This study investigates the relationship between insider trading and managerial discretion in the context of the young and fast-growing stock market of Vietnam during the 2006-2017 period. Using alternative estimates of discretionary accruals quality (DACCR) as proxies for managerial discretion,...

I find evidence of valuable private information in the Chinese stock market. First, Chinese actively managed stock mutual funds outperform passive benchmarks including market, size, value, and momentum factors. Most funds appear to have skill, and much of that skill consists of stock-picking...