Through this research, we find that the asymmetric volatility phenomenon is reversed in the Shanghai Stock Exchange during bull markets. That is, volatility increases more with good news than with bad news. This evidence is inconsistent with the US markets. Further examination of this phenomenon...

Recent academic studies document that open market share repurchase announcements in the United States generate significantly lower returns than those reported in earlier studies. We find that the lower announcement return is associated with an increasing number of subsequent announcements in the...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of firm level corporate governance practices on the riskiness of a firm's stock returns. Design/methodology/approach - We construct an index of governance quality incorporating best practices stipulated by regulators. We employ...

In recent years, globalization of capital flows has lead to the growing relevance of "Emerging Capital Markets". In particular, India is one of the countries with an expanding stock market that has started attracting foreign funds. The Indian capital market has grown phenomenally due to the...