Study Identifies Significant Fees and Competitive Challenges in Options Trading
Could the way the options market is set up be quietly costing you far more than your stock trades? A recent study published in The…
Finance
When transparency goes too far, markets suffer
Transparency has become a fashionable mantra in modern finance. Opening up the inner workings of markets is widely assumed to improve decision-making, protect investors, and…
A Growing Banking Sector Means Higher Borrower Costs
When banks become crowded within a lending market, the familiar logic of supply and demand begins to unravel. In most markets, an increase in suppliers…
Hidden in Plain Sight: How ‘Cheap Stock’ Masks IPO Pay Inequality, Study Finds
Even before the opening bell rings on a company’s initial public offering, some senior executives may already be sitting on a substantial and largely invisible…
Companies with Strong Sustainability Goals Benefit More from Open Auditing Practices
Companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) track records tend to perform better than their peers after being required to adopt stricter auditing standards,…
Firms that offload assets before acquiring new ones gain an average shareholder uplift of $234 million, research shows
Companies that sell parts of their businesses to raise money for upcoming acquisitions tend to secure better deals and stronger investor backing, according to recent…
The Market Sees Past Adjusted Profits
When companies adjust their earnings reports to make profits look better than they really are, investors usually see through it. That’s the main takeaway from…
Driving ESG Convergence Through Green Credit Reform in Polluting Sectors
As global climate policies grow stronger, it has become increasingly important to understand how environmental regulations influence corporate behaviour. Green finance policies, which aim to…
When Washington tried to dry up the money—and the boom rolled on
In 2013, the United States Department of Justice discreetly inaugurated a controversial financial initiative known as Operation Choke Point, conceived as an indirect means of…
Where financial advisors come from matters for their ethical choices
A new study has found that the environment in which financial advisors were raised exerts a powerful influence on their ethical outlook as adults, shaping…
Gratitude’s Role in Softening Financial Pressures
A new study published in De Gruyter Brill’s Open Psychology has found that gratitude may play a protective role in easing the burden of financial…
Study Reveals Younger Employees Unprepared for Increasing State Pension Age
New research conducted by the University of Bath reveals a growing disconnect between rising State Pension ages and the retirement expectations of younger British workers.…