It is well known that the market-to-book equity ratio and total asset growth are negatively associated with future stock returns. Much less known is that the predictabilities are related through the mispricing channel. We show that the growth-value anomaly is governed by ex-ante total asset...

This paper examines the issue of perceived value generated by the assignment of financial value to intangibles in financial reporting. In particular, values assigned to goodwill and other intangibles in mergers and acquisitions are examined, and the impact of such intangible valuations as a...

This paper examines whether the Big-Four audit firms charge higher auditor fees as compared to other audit firms in the emerging economy, using India as a case. The paper also investigates whether there is distinction between the Big-Four audit firms. The results in the paper are established...

French Abstract: Depuis les travaux précurseurs de Watts et Zimmerman (1979) et DeAngelo (1981), la qualité de l'audit demeure un concept difficile à opérationnaliser et l'évaluation de ses conséquences économiques reste présente. Dans un contexte d'audit conjoint, cette recherche...

This paper examines the association between auditor's independence and financial analysts' forecast revisions in the specific case of goodwill impairment testing. Using a sample of 1,247 firm-year observations representing 177 firms listed on the CAC All-Tradable (the former SBF 250) over the...

Since its publication the book "Corporate Defense and the Value Preservation Imperative: Bulletproof Your Corporate Defense Program" has been critically acclaimed by a host of distinguished corporate commentators.It has received a wide spectrum of positive feedback from an eclectic mix of...

We explore whether the use of a high-reputation auditor mitigates horizontal agency costs of tax avoidance associated with ownership conflicts in private firms. Using a high-reputation auditor may impact tax avoidance as follows. First, the auditor's own reputation concerns limit client tax...

Performance audit is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in commercial and business spheres internationally. Due to its important role in promoting efficient organisational and administrative practices, performance audit is becoming a subject more rigorously analised in the academic sphere.This...

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has become a major focal point for a broad array of stakeholders: investors, creditors, regulators, boards of directors, affected communities, customers, the general public, consultants, and academics. This article provides a history and current...

This study comprehensively reexamines the debate over behavioral and rational explanations for the investment effect in an updated sample. We closely follow the previous literature and provide several differences. All our tests include five prominent measures of corporate investment and...