[pt] Em 2014, a Comissão de Valores Mobiliários incluiu as ofertas de capital na instrução regulotória para emissões via esforços restritos, permitindo às empresas ofertar suas ações por meio de procedimentos mais simples e rápidos, revelando menos informação para o mercado. Por sua vez, as firmas que escolhem esse método de emissão são autorizadas a vender as novas ações para um grupo constituído por não mais que 50 investidores qualificados. Desde que as novas regras entraram em vigor, quase todas as emissões de capital secundárias feitas por empresas listadas em bolsa se deram pelo método de esforços restritos. Neste trabalho, estudamos o impacto do novo cenário regulatório sobre dois tipos de custos associados às emissões secundárias de capital: o primeiro, indireto, é o efeito dos anúncios de oferta no preço das ações das empresas emissoras. Um estudo de eventos mostra que os retornos anormais numa janela de três dias ao redor da data de anúncio são, em média, 3,23 pontos percentuais mais altos quando a firma emite capital via esforços restritos em vez do método tradicional. O segundo tipo de custo, o direto, consiste nas comissões pagas aos coordenadores da oferta e outras despesas. Sob esforços restritos, esses dispêndios (como porcentagem do total levantado pela oferta) são, em média, 1,01 pontos percentuais mais baixos que aqueles incorridos em ofertas feitas sob as regras tradicionais. Argumentamos que a redução nos dois tipos de custos se deve (ao menos parcialmente) à mitigação da assimetria de informação proporcionada pelo novo método de emissão. / [en] In 2014, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission included equity offerings in the restricted efforts regulatory instruction, allowing firms to issue equity through simpler, faster procedures, disclosing less information to the market. In turn, firms choosing that issuance method are allowed to sell their new shares to a group consisting of no more than 50 qualified investors. Since the new rules came into force, almost all seasoned equity offerings carried out by listed companies took place under restricted efforts. In this work, we study the impact of the new regulatory setting on two types of costs regarding seasoned equity offerings: the first, an indirect one, is the effect of offering announcements on the issuer s stock price. An event study shows that abnormal returns in a three-day window around the announcement are, on average, 3.23 percentage points higher when the company issues equity under restricted efforts rather than traditional rules. The second type of cost, the direct one, consists of fees paid to the underwriters and other expenses. Under restricted efforts, those fees (as a percentage of total offering proceeds) are, on average, 1.01 percentage point lower than fees charged in the offerings that follow the traditional procedures. We argue that the reduction in the two types of costs is due (at least partially) to the mitigation of information asymmetry provided by the new issuance method.

Corporate reporting has changed from the traditional form of reporting which covered financial information only to the modern form of reporting called integrated reporting which covers, financial, corporate governance and sustainability information. The levels of corporate disclosure among corporate entities within any country and between countries are thus likely to have been affected by this change. Motivated by the IMF/World Bank (2006) that observed that corporate reporting improved in Botswana during the previous five years, without indicating what the actual level was or how it compares with that of other countries; this study sought to determine the actual level of corporate disclosure of two samples of companies: 23 companies listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) and the top 40 companies (by market capitalisation) that are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The study also shows how the two levels of corporate disclosure compare. This study is qualitative and descriptive by design; and involves analysing the content of the corporate annual report of each company in a sample using a corporate disclosure checklist; and determining the level of corporate disclosure for each sample of companies. The process ends with a comparative analysis of the levels of corporate disclosure of the companies from the two samples. Consistent with the IMF/World Bank report, the study revealed that the level of corporate disclosure in the BSE sample was low but increasing. However, the increase in the level of corporate disclosure varied from sector to sector and the specific information items. The study also showed that integrated reporting was not practised at all by the companies in the BSE sample. Comparatively, companies in the JSE sample had a higher level of corporate disclosure than that of companies in the BSE sample; and the rate of increase was much higher than that in the BSE sample. The study further found integrated reporting practiced in the entire JSE sample, although at different levels. xi This study also noted that although in principle it is sensible to benchmark from the best, other fundamental factors need to be considered before carrying out the exercise. Furthermore, the study indicated that the prevalent low level of corporate disclosure in the BSE sample was evidence that the corporate reporting environment in which the BSE lies was not conducive for the theories of corporate disclosure to fully explain corporate disclosure. A number of recommendations were made including establishing corporate disclosure indices and creation of a corporate environment in which all the theories discussed in the study can explain corporate disclosure. This study contributes to the literature on cross-country corporate disclosure and cautions companies with low levels of corporate disclosure not to embark on benchmarking without creating an environment conducive for corporate reporting. The study also offers useful insights to policymakers in Botswana and South Africa; and stimulates further research on cross-country corporate disclosure. The academia too will be able to identify areas for further research from this study. / Business Management / M. Com. (Accounting)

Corporate reporting has changed from the traditional form of reporting which covered financial information only to the modern form of reporting called integrated reporting which covers, financial, corporate governance and sustainability information. The levels of corporate disclosure among corporate entities within any country and between countries are thus likely to have been affected by this change. Motivated by the IMF/World Bank (2006) that observed that corporate reporting improved in Botswana during the previous five years, without indicating what the actual level was or how it compares with that of other countries; this study sought to determine the actual level of corporate disclosure of two samples of companies: 23 companies listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) and the top 40 companies (by market capitalisation) that are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The study also shows how the two levels of corporate disclosure compare. This study is qualitative and descriptive by design; and involves analysing the content of the corporate annual report of each company in a sample using a corporate disclosure checklist; and determining the level of corporate disclosure for each sample of companies. The process ends with a comparative analysis of the levels of corporate disclosure of the companies from the two samples. Consistent with the IMF/World Bank report, the study revealed that the level of corporate disclosure in the BSE sample was low but increasing. However, the increase in the level of corporate disclosure varied from sector to sector and the specific information items. The study also showed that integrated reporting was not practised at all by the companies in the BSE sample. Comparatively, companies in the JSE sample had a higher level of corporate disclosure than that of companies in the BSE sample; and the rate of increase was much higher than that in the BSE sample. The study further found integrated reporting practiced in the entire JSE sample, although at different levels. xi This study also noted that although in principle it is sensible to benchmark from the best, other fundamental factors need to be considered before carrying out the exercise. Furthermore, the study indicated that the prevalent low level of corporate disclosure in the BSE sample was evidence that the corporate reporting environment in which the BSE lies was not conducive for the theories of corporate disclosure to fully explain corporate disclosure. A number of recommendations were made including establishing corporate disclosure indices and creation of a corporate environment in which all the theories discussed in the study can explain corporate disclosure. This study contributes to the literature on cross-country corporate disclosure and cautions companies with low levels of corporate disclosure not to embark on benchmarking without creating an environment conducive for corporate reporting. The study also offers useful insights to policymakers in Botswana and South Africa; and stimulates further research on cross-country corporate disclosure. The academia too will be able to identify areas for further research from this study. / Business Management / M. Com. (Accounting)

This article analyzes and compares an overview of the structure and evolution of the international and domestic mutual fund industry for the 2005–2014 period. The aim of this analysis is to identify opportunities for growth and development of the domestic mutual fund industry, in particular, passive management used by index equity funds. / Este artículo analiza y compara, de manera general, la estructura y evolución anual de la industria de fondos mutuos internacional y doméstica durante el período 2005-2014. El objetivo de este análisis es identificar las oportunidades de crecimiento y desarrollo del segmento de renta variable de la industria de fondos mutuos doméstica tomando como referencia el estilo de administración pasiva de las inversiones utilizado por los fondos mutuos indexados de renta variable. / Este artigo analisa e compara, em geral, a estrutura e a evolução da indústria internacional e nacional de fundos mútuos anuais ao longo do período 2005-2014. O objetivo desta análise é identificar oportunidades de crescimento e desenvolvimento dos fundos mútuos de ações na indústria nacional em função dos fundos de índice com gestão passiva de investimentos.

The impact of political and economic events on the asset pricing model described by the arbitrage pricing theory (APTM) was examined in order to establish if they had caused any changes in its specification. It was concluded that the APTM is not stationary and that it must be continuously tested before it can be used as political and economic events can change its specification. It was also found that political events had a more direct effect on the specification of the APTM, in that their effect is more immediate, than did economic events, which influenced the APTM by first influencing the economic environment in which it operated. The conventional approach that would have evaluated important political and economic events, case by case, to determine whether they affected the linear factor model (LFM), and subsequently the APTM, could not be used since no correlation was found between the pricing of a risk factor in the LFM and its subsequent pricing in the APTM. A new approach was then followed in which a correlation with a political or economic event was sought whenever a change was detected in the specification of the APTM. This was achieved by first finding the best subset LFM, chosen for producing the highest adjusted R2 , month by month, over 87 periods from 20 October1991 to 21 June 1998, using a combination of nine prespecified risk factors (five of which were proxies for economic events and one for political events). Multivariate analysis techniques were then used to establish which risk factors were priced most often during the three equal subperiods into which the 87 periods were broken up. Using the above methodology, the researcher was able to conclude that political events changed the specification of the APTM in late 1991. After the national elections in April 1994 it was found that the acceptance of South Africa into the world economic community had again changed the specification of the APTM and the two most important factors were proxies for economic events. / Business Leadership / DBL

The disclosure of headline earnings is one of the JSE Limited (JSE)’s listing requirements. All listed entities are required to comply with this disclosure requirement. Guidance in the form of The Circular on headline earnings is issued by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), and is updated every time when there are changes to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Circular adopts a rules-based approach and specifies what is included and excluded in the calculation of headline earnings. The rules consist of general rules, which apply to all entities other than those industry groups with special provisions such as the life insurance entities. This study questions whether a rules-based headline earnings approach or a principles-based approach is more appropriate for the calculation of headline earnings of listed property entities on the JSE, for economic decision-making purposes. The research method consisted of questionnaires that were sent out to stakeholders. The responses from the CFOs and investment analysts show that principles-based headline earnings guidance is preferred over rules-based headline earnings guidance. / Business Management / M. Phil (Accounting Sciences)

國際證券管理組織（The International Organization of Securities Commissions, IOSCO）認為自律機構（Self-Regulatory Organization, SRO）是管理證券市場之必要條件之一。我國證券交易法第四、五章對證券商同業公會與證券交易所皆設有專章特別規範，亦可看出自律機構在證券市場的重要性。惟目前臺灣證券交易所、財團法人中華民國證券櫃檯買賣中心及中華民國證券商業同業公會等協助管理證券市場之機構，在法律規範面及執行面皆存有許多待改進之處。本文以證券自律機構對證券商及其人員之管理規範為探討重點，試著從比較立法例說明美國、英國及日本等國家證券市場自律監理制度演變過程及法制規範，並分析探討前述臺灣證券交易所等機構所存在之問題，期能藉由制度比較，整理歸納提出我國證券自律機構在法制架構及實務運作上可供改進之具體建議。

Dans le cadre d’une comparaison avec les règles en vigueur en France, cette thèse propose d’étudier le droit applicable au financement par les marchés boursiers au sein de l’espace OHADA à l’aune des systèmes juridiques qui ont influencé sa formation et ses « Actes uniformes ». L’étude suggère que les paramètres juridiques qui affectent l’OHADA depuis sa création sont bien plus variés que la simple mention du droit français. Ils sont africains, européens et internationaux. De même, l’on met en exergue les réponses méritoires de l’OHADA à des problématiques de régulation dont pourrait s’inspirer le droit français. L’on peut affirmer qu’il n’y a pas ici de droit exotique ou davantage un système purement esthétique de droit, mais bien au contraire, simplement du droit. Introuvable pierre philosophale, si l’OHADA n’est pas omnipotente comme l’indiquent les aspérités que l’on esquisse, elle possède les qualités de la boussole qui montre la voie à suivre pour accompagner le développement des marchés financiers et de leurs avatars. Sans nécessairement créer un nouvel acte uniforme relatif aux marchés financiers, elle pourrait, par des voies alternatives, accroître la sécurité juridique et judiciaire qui sont, on le rappellera, dans ses gènes. / In a comparison with the rules in force in France and Africa, we have studied the law applicable for funding by stock exchanges within the OHADA space in light of the legal systems that have influenced its formation and its "Uniform Acts". The study reveals that the legal parameters affecting OHADA since its creation are much more varied than the mere mention of French law. These parameters are African, European and international. Similarly, the meritorious responses of OHADA to regulatory issues that could inspire French law are highlighted. It can be said that there is no exotic law in this case or either a purely aesthetic system of law, but rather, on the contrary, simply the law. Untouchable like a philosopher's stone, if OHADA is not all powerful as the asperities outlined show, it possesses the qualities of the compass that indicates the way forward. Without necessarily creating a new "uniform act" relating to financial markets, it could, by alternative means, increase the legal and judicial security which are, let us not forget, in its genes.

台灣發行量加權股價指數在編製時並未調整現金股利的影響，不僅會低估實際的投資報酬率，以其作為標竿指標，在評估共同基金績效時，亦會產生標竿錯誤的問題。因此，本文將現金股利的再投資報酬納入，重新編製加權股價指數。實證結果發現，若自民國75年起調整現金股利之影響，則在民國89年10月31日時，股價指數由5544.18點調整為6419.83點，約增加1.16倍。以新指數重新衡量基金績效的結果，發現績效排名並無大幅度的改變，而且基金績效是否擊敗大盤的情形，受新指標的影響亦不大，此乃因近年來上市公司配息少，而且基金績效非常極端。但基於理論上的正確性，在計算投資報酬率及評估共同基金績效時，仍應以納入現金股利之加權股價指數為基礎，以降低因標竿指標錯誤所造成研究結果的偏誤，否則未來我國股票配息的情況及基金報酬率的特性若改變之後，以過去的方式評估績效將可能造成極大之偏差。 / The Taiwan Stock Exchange Market Weighted Index (TAIEX) is not adjusted for cash dividend. Since the TAIEX is commonly used for calculating the investment return of the Taiwan’s market and as the benchmark index for mutual fund performance evaluation, the investment return in Taiwan is underestimated and there is benchmark error in the evaluation of mutual fund performance. This paper adjusts the TAIEX by incorporating the effect of the reinvestment of cash dividend in the TAIEX. The beginning date of our adjustment is January 4, 1986. Since then until the end of October 2000, the adjusted TAIEX grew to 1.16 times of the unadjusted index. However, The mutual fund performance evaluated based on the adjusted index is insignificantly different from that based on the un-adjusted index. This is because mutual funds have extreme performance. Due to the small cash dividend paid out by the listed firms on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the adjustment effect is not enough to overturn the evaluation of

Submitted by Marco Tulio Padilha (tuliopadilha@hotmail.com) on 2014-12-23T14:36:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 financas-Padilha-Projeto Entrega Final.pdf: 7936589 bytes, checksum: a4bbbf04a100d02d45ab1f91e604b6a4 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Luiza Holme (ana.holme@fgv.br) on 2014-12-23T14:38:49Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 financas-Padilha-Projeto Entrega Final.pdf: 7936589 bytes, checksum: a4bbbf04a100d02d45ab1f91e604b6a4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-23T15:32:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 financas-Padilha-Projeto Entrega Final.pdf: 7936589 bytes, checksum: a4bbbf04a100d02d45ab1f91e604b6a4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-11-28 / Based on a sample of 119 companies that voluntarily delisted between 1999-2013, we investigated agency problems and access to capital as possible determinants to the delisting, controlling for cost to maintain the company listed, undervaluation, size, and stock liquidity. Proxies related to agency problems, such as higher ownership concentration, combined to lower return on assets, have strong influence on the stock delisting, as well as free cash flow and dividend payout. Regarding the use of capital markets to access follow on, as well as access to debt, we find that companies that delisted have less need to access the debt market, controlling for companies with the same profile. To the matter of control, we do not find evidence that cost to maintain the company listed nor the liquidity are determinant. / A partir de uma amostra de 119 empresas que deslistaram voluntariamente no período de 1999 a 2013, investigamos problemas de agência e acesso a capital como possíveis determinantes no fechamento de capital, controlando para custo de manter a empresa listada, sub-avaliação, tamanho e liquidez na bolsa. Proxies relacionadas a problemas de agência, tais como maior concentração de propriedade, combinado com menor retorno sobre ativos, possuem forte influência na deslistagem das ações, além de fluxo de caixa livre e distribuição de dividendos. Quanto ao uso de mercado de capitais para acesso a follow on, bem como acesso a dívida, encontramos que as empresas que deslistam possuem menor necessidade de acesso ao mercado de dívida, controlando para empresas com mesmo perfil. Para efeito de controle, não encontramos evidência de que custo de se manter listada nem que a liquidez sejam determinantes.