This paper examines the impact of IFRS adoption on the quality of accounting information within the Greek accounting setting. Using a sample of 101 firms listed in the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) for a period of eight years (2001–2008) we find convincing evidence that the implementation of...

Purpose – This paper's aim is twofold: first, it seeks to examine the impact of financial transparency on the returns-earnings relation and second, to test for the existence of conservative accounting between 1995 and 2004. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from a sample...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is twofold: first, it aims to examine the relevance of earnings and book values on stock prices, and second, to test for the effect of speculative intensity on the relevance of accounting information between 1995 and 2004. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – This paper's aim is twofold: first, it seeks to examine the impact of financial transparency on the returns‐earnings relation and second, to test for the existence of conservative accounting between 1995 and 2004. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from a...