This paper examines the relationship between the board structure of UK firms and the accuracy of individual analysts’ earnings forecasts with respect to information asymmetry and agency theory. We hypothesize that managers of firms complying with the recommendations of The Code of Best Practice may have “less to hide” and, subsequently, provide more information to outsiders (including analysts)...

This paper uses a simple model of mean-variance capital markets equilibrium with proportional transactions costs to analyze the competition of stock markets for investors. We assume that equity trading is costly and endogenize transactions costs as variables strategically influenced by stock exchanges. Among other things, the model predicts that increasing financial market correlation leads to ...

This paper studies the monetary transmission mechanism in the U.S. It proposes a mixed-frequency version of the factor-augmented vector autoregressive regression (FAVAR) model, which is used to construct a coincident index to measure the monetary transmission mechanism. The model divides the transmission of changes in monetary policy to the economy into three stages according to the timing and ...

We examine pure no-load funds over a 5-year period. For equity funds, trading activity is negatively related to returns. Expense ratios are not significantly related to returns. Potential capital gains exposure and tax cost ratio are positively related to return. For fixed income funds, trading activity is positively related to return. Expense ratios and tax cost ratios are negatively related t...

We provide a model for a futures clearinghouse to use for setting optimal levels of clearing margin, capital and price limits, which minimizes the costs to clearing firms and simultaneously protects the clearinghouse from default by clearing firms. We show how to estimate the capital requirement, which supports the clearinghouse s residual default risk that is not covered by the clearing margin...

We survey over 100 financial planners to assess their reasoning mode, intertemporal choices, risk aversion and preferences, and framing focus. Using the Cognitive Reflection Test, we find that financial planners are more analytical than the general population. Further tests show that the analytical planners are more financially patient and perform better in intertemporal choice problems. These ...

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