This study compares Value-at-Risk (VaR) measures for Australian banks over a period that includes the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) to determine whether the methodology and parameter selection are important for capital adequacy holdings that will ultimately support a bank in a crisis period. VaR...

In this paper the probability of a player winning a tennis match is modelled, with the probability being updated on a point-by-point basis throughout the duration of the match. This modelled probability of winning the match is then compared on a point-by-point basis with the implied probability...

In US and European jurisdictions, monetary policy announcements that set a target interest rate for overnight loans are followed promptly by projections materials or statements that explain the deliberation process. In Australia however, these releases are made separately with the announcement...

Unlike US and European jurisdictions, Australian monetary policy announcements are not followed promptly by projections materials or statements that explain the decision process. This information is disclosed two weeks later when the explanatory minutes of the Reserve Bank board meeting are...

Thirteen percent of own-company trades by directors do not meet the ASX requirement of reporting within 5 business days, while seven percent are not reported within 14 business days as required by the Corporations Act. Such breaches of reporting regulations are particularly important given that...

There is a wide literature on sports betting markets, a literature that examines the informational efficiency of these markets and uses them as laboratories to test for possible impacts of psychological factors on financial markets. The innovation of this study is the examination of price...

Actively traded barrier options were introduced on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1998. This market provides a unique laboratory in which to empirically examine their pricing. This is particularly so given that, for a number of these options, otherwise identical standard European options were...