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Why do firms switch underwriters

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This survey show that firms who switched underwriters within 3 years of their initial public offerings did so because the new underwriters had a higher reputation or made available to them additional and influential analyst coverage.

Author: Shaw, Wayne H., Krigman, Laurie, Womack, Kent L.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Financial Economics
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0304-405X
Year: 2001
Securities & Commodities Exchanges, Securities dealers, Surveys, Going public (Securities), Initial public offerings

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Managing foreign exchange risk with derivatives

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Investigation of multinational company's hedging corporation and of its motivation for engaging in financial risk management reveals the reasons why and how this depends on various factors.

Author: Brown, Gregory W.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Financial Economics
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0304-405X
Year: 2001
International business enterprises, Multinational corporations, Risk management, Derivatives (Financial instruments), Hedging (Finance), Foreign exchange market

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Managerial timing and corporate liquidity: evidence from actual share repurchases

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An investigation of open market share repurchases on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the effect on corporate liquidity are analyzed. Managers were found to have great timing.

Author: Brockman, Paul, Chung, Dennis Y.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Financial Economics
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0304-405X
Year: 2001
Hong Kong, Misc Stock Exchanges, Methods, Management, Stock exchanges, Executives, Liquidity (Finance), Stock redemption, Open market operations, Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd.

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