Further processing options
Corporate Governance and the Timing of Earnings Announcements
| Authors and Corporations: | , , |
|---|---|
| Title: | Corporate Governance and the Timing of Earnings Announcements |
| Language: | English |
| published: | |
| Item Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (54 p) ; In: Review of Finance, 2014, 18(6), 2003-2044 ; Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments October 30, 2013 erstellt |
| DOI: | 10.2139/ssrn.1786159 |
| Using comprehensive timestamp data on earnings announcements collected from newswires, we show that earnings news announced within trading hours results in approximately 50% smaller immediate reaction compared to similar earnings announced outside trading hours. Negative news tends to be announced during trading hours, which, together with the reduced response, may allow for managerial opportunistic behavior. We also provide evidence that announcement timing is affected by internal corporate governance. Recent regulations that tightened firms' governance are associated with a significant shift to announcing outside trading hours, especially for firms with better corporate governance. Our surveys of corporate managers corroborate these results |