This paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of the dynamic relationships between the South African and major world equity markets during May 1988 - May 2000. Using a multivariate cointegration framework and vector error-correction modeling the results indicate that there is a long-run...

Studies of share repurchases, or share buy-backs as they are referred to in Australia, have been an important part of financial research. In addition, there is increasing interest in the relationship between legal regulation and finance. In this Research Report, we combine these areas of...

There is growing interest in trying to explain differing corporate ownership structures in different countries. La Porta, Lopez-de-Silanes, Shleifer and Vishny (1998) find that the quality of legal protection of shareholders helps determine ownership concentration: in countries with relatively...

This paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of the dynamic relationships between the South African and major world equity markets during May 1988-May 2000. Using a multivariate cointegration framework and vector error-correction modeling the results indicate that there is a long-run...

Do changes in the legal and regulatory environment of a country affect companies' financing/investment decisions? In this paper, we address this question by examining the market's reaction to announcements of share buybacks in Australia. Before 1989, Australian companies were prohibited from...

In this paper, I conduct a detailed, large sample analysis of the short- and long-run relationships between the South Asian markets of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and the major developed markets during July 1997 - December 2003. Using a multivariate cointegration framework and vector...

Diffuse share ownership is not as pronounced in the U.S. as many would assume. This has led to a body of research examining large shareholders, or blockholders. Issues addressed include whether firms with a blockholder perform better or worse than widely-held firms; whether firms with a...

We study the information content that corporate bond rating revisions convey regarding future earnings. Consistent with previous findings, we find that rating downgrades are associated with negative abnormal stock returns, while rating upgrades appear to be nonevents. For rating downgrades,...

There is significant interest in the volume of litigation before the courts. This will have important implications for the resources that the courts need to deal with this ligation. Although there is an increasing amount of information available about matters before the courts, little is known...

This paper presents the results of a study that measures the costs associated with litigation for plaintiff and defendant companies for a sample of companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The study uses event study methodology to examine the effects of litigation initiation...