Purpose: This study aims to intend to check if female board representation affects performance and risk and to analyse the evolution of the demographic aspects of the presence of women on boards in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: The authors used a sample of 150 Brazilian publicly traded...

GetDFPData is an open and free software for accessing corporate data from B3, the Brazilian financial exchange. Users can import large datasets of financial reports and corporate events with a web or command line interface. The distribution and popularization of open software for gathering and...

In this paper we try to better understand the adverse consequences of mandatory dividend rules. We identify two main reasons why firms may pay only the mandatory minimum dividend: financial constraints and private benefits. We also argue that the consequences of these rules for firms should...

IPOs are, up to now, one of the unresolved questions in Finance. Emerging markets new environment and different legal and financial markets characteristics may add new lights to understand this phenomenon. We found that in some points Brazilian, Indian and Chinese IPOs have the same features as...

This paper examines stock prices reaction to open market repurchases announcements at the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange between May 30, 1997 and October 31, 1998. This institutional scenario is a good testing ground for some theoretical hypotheses about stock repurchase announcements, because during...