In der vorliegenden Dissertation wird der Rückkauf eigener Anteile vor dem Hintergrund der Informations- und Anreizkonflikte in den Beziehungen zwischen den Eigenkapitalgebern, den Fremdkapitalgebern sowie dem Management eines Unternehmens diskutiert. Um die Richtung der Anreiz- und...

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) was signed into law on November 12, 1999.This act is regarded as the most influential deregulation for the U.S. financial servicesindustry in the past one-century. The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze thewealth effects of the GLBA on U.S. and...

This study examines the auditor switch effect on share prices among listed companies in Malaysia, mainly the Second Board companies during economic crisis and the economic growth period. Data on companies listed on the KLSE that reported switching of auditors were gathered from the respective...

This study measures the effect of changes in net housing and financial wealth on household consumption. The link between consumption, income and net wealth is measured within a Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares and a Dynamic Generalised Least Squares framework for the period Q2:1988-Q1:2003. It is...

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) was signed into law on November 12, 1999. This act is regarded as the most influential deregulation for the U.S. financial services industry in the past one-century. The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the wealth effects of the GLBA on U.S. and...

Die Analyse von Determinanten der Ausschüttungspolitik hat in den vergangenen 50 Jahren sowohl aus der Perspektive der betriebswirtschaftlichen Forschung als auch aus Sicht der unternehmerischen Praxis zunehmend an Bedeutung gewonnen. Die bisher publizierten Beiträge basieren vorwiegend auf...

A rich literature argues that stock repurchases often serve as positive economic signals beneficial to investors. Yet due to their inherent flexibility, open-market repurchase programs have long been criticized as weak signals lacking commitment. We evaluate whether some managers potentially use...

We study the role of corporate governance in abnormal returns around announcements of seasoned equity offerings (SEOs) by publicly traded U. S. firms from 2001 - 2004. We find that investors react more positively for firms in which different people hold the CEO and board chairman positions. We...

Capital market represent the market transactions between the company and investor. For investors who invest their funds in shares of a company aims to earn revenue namely dividends. Many factors affect the stock price on the stock exchange, such as price earnings ratio (PER) and cash dividends....