We use quantile regression to investigate the short-term return-volatility relation between stock index returns and changes in implied volatility index. Neither the leverage hypothesis nor the volatility feedback hypothesis effectively explains the asymmetric return-volatility relation. Instead,...

This study introduces a monthly news-based economic policy uncertainty index for New Zealand (NZ EPU) and examines the pricing implications of our newly constructed NZ EPU on a large sample of institutional investors. We find that NZ EPU is a priced and an undiversifiable risk factor that...

Utilizing a dataset of 1,899 U.S. hedge funds, we present evidence of anti-herding behavior among hedge fund managers in the U.S. Hedge funds anti-herd primarily based on fundamental information and irrespective of market volatility and credit deterioration conditions although funding...