Financial structure and growth of pension funds in Kenya

Omollo, Harold and Olweny, Tobias and Oluoch, Oluoch and Wamatanda, Joshua (2021): Financial structure and growth of pension funds in Kenya. Published in: IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance , Vol. VOL12, No. http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jef/pages/vol.12i4-Series-3.html (25 July 2021): pp. 1-12.

Abstract

Financial structure choice and its impact on growth remains a great dilemma to all stakeholders. Whereas several studies have been done on this subject, more is yet to be established so as to ascertain the validity of the relationship between the financial structure and growth while factoring in an appropriate moderating variable like firm size in Kenya. The study investigates the confluence of financial structure and growth of pension funds management organizations in Kenya while considering confounding studies supporting, disagreeing and undecided views of other scholars. This study highlighted several empirical evidences, literature review, objectives and the research hypotheses. The study employed causal research design with secondary panel data from the financial statements of 49 pension firm organizations carefully identified according to Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table retrieved from a population of 68 registered pension scheme managers in Kenya as at December 31st 2018. Data was retrieved from the retirement benefit authority records for the period December 2009-2018.Model specifications linking both the Independent, dependent and the error term was applied together with statistical and diagnostic tests. The effect of financial structure on pension funds is not significant across all firms. It is also concluded that highly geared firms have significant relationship with equity returns and insignificant relationship with asset returns. In addition, highly geared firms tend to have high profitability and that the nature of the industry also determines the effect of financial structure on their growth.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Ccpital structure; financial performance; financial structure; speed of adjustment working capital management; short term debt; long term debts; external equity internal equity
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance

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