Thirteen percent of own-company trades by directors do not meet the ASX requirement of reporting within 5 business days, while seven percent are not reported within 14 business days as required by the Corporations Act. Such breaches of reporting regulations are particularly important given that...

This paper provides a comprehensive examination of whether portfolios formed on capital asset pricing model anomalies capture information related to changes in the investment opportunity set and therefore may be appropriate candidates as state variables within Merton's (1973) ICAPM framework....

This paper provides a comprehensive examination of whether portfolios formed on capital asset pricing model anomalies capture information related to changes in the investment opportunity set and therefore may appropriate candidates as state variables within Merton's (1973) ICAPM framework....

Zhang (2005) and Cooper (2006) provide a theoretical risk-based explanation for the value premium by suggesting a nexus between firms' book-to-market ratio and investment irreversibility. They argue that unproductive physical capacity is costly in contracting conditions, but provides growth...

Despite considerable empirical evidence reporting a negative relationship between net share issuance and subsequent returns, it remains unresolved whether this anomaly is explained by risk or investor irrationality. This paper examines the net share issuance anomaly using seasoned equity...