of privatization on telecom  
• Impact of privation of banks on profitability
• Increase in stock prices due to increase in foreign investment in (any country)
• Is CAPM a valid predictor of stock prices of KSE?
• Macroeconomic determinants of stock return study on (any) sector of (any country)
• Predicting stock price via dividend discount model a study over (any) sector
• Performance evaluation of mutual fund in (any country)
• Ramadan effect on Karachi stock market
• Rate and size of T-bill determinants of LIBOR
• Relationship between cash reserve ratio (CRR) and banks profitability
• Relationship between free cash flows and investment in (any) sector of (any) country
• Relationship of stock market returns and rate of inflation
• Relationship between CPI and bond price
• Relationship between stock prices and exchange rate
• Role of inflation and factors affecting the inflation in current scenario of (any country)  
• Role of stock market in economy
• Stock price and economic variables (interest rate, inflation and GDP)
• Share price volatility explicated by fundamentals
• Testing semi-strong form efficiency of EHM on KSE
• The impact of inflation on bank deposit
• Turnover as predictor of inflation
• The effect of accounting key drivers on stock return
• The impact of remittance on household consumption
• Which is the most significant internal factor affecting bank profitability? Size, capital loan or deposits