Despite their growing importance in recent years, delistings of secondary listings have received very little attention. This article investigates whether a delisting is accompanied by any price or volume effects on the company's primary exchange. We apply a standard event study methodology to...

To enhance transparency of performance measurement and presentation, the Swiss Performance Presentation Standards were installed. Based on a sample of Swiss equity funds, the author shows empirically that the SPPS are not able to achieve their aims. The risk-adjusted performance figures are not...

Die vorliegende Dissertation umfasst drei Artikel. Im ersten Artikel wird untersucht, welchen Effekt die Ankündigung einer Emission von trust preferred securities, einem hybriden Schuldinstrument, auf die Aktien der emittierenden Bank hat. Die Analyse zeigt, dass der Effekt auf die Aktien der...