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Disclosure and the Option Value of Equity

So, Eric C. - 2013

This paper examines the implications of the option value of equity for firms' disclosures. Merton (1974) shows that the equity of levered firms is equivalent to a call option whose value increases in the expected variance of future cash flows. I use this equivalence to calculate firms' vega,...

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Bias and the Commitment to Disclosure

Heinle, Mirko S. - 2015

This paper studies the propensity of firms to commit to disclose information that is subsequently biased, in the presence of other firms also issuing potentially biased information. An important aspect of such an analysis is the fact that firms can choose whether to disclose or withhold...

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Information Asymmetry and Dividend Policy around the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Harakeh, Mostafa - 2020

firm and its dividend policy. The agency theory and the pecking order theory show that the problem of cash over …

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Proprietary Costs & Governance on the Segment Disclosure Decision

Gisbert, Ana - 2014

new IAS/IFRS reporting standards based on relevance and transparency, and would also run counter to the improvements in … evidence suggests that under the new IAS/IFRS reporting philosophy, proprietary costs may have lost relevance due to the … IFRS 8 offers new opportunities to observe how governance and proprietary costs affect the new “management approach” for …

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Why Do Firms Disclose Analyst Following on Their Corporate Websites?

Irani, Afshad J.; Karamanou, Irene - 2023

About two-thirds of S&P500 firms disclose their analyst following on their corporate websites. Half of these firms disclose their analyst following in an unbiased fashion, while the rest manage this disclosure by selectively omitting analysts with pessimistic views (selective disclosers)....

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Disclosure of Pending Lawsuits and Bond Terms

Lou, Yun - 2018

I examine the effect of the disclosure of pending lawsuits in 10-K/Q filings on the contractual terms of newly issued bonds. I find that firms' decision to disclose pending lawsuits and the amount of disclosed information (i.e., the level of disclosure) have opposite effects. Specifically, firms...

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The Association between Voluntary Disclosure and Corporate Governance in the Presence of Severe Agency Conflicts

Gisbert, Ana - 2014

Agency conflicts between investors are particularly severe in the presence of high family and block-holder ownership. By focusing on a setting characterised by high ownership concentration, we study the role of independent directors in promoting transparency through increased disclosure. In our...

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Sooner or later: delays in trade reporting by corporate insiders

Betzer, André (contributor); Theissen, Erik (contributor) - 2008

Until October 2004 corporate insiders in Germany were required to report trades in the shares of their firm "without delay". In practice substantial reporting delays were common. We show that the delays are systematically related to the characteristics of the firm. Delays are longer in...

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Shareholder Activism and the Timing of Blockholder Disclosure

Gueguen, Simon - 2017

In this paper, we propose a model including the trading stage (acquisition of shares and blockholder disclosure) and the governance stage of activism. We analyze the blockholder's timing of disclosure, allowing for a strategic behavior. In some cases, the blockholder voluntarily renounces to use...

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Information Disclosures, Default Risk, and Bank Value

Zer, Ilknur - 2015

This paper investigates the causal effects of voluntary information disclosures on a bank's expected default probability, enterprise risk, and value. I measure disclosure via a self-constructed index for the largest 80 U.S. bank holding companies for the period 1998-2011. I provide evidence that...

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