Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) was signed into law on November 12, 1999.This act is regarded as the most influential deregulation for the U.S. financial servicesindustry in the past one-century. The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze thewealth effects of the GLBA on U.S. and...

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) was signed into law on November 12, 1999. This act is regarded as the most influential deregulation for the U.S. financial services industry in the past one-century. The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the wealth effects of the GLBA on U.S. and...

We investigate whether ESG ratings predict future ESG news and the associated market reactions. We find that the consensus rating predicts future news, but its predictive ability diminishes for firms with large disagreement between raters. Relation between news and market reaction is moderated...