The current chapter provides an overarching review of the equity market volatility, covering areas that have caught the attention of practitioners and academics alike . It aims to enlighten financiers and anyone interested in equity markets about the theories underlying stock market volatility,...

This study makes use of a panel data framework to identify the economic signals that shape the debt repayment behaviour of the South American region. The paper employs a logit estimator with the endogenous variable based on country specific thresholds of default. A stepwise general to specific...

The present study delves into the bank-insurance phenomenon in Greece. The paper explores the market-based practices surfacing through the bank-insurance interface and delineates the possible theoretical corporate structures. A review of the various financial ventures in the domestic market is...

Using UK stock market data this study unveils positive abnormal returns on and around the ex-split date. These excess returns are partially predictable using the publicly available information prior to the ex-split date. There is also a persistent increase in the post-split volatility of these...

The paper explores the relationship between short-term interest rates and the equity returns of the UK financial services industry. Based on the arbitrage pricing theory, the present study seeks to answer the sensitivity and pricing questions. The former is tested with a linear two-index model...