Dominant investors can influence the publicly available informa-tion about firms by affecting the cost of information collection. Under strategic competition, transparency results in higher variability of profits and output. Thus lenders prefer less transparency, since this protects firms when...

The European insurance industry is currently undergoing a substantial change in financial reporting requirements. Beginning in 2005, compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been required in the European Union. Substantial sections of the IFRS - leading to a...

Directors’ Dealings have been extensively analysed especially for U.S. and U.K.stock markets. This event study is meant to bridge the gap for Germany, Italy andthe Netherlands. The question to be investigated is whether board members andother company insiders earn abnormal returns with market...