Real stock market returns in New Zealand are lower when the left-leaning Labour party is in power than under National party governments, in contrast to the USA where returns are higher under Democratic presidents than under right-leaning Republicans. The difference in real stock market returns...

Purpose – This paper provides empirical support for the introduction of cash flow disclosure regulation issued by Australasian accounting bodies, AASB and NZICA (formerly NZSA), between 1987 and 1992. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical analysis uses a long window event study format...

Quantitative market timing strategies are not consistently profitable when applied to 15 major commodity futures series. We conduct the most comprehensive study of quantitative trading rules in this market setting to date. We consider over 7,000 rules, apply them to 15 major commodity futures...