On September 17, 2009, Boston Private Financial Holdings (BPFH) sold its Coral Gables, Florida based Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust subsidiary for $93 million. On October 27, 2009, Scott Rothstein fled to Morocco on a private jet before turning himself in to authorities. Mr. Rothstein has...

This research examines the association between Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) score and shareholder return. We look at the effect of a change in BEE score on abnormal returns for shareholders, as well as at the long term performance of holding portfolios ranked on BEE score. The study takes...