Journal of Business Finance C? Accounting, 32(9) & (10), November,/December 2005,0306-686X 2005 - Volume 32 CONTENTS INDEX Accounting, Valuation and Duration of Football Player Contracts by Eli Amir and Ciilad I.ivne ApriPMay Nos 3&4 p. 549 Are Unsolicited Credit Ratings Lower? Inlernational Evidence From Bank Ratings by Winnie P.H. Poon and Michael Firth Nov./Dec. Nos 9&1() p. 1741 Board Monitoring and Earnings Management: Do Outside Directors Influence Abnormal Accruals? by K. \'. Peasnell, P. E. Pope and S. Young Sep./Oct. Nos 7&S p. 1311 Boards of Directors, Market Discipline and Firm Performance by Richard Bozec Nov ./Dec. Nos 9&:1() p. 1921 Bond Selection for Managed Portfolios by WM. Steven Smith Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 389 Comparing the Impact of News: A Tale of Three Health Care Sectors by Bradlev 1. Ewing, Jamie B. Kruse and Mark •A. rhompson Sep./Oct. Nos 7&:8 p. 1587 A Comparison of Earnings Management Between KSE Firms and KOSDAQ Firms by Soon Suk Yoon Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1347 Corporate Dividend Policy: The Views of British Financial Managers by Alpa Dhanani Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1625 Cost of Capital, Strategic Disclosures and Accounting Choice by M. (iiet/.mann and J. Ireland .April/May Nos 3&:4 p. 599 Derivatives Use, Corporate Governance, and Legislative Change: An Empirical Analysis of New Zealand Listed Companies by Alastair Marsden and .Andrew K. Prevost Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 255 Determinants of the Accounting Change for Income Tax by Norman Wong June/July Nos 5&6 p. 1171 Directors’ Recommendations in Takeovers: An Agency and Governance Analysis by Darren Henry Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 129 Earnings Conservatism, Litigation and Contracting: The Case of Cross-Listed Firms by Carel Huijgen and Martien Lubber ink Sep./Oct. Nos 7&:8 p. 1275 < Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2005, 9000 (larsington Road, Oxford 0X4 2I)Q, UK and 550 Main Street, Malden, M.A 02148, US.V 2039 2040 CON l ENTS INDEX The Effect of Decimalization on Trade Size and Adverse Selection Costs by Sugatc) ('hakravarty, Bonnie F. Van Ness and Robert A. Van Ness June/July Nos r)&() p. 1068 The Effect of Earnings Management on the Asymmetric Timeliness of Earnings by Juan Manuel (iart ia Lara, Beatriz Ciarcia Osma and Araceli Mora April/May Nos 3&:4 p. 691 Employee Relations and the Likelihood of Occurrence of Corporate Financial Distress by C'.regory 1). Kane, Unia V'elury and Bernadette M. Ruf June/july Nos 5&b p. 1083 Evaluating the Performance of Ethical and Non-ethical Funds: A Matched Pair Analysis by N. Kreander, R. H. Ciray, 1). M. Power and C. 1). Sinclair Sep./Oet. Nos IScH p. 1465 Excess Volatility and UK Investment Trusts by Samuel Agyei-Ainpomab and J. R. Davies june/July Nos 5&:b p. 1033 Financial Modernization in US Banking Markets: A Local or Global Event? by Aigbe Akbigbe, Melissa B. Frye and Ann Marie Whyte Sep./Oit. Nos 7&8 p. 1561 Firm Size and the Information Content of Annual Earnings Announcements: Australian Evidence by Howard Chan, Robert Fall and Alan Ramsay jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 211 Firm Size Dependence in the Determinants of Bank Term Loan Maturity by Steven A. Dennis and Ian (i. Sharpe Jan./Mar. Nos \Sc2 p.31 A Framework for Market Discipline in Bank Regulatory Design by Paul Hamalainen, Maximilian Hall and Barry Howcroft jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 183 FRSI7 and the Sterling Double A Corporate Yield Curve by Frank S. Skinner and Michalis loannides June/July Nos 5&6 p. 1141 Futures Trading Activity and Commodity Cash Price Volatility by Jian Yang, R. Brian Balyeat and David |. Leatbam jan./Mar. Nos l&:2 p. 297 The Impact of Managing Director Changes and Financial Distress on Audit Qualification and Auditor Switching by Mohammad Hudaib and F.F. Cooke Nov./Dec. Nos 9&1() p. 1703 The Impact of Mandated Cash Flow Disclosure on Bid>Ask Spreads by /Vlex Frino and Stewart Jones Sep./Oet. Nos 7&8 p. 1373 The Impact on UK Acquirers of Domestic, Cross-border, Public and Private Acquisitions by Robert L. Clonn, Andy Ca)sh, Paul M. Guest and Alan Hughes June/july Nos 5&6 p. 815 ' Blackwell I’uhlishiiig Ltd 2003 CONTENTS INDEX 2041 Incentive Eft'ects, Monitoring Mechanisms and the Market for Corporate Control: An Analysis of the Factors Affecting Public to Private Transactions in the UK by (Charlie Weir, David Laing and Mike Wright June/July Nos 5&() p. 909 The ‘Independence’ of Expert Opinions in Corporate Takeovers: Agreeing With Directors’ Recommendations by Martin Bugeja Nov./l)ec. Nos 9&10 p. 1861 Information Asymmetry and the Bid-Ask Spread: Evidence From the UK by Andros Cregorion, C'hristos loannidis and Len Skerratt Nov./Dec. Nos 9&1() p. 1801 Information Content and Timing of Earnings Announcements by (iongineng (Ihen, Louis L. W. Cheng and Ning Cao Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 65 Insider Trading and Pay-Performance Sensitivity: An Empirical Analysis by Wei Zliang, Steven F. Caban and Arthur C-. Allen Nov./l)ec. Nos 9&1() p. 1887 Institutional Traders’ Behavior in an Emerging Stock Market: Empirical Evidence on Polish Pension Fund Investors by Svitlana Voronkova and Martin I. Bold Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1537 Intanrible Assets, Information Complexity, and Analysts’ Earnings Forecasts by Feng Ciu and Weiinin Wang Nov./Dec. Nos 9&:1() p. 1673 International Publishing Patterns: An Investigation of Leading UK and US Accounting and Finance Journals by Michael John Jones and Roydon Roberts J line/J Illy Nos 3&b p. 1107 The International Transmission of Arbitrage Information Across Futures Markets l)y Chris Bilson, Fiin Brailsford and Fwin Evans June/July Nos fj&b p. 973 An Investigation of the Impact of Interest Rates and Interest Rate Volatility on Australian Financial Sector Stock Return Distributions by Robert W. Fall, Allan Hodgson and Michael L. Kremnier June/july Nos 5&b p. 1001 Investment Opportunity Set and Voluntary Disclosure of Prospective Information: A Simultaneous Equations Approach by Mahmud Hossain, Kainran Ahmed and Jayne M. Ciodtrey J une/july Nos a&f) p. 871 ' Blackwell Publishing l.icl 2005 2042 CON I KNTS INDEX The Law of Proportionate Effect: The Growth of the UK Credit Union Movement at National and Regional Level b) /\nn-Marie Ward and Donal G. McKillop Nov./Dec. Nos 9&H) p. 1827 The Long Run Abnormal Performance of UK Acquirers and the Free Cash Flow Hypothesis by Alan (iregory June/July Nos fi&b p. 777 A New Application of Sustainable Growth: A Multi-Dimensional Framework for Evaluating the Long Run Performance of Bank Mergers by (icrard 1'. Olson and Michael S. Pagano Nov./Dec. Nos 9&1() p. 1995 The Opening, Short, Medium and Long Term Performance of Canadian Unit Trust Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) by Francis Boabang Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1519 Performance of Private to Public MBOs: The Role of Venture Capital by Ranko jelic, Brabiin Saadonni and Mike \Vright .\pril/May Nos 3&4 p. 645 The Pricing of Dividends in Equity Valuation by John R. M. Hand and Wayne R. Landsman ,\pril/May Nos S&;4 p. 455 The Provision of Company Benefits in the UK by David Collard, Michael Godwin and John Hudson Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1597 The Relation Between Investor Uncertainty and Market Reactions to Earnings Announcements: Evidence from the Property-Casualty Insurance Industry in the USA by Fbeodore E. (diristensen, Jennifer j. (iaver and Pamela S. Stuerke Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 1 Relationship Between Analyst Forecast Properties and Equity Bid-Ask Spreads and Depths Around Quarterly Earnings Announcements by Kiridaran Kanagaretnam, Gerald j. Lobo and Dennis I. Whalen Nov./Dec. Nos 9&1() p. 1775 The Relevance of Analysts’ Earnings Forecasts in Japan bv V^centiu (k)vrig and Buen Sin Low Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1457 Risk Exposures and International Diversification: Evidence from i Shares by Maosen Zhong and Hui Yang April/May Nos S&4 p. 757 The Role of Private Knowledge in Reducing the Information Wedge: A Research Note by Aoife Hanley and Jonathan Caook jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 415 Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2005 CX)N l EN I S INDEX 2043 Signalling and the Long-run Performance of Spanish Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) by Siisana Alvarez and Victor M. (ionzalez Jan./Mar. Nos lii:2 p. 325 Technical, Allocative and Scale Efficiencies cf REITs: An Empirical Inquiry by John C. Topuz, Ali F. Darrat and Roger M. Sbelor Nov./Dec. Nos 9&10 p. 1961 The Term Structure of Implicit Discount Rates in Security Valuation by Neil Ciarrod and Aljosa Valentincic Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1237 Tests of Weak-Form Efficiency of the Dhaka Stock Exchange by Ainul Islam and Mobanimed Kbaled Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1613 Top Director Shake-up: The Link between Chairman and CEO Dismissal in the UK by Annita Florou Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 97 Trade Credit Terms: Asymmetric Information and Price Discrimination Evidence From Three Continents by kicbartl Pike, Nam Sang C'dieng, Karen Cravens and Dawne Lamminmaki June/July Nos 5&6 p. 1197 A UK Test of an Inflation-Adjusted OhIson Model by Alan (iregory, Walid Saleb and Jon Tucker .April/May Nos 3iL-4 p. 487 US, UK and European Stock Market Integration by Patricia Fraser and Oluwatobi Oyefeso Jan/Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 161 Voluntary Disclosure of Bad News by Jeroen Suijs Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1423 The Wealth and Risk Effects of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) on the US Banking Industry by Abdullab Mamun, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal Maroney I an./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 351 The Wealth Effects of Capital Investment Decisions: An Empirical Comparison of Korean Chaebol and Non-Chaebol Firms by Wi Saeng Kim, Esmeralda Lyn, 4'ae-Jun Park and Edward Zycbowicz June/July Nos 5Sc6 p. 945 Weekend Effect, ‘Reverse’ Weekend Effect, and Investor Trading Activities by Jorge Brusa, Pii Liu and Lraig Sc bulnian Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1495 ' Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2005 Jounuil of Business Fnuince Acamnling, 32(9) (i: (10), N<)vembt‘i/l)«fmlH*r 2005,030<>-()86X 2005 — Volume 32 AUTHOR INDEX Agyei-Ampumah, S. and J.R. Davies Excess Volatility and I K Investment 1 rusts )une/|uly Nos 5X:6 p.1033 Akhigbe, A., M.B. Frye and A.M. Whyte Einaiuial Model ni/ation in US Banking Markets: A Local or Ulobal Event? Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 15()1 Alvarez, S. and V.M. Gonzalez Signalling and the Long-rnn Performance of Spanish Initial Pnhlic Olferings (IPOs) lau./.Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 325 Amir, E. and G. Livne .\cconnting, Valuation and Duration of Koothall Player (lontracts .\pr./May Nos 3X:4 p. .549 Bilson, C., T. Brailsford and T. Evans rite International I'ransmission of .\rhitrage Information Across Futures Markets Iune/|uly Nos 5X:h p. 973 Boabang, F. 1 he Opening, Short, Medium aud Long I'erm Performauce of Uanadiau Unit 1 ru.st Initial Pnhlic Olferings (IPOs) Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1519 Bozec, R. Boards of Directors, Market Discipline and Firm Performance Nov./Dec. Nos D&IO p. 1921 Brusa, J., P. Liu and C. Schulman Weekend Elfect, ‘Reverse’ Weekend Elfect, and Investor Erading Activities Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1495 Bugeja, M. 1 he ‘Independence’ of Expert Opinions in Uorporate l akeovers: .Agreeing With Diiectors’ Recommendations Nov./Dec. Nos 9X:I() p. 1801 Chakravarty, S., B.F.V. Ness and R.A.V. Ness rhe Elfect of Decimalization on Erade Size and Adverse Selection C.osts Juue/)uly Nos 5iNh p. 1003 Chan, H,, R. Faff and A. Ramsay Firm Size and the Information Content of Annual Earnings .Auuouucemeiits: .\ustralian Evidence jan.Mar. Nos lcN2 p. 211 ' hhK'kwfll I’liblisliin^ l.lil. 200'), ‘XiOO (larsinfftnn Road, Oxfont ()\-t 2I)Q. I'K and 3.")() Ntain Stri-el, Ntaldon, M.\ 02t IH, I S.A. 2045 2046 AUTHOR INDEX Chen, G., L.T.W. Cheng and N. Gao Information C'.ontent and finiing of Earnings Announcements jan./Mar. Nos 1&:2 p. 65 Christensen, T.E., JJ, Gaver and P.S. Stuerke rhe Relation Between Investor Uncertainty and Market Reactions to Earnings Announcements: Evidence from the Froperty-C^asualty Insurance Industry in the USA Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 1 Collard, D., M. Godwin and J. Hudson The Provision of Ca)mpany Benefits in the UK Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1397 Conn, R.L., A. Cosh, P.M. Guest and A. Hughes rhe Impact on UK Acquirers of Domestic, Clross-horder, Public and Private Acquisitions June/July Nos 5&6 p. 815 Covrig, V. and B.S. Low The Relevance of Analysts’ Earnings Forecasts in japan Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p.1437 Dennis, S.A. and I.G. Sharpe Firm Size Dependence in the Determinants of Bank Eerm Loan Maturity Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 31 Dhanani, A. Corporate Dividend Policy: Ehe V'iews of British Financial Managers Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p.1625 Ewing, B.T., J.B. Kruse and M.A. Thompson Comparing the Impact of News: A Tale of fhree Health ('.are Sectors Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p.1587 Faff, R.W., A. Hodgson and M.L. Kremmer An Investigation of the Impact of Interest Rates and Interest Rate Volatility on Australian Financial Sector Stock Return Distributions June/July Nos o&G p.1001 Florou, A. fop Director Shake-up: fhe Fink between Chairman and ('.EO Dismissal in the UK Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 97 Fraser, P. and O. Oyefeso US, UK and European Stock Market Integration jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 161 Frino, A, and S. Jones Fhe Impact of Mandated C^ash Flow Disclosure on Bid-Ask Spreads Sep./Oct. Nos 7i4;8 p.1373 Garrod, N. and A. Valentincic rhe l erm Structure of Implicit Discount Rates in Security Valuation Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1237 ' lilatkvvfll I’ublisliinjr Ltd 200 AUTHOR INDEX 2047 Gietzmann, M. and J. Ireland C’.ost of Capital, Strategic Disclosures and Accounting Cdioice Apr./May. Nos 3&:4 p. 599 Gregoriou, A., C. loannidis and L. Skerratt Information Asymmetry and the Bid- Ask Spread: EA’idence from the UK Nov./Dec. Nos 9&1() p.1801 Gregory, A. The Long Run Abnormal Performance of UK Acquirers and the Free C^ash Flow Hypothesis June/July Nos 5&6 p. 777 Gregory, A., W. Saleh and J. Tucker AUK lest of an Inflation-Ad justed Ohlson Model Apr./May. Nos 3&4 p. 487 Gu, F. and W. Wang Intangible Assets, Information Complexity, and Analysts’ Farnings F’orecasts Nov./Dec. Nos 9&10 p. 1673 Hamalainen, P., M. Hall and B. Howcroft A Framework for Market Discipline in Bank Regulatory Design Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 183 Hand, J.R.M. and W.R. Landsman The Pricing of Dividends in Fxjuity V'aluation Apr./May. Nos 3&4 p. 435 Hanley, A. and J. Crook The Role of Private Knowledge in Reducing the Information Wedge: A Research Note Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 415 Henry, D. Directors’ Recommeiulations in Takeovers: An Agency and (iovernance Analysis Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 129 Hossain, M., K. Ahmed and J.M. Godfrey Investment Opportunity Set and Voluntary Disclosure of Prospective Information: A Simultaneous F^quatious Approach June/July Nos o&h p. 871 Hudaib, M. and T.E. Cooke The Impact ol Managing Director C-hanges and Financial Distress on Audit Qualification and Auditor Switching Nov./Dec. Nos 9&1() p. 1703 Huijgen, C. and M. Luhherink Framings Conservatism, Litigation and Contracting: The C-ase of Cross-Listed Firms Sep./Oct. Nos 78cS p. 1275 Islam, A. and M. Khaled Tests of VVeak-Form FTliciency of the Dhaka Stock Flxchange Sep./Oct. Nos 7&8 p. 1613 ' Blackwell Publishing l.td 2005 2048 AUTHOR INDEX Jelic, R., B. Saadouni and M. Wright Performance of Private to Pul)lic MBOs: The Role of Venture Tapital Apr./May Nos 3&4 p. B43 Jones, M J. and R. Roberts International Publishing Patterns: An Investigation of Leading UK and US Accounting and Finance Journals June/July Nos o&O p. 1 107 Kanagaretnam, K., GJ. Lobo and DJ. Whalen Relationship Between Analyst E'orecast Properties and Equit) Bid-Ask Spreads and Depths Around Quarterly Karnings Announcements Nov./Dec. Nos 9&1() p. 177S Kane, G.D., U. Velury and B.M. Ruf Fmployee Relations and the Likelihood ofOccurrence of (lorporate Einancial Distress lune/july Nos 5&:() p. 108S Kim, W.S., E. Lyn, T.-J. Park and E. Zychowicz The Wealth F.fiects of (Capital Investment Decisions: An F.mpirical U.omparison of Korean ('Jiaebol and Non-('Juiehol Firms june/July Nos 5&() p.Odf) Kreander, N., R.H. Gray, D.M. Power and C.D. Sinclair EXaluating the Performance of Ethical and Non-ethical Funds: A Matched Pair Analysis Sep./Oct. Nos 7&:H p. 1405 Lara, G.J.M., B.G. Osma and A. Mora 1 he Edfect of Earnings Management on the Asymmetric Finieliness of E'.arnings Apr./May. Nos Sii:4 |). 001 Mamun, A., M.K. Hassan and N. Maroney 1 he Wealth and Risk Effects of the (iramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) on the US Banking Industry Jan./Mar. Nos 1&2 p. 551 Marsden, A. and A.K. Prevost Derivatives Use, Uorporate Governance, and Legislative Ghange: An Eanpirical Analysis of New Zealand Listed Gompanies Jan./Mar. Nos 1&:2 p. 255 Olson, G.T. and M.S. Pagano A New Application of Sustainable Cirowth: A Multi-Dimensional ETamework for EAaluating the Long Run Performance of Bank Mergers Nov./Dec. Nos O&IO p. 1005 Peasnell, K.V., P.F. Pope and S. Young Board Monitoring and ELarnings Management: Do Outside Directors Influence Abnormal Accruals? Sep./Oct. Nos 7K:8 p. 1511 ' Bliukwfll I’ulilisliiiig 1.1(1 200.5