The Designation and Removal of Trustee Stock Status: Wealth Effects

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

8-2000

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of trustee stock status announcements on shareholders' wealth in Singapore. An event study methodology is used to ascertain the abnormal returns around the announcement day. The results show that there is a positive and permanent wealth effect on trustee stocks resulting from designation announcements. Conversely, when trustee stocks lose their status, the significant negative abnormal returns suggest that shareholders' wealth is adversely affected. This reaction, however, appears to be a temporary phenomenon and is not simply a mirror image of designation announcements. The differences in the underlying regulatory structures partially explain the findings.

Discipline

Finance and Financial Management | Portfolio and Security Analysis

Research Areas

Finance

Publication

International Conference on Banking and Finance, 1st, Kuala Lumpur, August 2000

City or Country

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Comments

See article http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0306-686X.2004.00548.x

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