Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to prove the effectiveness of minimum semi-absolute deviations (MSAD) method in dynamic portfolio investment. Design/methodology/approach – In financial investment, the classical static portfolio theory of Markowitz type lacks the dynamic adaptability...

Purpose–Since illiquidity risk is one of the most important pricing factors of assets, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the suitability of proxies of illiquidity prevalent in the asset pricing literature and their explanatory power in asset pricing tests....

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze the dynamic relationship between stock market and bond market based on the effect of different information shocks. Design/methodology/approach–This paper decomposes the information of stock market and bond market into public...

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze the impacts of motivation for avoiding loss and actual abnormal audit fees on management behaviors of audit opinion shopping. Design/methodology/approach–Using empirical research methods, this study employs regressive models and...

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explain what information is contained in mutual funds' trading behaviors and to try to further assess the impact on the stock market. Design/methodology/approach–The objective is achieved by an empirical examination using the high-frequency intraday...

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the market reactions and its determinants of the releasing of restricted non-tradable shares and to provide some useful information for the coming releasing peak of IPO-restricted shares in China. Design/methodology/approach–The paper employs...

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide some rational perspectives for the flight-to-liquidity event rather than simply attributing it to the change in investor sentiment. Design/methodology/approach–The paper builds a model to highlight the inherent difference in investors'...