We re-examine the effects of regulation fair disclosure (Reg FD) using ADRs (who are exempt from Reg FD) to control for confounding events which affected all traded firms. Tests based on public information metrics (returns volatility, informational efficiency and trading volume) and on analyst...

This study investigates the credibility of earnings forecasts disclosed by companies listed on the Athens Stock Exchange. The focus of the study is on earnings forecasts disclosed in the prospectus of listed firms that are issuing equity through a rights issue. The results of the study show that...

This paper examines the disclosure of intangible assets by 'high user' industrial firms in the Australian market subsequent to the introduction in 2005 of AASB 136 and AASB 138. Using a sample of ten large industrial firms with combined intangible assets of $37,758 million as at 2006, the paper...

This study provides descriptive evidence on the controversial trend adopted by many firms in recent years of reporting earnings figures on a "pro forma" basis. Pro forma earnings exclude normal income statement items that managers deem to be nonrecurring or nonrepresentative of ongoing...

This study provides descriptive evidence on the controversial trend adopted by many firms in recent years of reporting earnings figures on a "pro forma" basis. Pro forma earnings exclude normal income statement items that managers deem to be nonrecurring or nonrepresentative of ongoing...

This study examines how five financial reporting and disclosure quality proxies are related to emerging markets (EM) firms' cross-listing choices and their access to the global capital market. Our five financial reporting and disclosure quality proxies are transparency of the annual report,...

This paper aims to identify new determinants of the extent of voluntary segment disclosure by using the theoretical framework of the Proprietary Costs Theory, which states that companies limit voluntary disclosure because of proprietary costs, such as preparation and competitive costs. On the...

The relation between the motivation of voluntary disclosure and the characters of companies is important research topic in accounting research and strategy research. The paper investigates the samples from Chinese capital market during 2004-2006 and concludes some empirical results to verify and...

Using an international sample, I investigate whether the extent of firms' disclosure of their accounting policies in the annual report is associated with properties of analysts' earnings forecasts. Controlling for firm- and country-level variables, I find that the level of accounting policy...

The objective of this study is to investigate on the presence of IR information in the Malaysia public listed companies' web site. Secondly, it will examine the content of IR information published in the firms' web site. The sample of this study consists of 100 companies that are listed in Kuala...