An investor in a corporate obligation is exposed to the default risk of the obligor. In this article, the author adapts the dynamic valuation framework to disaggregate systematic and idiosyncratic default risk of credit instruments. By articulating the distinction between diversifiable and...

In this article, we examine the factors determining the representation of women on boards of directors by considering three main questions. The first question deals with the relationship between characteristics of ownership and governance on one side, and female directorship on the other. The...

We apply the multivariate extension of GARCH-type models in order to assess the systematic and systemic risks as well as the joint volatility behaviors of the U.S. and three European financial markets (Andersen et al., 2010). Therefore, we can appraise the co-movements of the four previous...