Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to add to the literature on the impact of the Morningstar ratings by examining the impact of individual stock ratings in the Hare and Tortoise portfolios. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses an event study approach, where the effect of the...

Firms' environmental behaviour depends mostly on how their revenues and costs are affected by consumers and investors' valuation of their specific sector and, at the same time, by the established regulatory framework and its enforcement. There is an empirical literature, which supports the...

The aim of this paper is to measure the relationship between sports sponsorship announcements and the stock prices of sponsors. The results of an event study show that, overall, the announcement of a sponsorship agreement, as well as the announcement of the non-renewal of a sponsorship...

The sudden announcement of the suspension of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the 20th February 2014 created mixed reactions among analysts and market participants in Nigeria and beyond. The objective of this study is to empirically establish the reaction of listed firms’...

This study examines the phenomenon of the early moving companies. 50 Greek companies of high capitalisation enlisted in the Athens Stock Exchange are tested as to whether their intention to merge with or acquire another company in the South-Eastern European region provides them with positive...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate short-selling around private investment in public equity (PIPE) issuances, for evidence of manipulative short-selling by hedge funds. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use the Regulation SHO short-selling data in combination with...