Corporate governance (CG) reformists typically presume better-governed companies are more transparent to investors. We focus on CG and transparency in Japan, where CG has been an ongoing issue. Using local ratings of Japanese companies' CG, and data on corporate disclosures and their associated...

We investigate the roles of firm and country level agency conflicts in determining corporate payout policies. Based on a large sample of 29,610 firms in 43 countries from 2001 to 2006, we find that in high protection countries, investors are able to use their legal powers to extract cash from...

We investigate the roles of firm and country level agency conflicts in determining corporate payout policies. Based on a large sample of 29,610 firms in 43 countries from 2001 to 2006, we find that in high protection countries, investors are able to use their legal powers to extract cash from...

We investigate the roles of firm and country level agency conflicts in determining corporate payout policies. Based on a large sample of 29,610 firms in 43 countries from 2001 to 2006, we find that in high protection countries, investors are able to use their legal powers to extract cash from...

The Editor commissioned this replication of Ball and Brown (1968) for a special issue of the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal commemorating the 50th anniversary of its publication. We also describe the background to the original paper and its research design, and offer observations on its...

We examine whether corporate governance has an influence on Canadian firms' disclosure practices, the timeliness of price discovery and market participants' (analysts') behaviour in a study of Canadian listed companies for the period 2002-2007. Our results confirm other evidence that...

We examine the link between corporate governance, companies' disclosure practices and their equity market transparency in a study of more than 5,000 listed companies in 23 countries covering the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2008. Our results confirm the belief that better-governed firms...

Keith Goode has for many years been one of Australia's highest profile mining analysts. He is unique among them, being a commissioned analyst. Goode's clients — mostly small cap mining companies with limited analyst coverage — pay for a report, which he publishes electronically, but only if...