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  1. The persistence of firm-specific post-earnings announcement returns

    The persistence of firm-specific post-earnings announcement returns

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Dong Hyun Son --- College of Business, Korea Dan Palmon --- Department of Accounting and Information System, New Jersey Ari Yezegel --- Department of Accountancy, USA
    This paper examines whether estimates of post-earnings-announcement returns derived from the historical firm-specific relation between earnings and returns help predict future post-earnings-announcement returns. We find that firms with historically high post-earnings announcement returns continue to exhibit high post-earnings announcement returns...
  2. The information content of bond rating changes and insider trading in Korea

    The information content of bond rating changes and insider trading in Korea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Heejin Yang --- , Korea Doowon Ryu --- , Korea
    This study examines differences in insider groups’ trading behaviours based on their characteristics. We use data on high-frequency insider trading and Korean bond rating change announcements. We find that insiders actively exploit their information advantage, and their transaction behaviour differs...
  3. Equity issuance and share price performance on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Equity issuance and share price performance on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Dirk Johan van Vuuren --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Michael Ward --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Chris Muller --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Listed companies can acquire capital through a rights issue where existing shareholders have a preference in buying additional shares at a discounted rate, in proportion to their existing holding. When implemented, share prices tend to react to the announcement and...