Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of asset price channel in monetary policy transmission and the effect of stock market volatility on monetary policy in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical analysis is based on quantitative analysis which...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the interactive relationships between oil price shocks and the Nigeria stock market. Design/methodology/approach – The paper applied the multivariate vector auto‐regression that employed the generalized impulse response function and the...

Investigates the stock market response to interactive dividend and earnings announcements by a sample of 620 UK companies over the period January to June 1991. First, examines the possibility that the response to a dividend announcement may be influenced by whether the dividend is being...

Focuses on the infiltration of the US stock market by organised crime in the shape of La Cosa Nostra (LCN). Defines what organised crime is and goes on to the history of Cosa Nostra, its reasons for tackling Wall Street and how it does this, analysing two specific cases of infiltration: Mob...

Purpose – The paper aims to explore how the undue state control leads to the weak stock market in China. It analyzes how the undue state control is exerted in some key areas in the Chinese stock market. This paper intends to expand the existing literature in the relationships among law,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore organized crime on Wall Street and expose the lack of regulatory control thus impacting upon innocent investors in the money market. Organized crime has for many years reaped rewards from unsuspecting investors. This exploration, however, aims...

Purpose – Using data for actual insider trading cases prosecuted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the paper aims to investigate whether insiders trade strategically to avoid detection. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyzes actual insider trades prior to price sensitive...

Purpose – This paper attempts to develop a hybrid model using advanced data mining techniques for the detection of Stock Price Manipulation. The hybrid model detailed in this article elucidates the application of a Genetic Algorithm based Artificial Neural Network to classify stocks witnessing...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between terrorist activities in Pakistan and the stock market development. Design/methodology/approach – Using Terrorism Impact Factor (TIF), a unique score developed for this paper, an insight is provided into the causal...