We contend that the confluence of portfolio similarity and correlated liquidity shocks within mutual fund styles can exacerbate fund exposure to liquidity risk. We find that mutual funds mitigate such liquidity risk exposure by systematically reducing portfolio overlap with peer funds when their...

We contend that confluence of portfolio overlap and correlated liquidity shocks within mutual fund styles can exacerbate fund exposure to flow-driven liquidity risk. We show that funds mitigate such liquidity risk by reducing portfolio overlap with peer funds when their flows become more...

The melding of portfolio overlap and correlated liquidity shocks among mutual funds with similar styles exposes funds to fire-sale risk. We examine the extent to which funds mitigate this liquidity risk by measuring their abnormal selling of holdings that are commonly held by category-peer funds...

Because sell-side analysts are dependent on institutional investors for performance ratings and trading commissions, we argue that analysts are less likely to succumb to investment banking or brokerage pressure in stocks highly visible to institutional investors. Examining a comprehensivesample...

Because sell-side analysts are dependent on institutional investors for performance ratings and trading commissions, we argue that analysts are less likely to succumb to investment banking or brokerage pressure in stocks highly visible to institutional investors. Examining a comprehensivesample...

Sell-side analysts face pressure to provide favorable opinions on their employers' investment banking clients and to boost brokerage business, yet institutional investors value unbiased research. Because of their dependence on institutional investors for performance ratings and trading...