In this paper, we apply the 7,846 technical trading rules considered by Sullivan et al. (1999) to a stock index, some individual stocks, some currencies and some interest rate futures contracts traded in the Australian financial markets. Size distortions due to data-snooping are avoided by using...

Purpose: This study examines the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) 200 listed firms that reported underlying profits from 2009 to 2012 to determine whether the underlying profits reflect accounting-based and market-based financial reporting quality. Design: The panel-data modelling results...

Dividend initiations are an economically significant event that has important implications for a firm's future financial capacity. Given the market's expectation of a consistent payout, managers of IPO firms must approach the initial dividend decision cautiously. We compare the long-run...