We examine the impact of continuous disclosure regulatory reform on the likelihood, frequency and qualitative characteristics of management earnings forecasts issued in New Zealand's low private litigation environment. Using a sample of 720 earnings forecasts issued by 94 firms listed on the New...

Our study principally examines the relationship between board gender diversity and firm value and the extent to which this relationship is affected by the level of growth options relative to assets-in-place. Using a sample of 865 firm-years covered by 125 firms listed on the New Zealand Exchange...

We examine the influence of three important external corporate governancemechanisms – continuous disclosure regulatory reform, analyst following andownership concentration and one important internal corporate governance mechanism – board structure on the likelihood, frequency, horizon,...