Public bonds compete against other investments; a model of that relationship
Valentin Haddad’s research finds that insurers’ patient investing shields risky assets — and those who hold them — from steeper declines
The rise of passive investing leaves companies mistrusting market signals on how best to deploy capital
Equity volatility can encourage — or dampen — investment, depending on a firm’s bond spread
Results of financially weak firms are difficult to forecast; in uncertainty, Wall Street’s views are overly generous
Trustworthy and dominant-seeming men: access to corporate management. Dominant-seeming women: not so much.
Active traders lose their edge as a marital breakup approaches
Using Chinese A and B shares, institutional players outperform individuals
Real-world bond data reveals how the capital positions and liquidity of middlemen affect prices of securities they broker
Less attention to downside of nation’s carbon-neutral goals
Examining executive pay tied to revenue growth to identify any correlation
Henry Friedman’s research finds, surprisingly, that major economic news actually heightens attention paid to company announcements
Managers, forced to inform a broader audience, choose not to gather information even for themselves
Dropping facts into a polarized investor pool reduces the impact of ideology and leads to broader ownership
The shift spreads through auditors to other clients, potentially clouding the financial information investors rely upon
Managing earnings at the cost of privacy