This paper re-examines the liquidity effect on stock expected returns in the NYSE over the period 1926–2008, the pre-1963 period, for which there is a lack of research, and the post-1963 period. The results from the entire sample of 1926–2008 show that expected returns increase with the...

We investigate whether the effect of liquidity on equity returns can be attributed to the liquidity level, as a stock characteristic, or a market wide systematic liquidity risk. We develop a CAPM liquidity-augmented risk model and test the characteristic hypothesis against the systematic risk...

This paper considers liquidity as an explanation for the positive association between expected idiosyncratic volatility (IV) and expected stock returns. Liquidity costs may affect the stock returns, through bid-ask bounce and other microstructure-induced noise, which will affect the estimation...

Changes in market conditions present challenges for investors as they cause performance to deviate from the ranges predicted by long-term averages of means and covariances. The aim of conditional asset allocation strategies is to overcome this issue by adjusting portfolio allocations to hedge...

We focus on the stock selection step of the index tracking problem in passive investment management and incorporate constant changes in the dynamics of markets into the decision. We propose an approach, using machine learning techniques, which analyzes the performance of the selection methods...

We argue the ubiquity of style investing segments the market for active mutual funds into several style-based markets. In our model, peer effects on fees and pricing kernel misspecification come together to explain the cross-section of fees. We show that style-relative alpha and the state...

Frazzini and Pedersen (2014) [Betting against beta. Journal of Financial Economics, 111(1), 1-25] report an insignificant performance for the betting against beta (BAB) strategy in the Australian equity market, suggesting that the beta anomaly does not exist in this market. We extend their...

This paper investigates whether trading behavior of CEOs impacts the levels of corporate investment. Prior studies show that individuals who trade on the stock market are less financially conservative. We find that this behavioural attribute is consistent over both the individual and corporate...