We examine the relative forecast accuracy of expected returns for individual stocks sourced from analyst target prices, earnings per share estimates, management forecasts, earnings yields, stock yields, historical averages and the random walk model. In doing so, we avoid the use of predictive...

A theoretical model proposed by Cornelli and Li (2002) suggests that informed traders transact in shares of the target firm following the announcement of a takeover. In such cases, takeover traders are incentivised to become large shareholders in the target and, in doing so, influence the...

We examine the efficacy of exchange queries in assisting to explain anomalous trading behaviour in a timely manner. Most equity markets rely on continuous disclosure rules to motivate corporations to immediately disclose sensitive information that can affect trading. Queries allow exchanges to...

This study analyses daily and intra-day abnormal returns associated with rights issue announcements in the Australian equity market over the period 2000 to 2013. We find significant abnormal returns of -2.59% and -2.50% on the announcement day under the 0/1 market model and a matched control...