Bader Alsubaiei

• Doctor of Philosophy
• King Faisal University

This study investigates the influence of corporate cash holdings on the flow of open-end equity mutual funds. Building on the economic mechanisms that drive investors’ decisions when they construct their portfolio, the study analyses a comprehensive global dataset that includes 13,674 firms and 58,406 funds from 23 countries for the period from 200...

Purpose This study aims to examine the role of fund family size on the money flow of Saudi Arabian open-end equity mutual funds. The author also investigates whether the relationship between fund flow and past return varies based on the fund's family size. Design/methodology/approach The study analyses 256 equity funds that operated in Saudi Arabi...

This study investigates the effects of oil price uncertainty on corporate cash holdings using large international publicly listed firms from 89 countries for the period 1990–2017. Building on the precautionary motive of cash and the trade-off theory, we argue that the oil price uncertainty has a significant impact on corporate cash holdings and thi...

This paper examines the risk factors of the Saudi Arabian equity market using an extensive data set. The study demonstrates which risk factors explain mutual fund returns in the largest mutual fund market in the Middle East, a fast-growing economy and a major player in the oil market. This paper also assesses the global and emerging market risk fac...

We comprehensively study the impact of oil market volatility on mutual fund flow. In particular, using an extensive dataset on Saudi Arabia covering virtually all equity funds over 2006–2017, this paper provides the first analysis of the linkages between fund flow and oil market volatility. Our main findings show that investors shift substantially...