Our study provides evidence on the share price reactions to the announcement of equity issues in Germany, 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...

This study examines the effect of analysts' activities after earnings announcements on the magnitude of the post-earnings-announcement drift. Using the level of private information precision in analysts' earnings forecasts after earnings announcement derived from Barron, Kim, Lim and Stevens...

This paper provides the first evidence of the debt and stock market reaction to corporate green bond issuance in the simultaneously largest developing economy and largest emerging debt market, China. Utilizing a most comprehensive sample of Chinese green bonds, we document a pricing premium of...

We contrast the investment strategies of hedge funds and mutual funds around M&A transactions. We find that hedge funds increase their holdings of soon-to-be takeover targets by 7.5% during the quarter before M&A announcements. Conversely, mutual funds reduce their equity holdings in impending...

This paper analyzes the impact and the spillover effect of a sovereign rating announcement on the euro area CDS market. Through the event study technique, we demonstrate that downgrades and upgrades considerably affect financial markets. The relevance of the impact is due to the introduction of...

This paper examines empirically the announcement effect of commercial corporate governance ratings on share returns. Rating downgrades by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) are associated with negative returns of –1.14% over a 3-day announcement window. The returns are highly correlated...

Cryptocurrency markets operate at a global scale and are lightly regulated compared to traditional securities markets. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin trade across multiple secondary markets that differ significantly in term of liquidity, governance and trust. This study explores 327 exchange...

Using real estate investment trusts as a unique laboratory, we investigate the impact of investor sentiment on seasoned equity offering (SEO) price dynamics. Evidence indicates that investor sentiment is positively related to pre-SEO overpricing and probability of issuance. SEOs issued in high...

Traditional SEOs elicit short selling from traders trying to increase offering discounts. Such short selling is more difficult for shelf offerings, as the time between their announcement and issuance tends to be shorter. We predict and find that firms with higher short-selling potential (SSP)...

We document that the stock market's reaction to unscheduled firm-specific news such as credit rating downgrades and 8-K filings is significantly weaker during December as compared to other months. In contrast, the market's reaction to scheduled earnings announcements is not significantly...