The research literature shows that investor sentiment is a contrarian predictor of aggregate stock market returns. However, we contend that investor sentiment only predicts aggregate stock market returns during high-sentiment states where overpricing is more prevalent than underpricing. Using a...

Recent evidence on the relationship between investor sentiment and subsequent monthly market returns in China shows that investor sentiment is a reliable momentum predictor since an increase (decrease) in investor sentiment leads to higher (lower) future returns. However, we suggest that...

Purpose: The authors empirically examine the impact of the stand-alone risk committee on corporate risk-taking and firm value. Design/methodology/approach: The authors argue that the existence of a stand-alone risk committee enhances the quality of corporate governance, which reduces corporate...

Recent evidence on momentum returns shows that the time-series (TS) strategy outperforms the cross-sectional (CS) strategy. We present new evidence that this happens only when the market continues in the same state, UP or DOWN. In fact, we find that the TS strategy underperforms the CS strategy...

Purpose: We empirically examine the impact of the stand-alone risk committee on corporate risk-taking and firm value. Design/methodology/approach: We argue that the existence of a stand-alone risk committee enhances the quality of corporate governance, which reduces corporate risk-taking and...

Bali, Cakici, and Whitelaw (2011) document a MAX premium in the U.S. where stocks with the highest maximum daily returns (MAX) underperform stocks with the lowest MAX in the subsequent month. However, the source of this MAX premium is contentious. Fong and Toh (2014) find that the MAX premium...

Bali, Cakici, and Whitelaw (2011) document a MAX premium in the U.S. where stocks with the highest maximum daily returns (MAX) underperform stocks with the lowest MAX in the subsequent month. However, the source of this MAX premium is contentious. Fong and Toh (2014) find that the MAX premium...

Research literature shows weak momentum profitability in China due to the trading behaviour of local retail investors who trade in Chinese A-shares. Therefore, we suggest momentum strategy would be profitable in non-A (B and H) shares where foreign investors play an important role instead of...