This paper examines the effects of automation on the liquidity, volatility, returns and efficiency of shares traded on the Tunisian stock exchange (TSE). By the end of 1996, stocks listed on the TSE were transferred gradually from manual trading to automated trading. The TSE operates a...

Purpose To provide a practical look at the European Union Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation EU No. 596/2014) (“MAR”) and some of its uncertainties, particularly the issue of its wide reaching jurisdictional scope. Design/methodology/approach The article takes a three pillar approach...

Purpose Analysis of the guidelines on investment recommendations (“Guidelines”) issued by the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CONSOB”) on the application of the EU Regulation No. 596/2014, the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”). Design/methodology/approach This article...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of X‐Stream, the new trading platform of the Colombian Stock Exchange since February 2009, on the market quality. Design/methodology/approach The authors test the effect of X‐Stream on market quality variables, such as liquidity...

There has been growing concern about ghostwriting practices in peer-reviewed biomedical journals. As a result, various proposals have been put forth to abolish or prevent the practice of ghostwriting. In this article, we review the issues underlying ghostwriting in medical research; highlight...

Purpose – The aim of this article is to formulate and represent some common characteristics about conflict of interest as a global legal occurrence. All the conclusions made here are based upon 11 European countries legislations. As do similarities so do differences in every separate...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find out whether the election of star analysts leads to the conflict of interests between analysts\institutional investors and individual investors. And then, further investigate how the election results to influence the individual investors’ decision...

Purpose To discuss the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) increasing focus on disclosure and conflict-of-interest problems arising from how private equity fund (“PE Fund”) managers allocate expenses between management and fund investors. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The article analyses the findings of the Court in the Arch Cru case relating to manager fiduciary duties under English law and conflicts of interest compliance failings. Design/methodology/approach – This article summarises the Arch Cru case with a focus on fiduciary duties and...

Purpose Explains the US Department of Labor’s newly proposed “Conflicts of Interest” rule and provides a critical analysis of its impact should it be adopted as proposed. Design/methodology/approach Explains the DOL’s proposed Conflict of Interest rule and discusses how it changes the...