We present evidence of the impact of buy-side analysts on the behavior and performanceof fund managers. Using data provided by a large global asset manager,we relate buy-side analysts’ recommendations to fund transactions on a daily basis.Our results show that buy-side analysts have a...

Die private Finanzplanung hat sich im deutschen Markt für Finanzdienstleistungenin den letzten Jahren zu einem Wachstumssegment entwickelt. Mittlerweile bieten fast alle Finanzdienstleisterauf verschiedene Kundengruppen zugeschnittene Finanzplanungsberatungen an. EinenSchritt weiter geht die...

This paper investigates the relative performance of local and foreign financial analysts on Latin American emerging markets.

To resolve the IPO underpricing puzzle it is essential to analyze who knows what when during the issuing process. In Germany, broker-dealers make a market in IPOs during the subscription period. We examine these pre-issue prices and find that they are highly informative. They are closer to the...

Our study provides evidence on the share price reactions to the announcement of equity issues inGermany, where capital market is characterized by institutional features distinct from the U.S. market.German seasoned equity issues yield a positive market reaction which contrasts to the significant...

This paper examines the effects of cross-border bank mergers on the risk and (abnormal) returns of acquiring banks. We find that overall, the acquirers´ risk neither increases nor decreases. In particular, on average neither their total risk nor their systematic risk falls relative to banks in...

An vielen Börsen sind heute elektronische Handelssysteme im Einsatz, die nach dem Auktionsprinzip funktionieren. Limitierte Aufträge werden dabei in einem Orderbuch zusammengefaßt, das von den Handelsteilnehmern eingesehen werden kann. In vielen Handelssystemen (darunter Xetra) werden dabei...

During the last decade, a surprisingly high percentage of U.S. companies has fulfilled or beatenanalysts´ earnings per share forecasts. One of the most frequently cited reasons for this growingtendency is a change in the nature of U.S. executive compensation structure. As stock options...

This paper investigates the price and volume behavior around buy, sell and holdrecommendations of Swiss stocks, as published in the major financial newspaper in Switzerland. This represents a random selection of recommendations which have been previously released by banks to their customers....

We examine the underpricing and long-term performance of a broad set ofSwiss IPOs from 1983 to 2000. The average market adjusted initial return is34.97%. Our results support the ex ante uncertainty hypothesis, the signal-ling hypothesis and, to some extent, the market cyclicality hypothesis...