This study aims to evaluate the impact of transparency of budget structure on risk of getting into financial distress in Vietnam. The article uses data regarding equity proportion from the financial reports of business entities on Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), divided into four main categories, namely large ownership, institutional ownership, managerial ownership, and state ownership ratio, to find the relation between the allocation of equity and the chance a company having financial failure. From the mentioned information, the research attempts to explain the relations, as well as suggestions for companies to prepare and avoid financial distress from an equity structure perspective. Results from the study’s sample show insignificant correlations between the share of owners and financial distress situation of a company, which plays a part to help the overall estimation of risk in businesses as a whole.

The objective of this paper is to assess the factors affecting the intention to use derivative financial instruments (DFIs) in Hanoi Stock Exchange, Vietnam. The study was conducted on 356 enterprises listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange and the results show that Perception, Misuse, Expertise, risk management controls and Benefits had positive impacts on the intention to use the DFIs. In this survey, the risk management controls factor maintains the strongest impact on the intention to use FDIs of the enterprises. Finally, the study conducted multi-group analysis by groups; including Gender, Education and Position held with firms.