Conflicts of interest and analyst behavior: Evidence from recent changes in regulation

Armen Hovakimian*, Ekkachai Saenyasiri

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal Articlepeer-review

Abstract

Regulation FD made analysts less dependent on insider information and diminished analysts' motives to inflate their forecasts. The Global Research Analyst Settlement had an even bigger impact on analyst behavior: The mean forecast bias declined significantly, whereas the median forecast bias essentially disappeared. These results are similar for all analysts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)96-107
Number of pages12
JournalFinancial Analysts Journal
Volume66
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2010
Externally publishedYes

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