We investigate whether customer (investor) loyalty and relational exchanges exist between investors, brokers and brokerage houses by analyzing the changes in investors' trading behavior when their broker changes her brokerage house. We accomplish this by analyzing a unique database containing...

Although previous research has investigated the economic consequences of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) adoption, there is little evidence on the impact of IFRS adoption on key financial ratios. To fill this gap, we examine this issue in a continental European country...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate who causes post-announcement drift and whether this drift is observed for various types of news announcements. Design/methodology/approach – Using Finnish share ownership data, the authors examine the trading behavior of foreign and domestic investors...

Stock brokers are entrepreneurs who incur switching costs when the change brokerage houses. We use Helsinki Stock Exchange data to investigate these costs by examining whether investors are loyal to their brokers when brokers move. We find that investors who have extant relationships with the...