Has Australian financial reporting become more conservative over time?

This study examines whether Australian financial reporting became more conservative over the period of 1993–2009. Unlike the United States and European evidence in Givoly and Hayn (2000) and Grambovas et al. (2006) , the Australian evidence is not consistent with the notion that conservatism has increased over time. The degree of conservatism fluctuates without any obvious trend over the 17‐year period, especially for the constant sample of firms appearing throughout the period. We also examine the impact of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on accounting conservatism in Australia. Our evidence suggests the adoption of IFRS has led to a decrease in conditional conservatism (i.e. asymmetric timeliness).     

Directors' Recommendations on Takeover Bids and the Management of Earnings: Evidence from Australian Takeovers

This article investigates whether Australian companies manage their earnings during takeover bids in a manner consistent with the earnings-management hypothesis. This hypothesis predicts that directors who reject a bid use accrual accounting to increase current earnings, supporting their claim that the bid, relative to earnings, is inadequate. Likewise, directors who accept a bid are predicted to use accrual accounting to decrease current earnings. Overall, the results are not consistent with the earnings-management hypothesis. However, some components of unexpected accruals (our proxy for managed earnings) change in the direction predicted by the earnings-management hypothesis, although these changes are not statistically significant. Using industry adjusted performance measures the conclusion is that unexpected accruals are primarily a manifestation of poor financial performance of target firms in the period leading up to the takeover bid.     

盈余信息度量、市场反应与投资者框架依赖偏差分析

本文以2 0 0 0年9月到2 0 0 3年1 2月沪市A股3 3 8家上市公司为研究对象,应用实证研究方法,检验以四种不同度量方式表示同一盈余信息所产生的“盈余惯性现象”是否存在差异。结果表明:在三因素模型进行风险调整之前,基于四种盈余信息指标的盈余惯性现象都显著地存在。但经过三因素模型风险调整后,基于“意外盈余率”和“标准化意外盈余率”二个指标的盈余惯性现象消失了;基于“意外盈余”和“标准化意外盈余”二个指标的盈余惯性现象仍然存在,所以买入赢家组合、卖出输家组合仍可获得显著的超常收益。显然,这一研究结果并不支持风险定价学派的观点。笔者认为,根据Tversky和Kahneman( 1 981 )提出的“框架依赖偏差”(FramingDependenceBias)理论,四个盈余信息指标所产生的盈余惯性现象的差异表明我国投资者对盈余信息的反应依赖于信息度量的方式。     

Exploring Ambiguity and Familiarity Effects in The “Earnings Game” Between Managers and Investors

Prior evidence suggests that managers and investors play an earnings game in which managers bias their earnings forecasts downward as the earnings announcement date approaches. Knowing managers’ incentives to provide biased guidance, investors still revise their expectations downward helping to create “positive earnings surprises.” Using a 2 (ambiguity) × 2 (familiarity) between subject randomized experimental design where MBA students playing the roles of manager and investor answer a series of questions related to earnings guidance, we investigate whether earnings environment ambiguity and manager-investor familiarity influence behavior during the “earnings game.” In general, results from this study suggest that ambiguity contributes to managers’ propensity to mislead and investors’ propensity to follow, and a false sense of familiarity may amplify investors’ reliance on managers’ guidance.     

论上海银行间同业拆放利率的运行：现状、问题与对策——兼论Shibor作为货币市场基准利率的可行性

目前,随着Shibor应用范围的不断扩大和影响力的日益提高,其逐步成为我国货币市场的基准利率。在此背景下,本文首先分析了基准利率的特征;随后阐述了目前Shibor的运行情况,表明其适合作为我国货币市场的基准利率。在此基础上,本文分析了当前Shibor运行中存在的问题,并提出了完善Shibor运行机制的建议。     

上市公司盈余调节手段的分析

上市公司盈余管理的目的是为了完成或超过市场对它的盈利预期或风险效应,从而提高股票价值。本文从会计政策的选择、经营中关联交易的规划和非经营性损益等方面对上市公司盈余调节的手段进行了分析,其目的是使其遵守国家有关法律法规政策,减少上市公司的风险。     

盈余管理与公司治理结构的诱因研究

盈余管理的对象是会计信息,而公司治理结构影响会计信息质量,会计信息质量的高低对公司治理结构的完善起到关键作用。盈余管理通过会计政策的选择与公司治理结构产生关系,公司治理结构对盈余管理具有重要影响,这种影响体现在内部治理和外部治理两个方面。