Financial Networks: A Study of the Toronto Stock Exchange

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhanya Jothimani ◽  
Can Kavaklioglu ◽  
Ayse Basar
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Networks ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange

Does tick size influence price discovery? Evidence from the Toronto Stock Exchange

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Claude Beaulieu ◽  
Shafiq K. Ebrahim ◽  
Ieuan G. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Price Discovery ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Tick Size ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange

Financial statement effects of adopting IFRS: the Canadian experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 466-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva K. Jermakowicz ◽  
Chun-Da Chen ◽  
Han Donker
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Interaction Terms

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on financial statements of the largest Canadian firms (S&P/TSX 60) listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Design/methodology/approach This study investigates the financial statement effects of 46 companies from the S&P/TSX 60 index which report under IFRS in 2011 and switched to IFRS from CGAAP. This study used panel data analysis, which can be considered as more powerful when conducting cross-sectional and in time analysis among companies. Because of weakness of Cramer statistic on R-square, the authors used interaction terms as suggested by Hope (2007). Findings Consistent with the authors’ perceptions, this study finds that significant effects of adopting IFRS are associated with industry practices. The empirical results show that the adoption of IFRS in Canada created more relevant financial reporting for book value of equity and net income in the post-adoption periods. Originality/value This study should be of interest to the US regulators considering IFRS adoption by US publicly traded companies as well as to regulators, standard setters and listed companies in all countries worldwide that are in transition to IFRS.

scholarly journals AVALIAÇÃO HIERÁRQUICA DA INFLUÊNCIA DO PAÍS, SETOR E EMPRESA NA EVIDENCIAÇÃO DA RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL CORPORATIVA

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-121
Author(s):  
Rômulo Alves Soares ◽  
Mônica Cavalcanti Sá de Abreu ◽  
Pedro De Barros Leal Pinheiro Marino ◽  
Silvia Maria Dias Pedro Rebouças
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange

O estudo realiza uma avaliação hierárquica da influência do sistema nacional de negócios (SNN), setor industrial e fatores associados ao desempenho financeiro da empresa na evidenciação de responsabilidade social corporativa (RSC). Adota-se os pressupostos da teoria institucional para investigar a influência do sistema nacional de negócios na evidenciação de práticas sociais e ambientais em empresas provenientes dos setores de materiais básicos, de operações de petróleo e gás e de utilidade pública. O estudo analisa 264 observações provenientes de empresas que possuem ações negociadas nas bolsas de valores do Brasil (BM&FBovespa) e do Canadá (Toronto Stock Exchange). Foi realizado um estudo longitudinal, adotando-se estatística descritiva e estimação econométrica com modelo hierárquico. Os resultados indicam que o percentual da variância da evidenciação de RSC é explicada pelo nível do SNN, seguido dos fatores associados ao desempenho financeiro das empresas. A pesquisa reforça a necessidade de os gestores avaliarem as características que moldam o sistema nacional de negócios ao estabelecerem suas estratégias relacionadas à evidenciação de responsabilidade social corporativa.

scholarly journals The role of corporate governance in executive compensation system

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-479
Author(s):  
Yusuf Mohammed Nulla
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
New York Stock Exchange ◽  
Statistical Regression ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange ◽  
York Stock Exchange

This research study explores the relationship between the executive compensation and corporate governance among the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX/S&P) companies from 2005 to 2010. The quantitative research method was selected for this research study. The eighty largest companies from the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange were selected. The random sample method was used to select the two populations from each index. The research question for this research study was: is there a relationship between CEO cash compensation and corporate governance among the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange companies. The four statistical regression models found that there was a weak relationship between corporate governance and executive compensation among the TSX/S&P and the NYSE populations. Also, the Pearson correlation results indicated that the corporate governance has a minimal role towards the determination of the executive compensation

scholarly journals High-Frequency Trading Competition

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1469-1497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Brogaard ◽  
Corey Garriott
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Market Liquidity ◽  
High Frequency Trading ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange ◽  
Bid Ask Spreads

Theory on high-frequency traders (HFTs) predicts that market liquidity for a security decreases in the number of HFTs trading the security. We test this prediction by studying a new Canadian stock exchange, Alpha, that experienced the entry of 11 HFTs over 4 years. We find that bid–ask spreads on Alpha converge to those at the Toronto Stock Exchange as more HFTs trade on Alpha. Effective and realized spreads for non-HFTs improve as HFTs enter the market. To explain the contrast with theory, which models the HFT as a price competitor, we provide evidence more consistent with HFTs fitting a quantity-competitor framework.

Racial Diversity in Publicly Traded Companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-85
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Kurt Orlando Thompson ◽  
Richard C. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Racial Diversity ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
The Board Of Directors

This article shares some of the results of a thesis investigating the relationship between the racial diversity of the board of directors in Canadian companies that traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). The central question addressed was how organizational factors affect the racial diversity of board membership. The thesis expanded on a prior study that modelled gender diversity on boards of directors by focusing on the recommended area of racial diversity in the Canadian environment. Though many companies do not share their diversity details, using multiple regression analysis, the results showed that there was more racial diversity on larger boards. From a population of about 3,000 companies, the researchers identified a sample of 148 companies, with all the required parameters. This sample contained 1,246 board members, where 9.4% (117 board members) were visible minorities. The ANOVA analysis of the model demonstrated that it was a suitable tool to conduct the investigation. However, the variables did not show any strong significance.

scholarly journals The Impact of Audit Committee Characteristics on Earnings Management: A Canadian Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Lynda Ioualalen ◽  
Hanen Khemakhem ◽  
Richard Fontaine
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of three Audit Committee (AC) characteristics, financial expertise, diversity and activism on aggressive earnings management. We hypothesized that these AC characteristics are negatively related to aggressive earnings management. To test or hypothesis, we conducted an empirical test with a sample of 10 Canadian corporations listed on the Toronto stock exchange: 5 companies that were accused of aggressive earnings management and 5 other corporations used as a control group. We analyzed the 5-year period prior to the accusation (1999-2003). We measured earnings management by the level of discretionary accruals (using the modified Jones model (1995). Our results show that activism and the financial expertise of AC members are negatively related to aggressive earnings management; however, we did not find a significant relationship between diversity and aggressive earnings management. These results contribute to help governance oversight organizations identify AC characteristics that have the most influence on the detection of aggressive earnings management, which could help agencies develop and enforce methods to detect and reduce aggressive earnings management practices.

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