In Australia, unlike US and European jurisdictions, the Reserve Bank of Australia discloses its stance on monetary policy via two separate events: the announcement of a monthly target cash rate for overnight loans; and two weeks later, the release of the explanatory minutes of the Board meeting...

In US and European jurisdictions, monetary policy announcements that set a target interest rate for overnight loans are followed promptly by projections materials or statements that explain the deliberation process. In Australia however, these releases are made separately with the announcement...

Unlike US and European jurisdictions, Australian monetary policy announcements are not followed promptly by projections materials or statements that explain the decision process. This information is disclosed two weeks later when the explanatory minutes of the Reserve Bank board meeting are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent of directors breaching the reporting requirements of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and the Corporations Act in Australia. Further, it seeks to assess whether directors in Australia achieve abnormal returns from trades in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent of directors breaching the reporting requirements of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and the Corporations Act in Australia. Further, it seeks to assess whether directors in Australia achieve abnormal returns from trades in...