Bank regulators limit the amount of deferred tax assets includable in the capital ratio calculations which measure the bank’s financial health. The increased balances in bank deferred tax assets after the beginning of the financial crisis raised concerns that applying this deferred tax asset regulatory capital limitation may contribute to the need for banks to raise more capital. Value relevance is the ability of information disclosed in the financial statements to capture and summarize firm value. Deferred tax value relevance literature generally omits the regulated industries. Because fair value accounting plays a much larger role the banking industry, the market value of a bank has a different relationship to its book value than its unregulated counterparts. Using annual bank data from 2004 through 2012 for publicly held banks in the United States, this study empirically examines the value relevance of the banks’ net deferred tax assets and liabilities over time (pre-crisis versus crisis periods). Findings indicate that although the deferred tax liabilities are value relevant in both the pre-crisis and crisis periods, the value relevance of the net deferred tax assets is limited to crisis period (increased net deferred tax asset balances). An additional test shows that investors view the increased levels of net deferred tax assets in relation to total assets as concerns about the bank’s financial health. This study also examines the whether investors value the net deferred tax assets of less financially healthy banks (low Tier I capital ratios) differently from the healthier banks. Findings indicate that the coefficient of net deferred tax assets for the less financially healthy banks is negative and significant. Using another measure of financial health (high probability of failure) finds similar results. This study extends the value relevance literature to the deferred tax accounts of commercial banks. It also shows that the deferred tax asset accounts are valued differently than the other assets, supporting the deferred tax asset limitation for capital ratio calculations. Finally, this study provides information useful to analysts’ valuations of the banks’ deferred tax accounts.

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Este trabalho tem como objetivo verificar a relevância da informação contábil, por meio dos principais fatores que afetam o potencial de crescimento das empresas brasileiras não financeiras de capital aberto no período de 2002 a 2012. A proposta é analisar o impacto da variável potencial de crescimento sob a ótica dos investidores, bem como a adoção das normas internacionais de contabilidade no que tange à qualidade das informações produzidas pela contabilidade. Esta análise permite aos investidores otimizar os investimentos em empresas com melhores perspectivas no futuro. Além do benefício aos investidores, conhecer os principais fatores de crescimento contribui para que as empresas direcionem ações de forma a melhorar sua expectativa de crescimento, resultando em maior interesse por parte dos investidores. Para atingir os objetivos propostos, as informações captadas nos demonstrativos contábeis foram confrontadas com as produzidas pelo mercado, bem como comparou-se as informações produzidas antes e após a introdução das normas internacionais de contabilidade. O modelo adotado foi a regressão em painel por permitir verificar com maior eficiência o comportamento das variáveis ao longo do tempo. Os resultados sinalizam que o potencial de crescimento das empresas é melhor mensurado a partir das informações de mercado do que quando medido pelas informações contábeis e que o potencial de crescimento diminui com a adoção das normas internacionais de contabilidade. Também foram identificadas que na visão contábil, endividamento e retorno sobre ativo são as variáveis mestras no impacto do potencial de crescimento, ao passo que na visão de mercado as variáveis influenciadoras são: tamanho, endividamento e retorno sobre o ativo. / The aim of this essay is to verify the relevance of accounting information through the main factors which affect the growth potential of publicly traded non-financial Brazilian companies from 2002 to 2012. The proposal is to analyze the impact of the variable described as growth potential under the investor\'s point of view, as well as check out the impact of adopting international accounting norms in the quality of information produced by accountancy. This analysis allows investors to optimize their investments in companies with a better perspective in the future. Furthermore, knowing the key growth factors, allow companies benefit as they direct their actions to improve their growth expectation, resulting in more interested investors. In order to achieve the goals, the information gathered at the accounting statements were compared to the information produced by the market, and the accounting information produced before and after the introduction of the international accounting norms were compared. The regression in paper model was adopted, in order to allow a more efficient behavior check out of the variables throughout the time. The results show that the companies\' growth potential is better measured from market information than when it is measured through accounting information. And that the growth potential decreased with the introduction of international accounting norms. It was also detected that in accounting view the variables that impact the growth potential are debts and return over investment, and in market view the variables are size, debts and return over assets.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo verificar a relevância da informação contábil, por meio dos principais fatores que afetam o potencial de crescimento das empresas brasileiras não financeiras de capital aberto no período de 2002 a 2012. A proposta é analisar o impacto da variável potencial de crescimento sob a ótica dos investidores, bem como a adoção das normas internacionais de contabilidade no que tange à qualidade das informações produzidas pela contabilidade. Esta análise permite aos investidores otimizar os investimentos em empresas com melhores perspectivas no futuro. Além do benefício aos investidores, conhecer os principais fatores de crescimento contribui para que as empresas direcionem ações de forma a melhorar sua expectativa de crescimento, resultando em maior interesse por parte dos investidores. Para atingir os objetivos propostos, as informações captadas nos demonstrativos contábeis foram confrontadas com as produzidas pelo mercado, bem como comparou-se as informações produzidas antes e após a introdução das normas internacionais de contabilidade. O modelo adotado foi a regressão em painel por permitir verificar com maior eficiência o comportamento das variáveis ao longo do tempo. Os resultados sinalizam que o potencial de crescimento das empresas é melhor mensurado a partir das informações de mercado do que quando medido pelas informações contábeis e que o potencial de crescimento diminui com a adoção das normas internacionais de contabilidade. Também foram identificadas que na visão contábil, endividamento e retorno sobre ativo são as variáveis mestras no impacto do potencial de crescimento, ao passo que na visão de mercado as variáveis influenciadoras são: tamanho, endividamento e retorno sobre o ativo. / The aim of this essay is to verify the relevance of accounting information through the main factors which affect the growth potential of publicly traded non-financial Brazilian companies from 2002 to 2012. The proposal is to analyze the impact of the variable described as growth potential under the investor\'s point of view, as well as check out the impact of adopting international accounting norms in the quality of information produced by accountancy. This analysis allows investors to optimize their investments in companies with a better perspective in the future. Furthermore, knowing the key growth factors, allow companies benefit as they direct their actions to improve their growth expectation, resulting in more interested investors. In order to achieve the goals, the information gathered at the accounting statements were compared to the information produced by the market, and the accounting information produced before and after the introduction of the international accounting norms were compared. The regression in paper model was adopted, in order to allow a more efficient behavior check out of the variables throughout the time. The results show that the companies\' growth potential is better measured from market information than when it is measured through accounting information. And that the growth potential decreased with the introduction of international accounting norms. It was also detected that in accounting view the variables that impact the growth potential are debts and return over investment, and in market view the variables are size, debts and return over assets.

Financial markets have many different key actors, but one of the most important ones are the financial analysts. They are considered as experts in gathering and disseminating the information that firms produce, to those that seek it, such as stock recommendations and reports on firms. Related to this is a growing interest in society toward disclosures in regards of CSR as well as ESG. There has been considerable discussion in academia of whether or not CSR can be considered to be value relevant. This is a question which relate to both institutional and legitimacy perspectives in terms of theory, but also discussions in regards to agency and stakeholder theory as well:   Has value relevance of CSR disclosures increased in stock recommendations for the Nordic markets?   Thereby, the main purpose of this thesis is to find out whether or not there has been a shifting view of CSR over time, which would be evidenced in an increasing legitimization of CSR in terms of an increasing value-relevance to financial analysts. This would also be related to a shifting institutional logic, whereby it would be possible to relate to a shift in the view of the firm and its role in society. This is both looked at purely from the starting point of the dataset to the end point, but also for two different periods of time, so as to test if there is a different view of the issue after the financial crisis. In addition to this main purpose, this thesis furthermore sets out to answer whether CSR is value-relevant or not in different subsegments, such as nations, industries and the different types of recommendations that exist.   To answer the research question, an objectivist and positivist stance is taken, which subsequently leads the authors to utilize quantitative methods and statistical analysis to the data. Here, different panel models are fitted to the data to account effects that exist within it. To explain the findings, a theoretical framework is built upon three different levels: societal, firm and individual level. Here, on the societal level theories such as institutional theory as well as legitimacy theory are dealt with. On the firm level, agency theory and stakeholder theory as well as theoretical views of CSR forms the basis, and the individual level deals with theory related to the financial analyst.   In looking at the results and the analysis, one cannot draw the conclusion that there has been a shifting view of the value-relevance of CSR. Financial analysts appear to not find it value-relevant in issuing their stock recommendations, except for two cases: namely in terms of the industrial sector Basic Materials and the Buy recommendations. In terms of Basic Materials, it appears to be value-relevant in a positive manner. In regards to the Buy recommendation, it appears to have a negative effect on the value-relevance. All in all, this thesis cannot find evidence for a value-relevance of CSR to financial analysts in the Nordic markets. Essentially, the view of it appears to be pessimistic.

Venture capital funds are active investors in technology-based firms in Taiwan. However, there is very little evidence on the influence of VC funds’ investments in the investee firms. This study examines the relations between venture-backing and two issues, earnings management and value relevance, in the technology-based industry. For the issue of the relationship between venture-backing and earnings management, four hypotheses are derived to test the above connections. Three different proxies of earnings management are employed to conduct this analysis: cross-sectional modified Jones model, performance-matched modified Jones model and unexpected accounts receivable model. Empirical evidence shows that there is a negative association between venture-backing and abnormal accruals. Specifically, age of VC funds, percentage of VC funds’ shareholdings on investee firms, and VC funds invested by the government are negatively related with abnormal accruals in most of analyses. These findings indicate that VC funds in Taiwan provide monitoring functions on financial reporting of their invstee firms. For the issue of value relevance of venture-backing information, five hypotheses are derived to test the above connections. Ohlson (1995) model is used for the examination. Empirical evidence shows that venture-backing information is value relevant in the TSE market, but not in the OTC market. The sufficiency of financial information has an impact on value relevance of venture capital information. Value relevance of venture-backing information in the TSE market increases with VC funds’ investments and VC funds’ government investments, but not with VC funds’ age in most of analyses. These findings indicate that investors treat venture-backing information as value-relevant information only in the TSE market, but not in the OTC market. In addition, several tests are performed to determine the sensitivity of the results to a potential selection bias in the research design. The results of this analysis are mixed. Therefore, this paper cannot rule out selection bias as a potential alternative explanation for the findings.

Syfte: De immateriella tillgångarna är svårvärderade och diffusa tillgångar. Det har länge pågått en diskussion angående huruvida hantering av de immateriella tillgångarna påverkar värderelevansen och användbarheten av de finansiella rapporterna. Syftet med studien är att undersöka värderelevansen av de redovisade immateriella tillgångarna för kapitalmarknaden utifrån ett redovisningsperspektiv. Metod: Metoden grundas i Ohlson-modellen. Data från årsredovisningar har samlats in och sedan analyserats genom flera multipla regressioner och en korrelationsanalys.  Resultat & Slutsats:Resultatet av studien visar att det finns ett positivt signifikant samband mellan de totala immateriella tillgångarna och aktiepriset. Resultatet av denna studie visar således att de redovisade totala immateriella tillgångarna ger värderelevant information till kapitalmarknaden. Dock visar sig endast posterna FoU och patent vara värderelevanta för kapitalmarknaden när värderelevansen av de immateriella tillgångarna uppdelat i specifika poster undersöks. Förslag till fortsatt forskning:  Ett fåtal tidigare studier undersöker tillförlitligheten av de redovisade immateriella tillgångarna. Då tillförlitlighet precis som värderelevans är en av de fundamentala egenskaper redovisningsinformation bör besitta är det intressant att även undersöka hur tillförlitlig kapitalmarknaden anser att de redovisade immateriella tillgångarna är. Då tidigare forskning hävdar att det är svårt att mäta de immateriella tillgångarna på ett tillförlitligt sätt vore det relevant att undersöka om detta stämmer. Uppsatsens bidrag: Studien ger bevis för att de totala redovisade immateriella tillgångarna är värderelevanta. Det huvudsakliga praktiska bidraget med studien är att den kan ge intressenter en bättre förståelse för hur redovisningsinformation om de immateriella tillgångarna påverkar aktiepriset.

O setor bancário é um dos mais importantes na sociedade, pois suas atividades relacionadas ao processo de pagamentos e sua atuação como intermediário financeiro são essenciais no desenvolvimento da economia. No entanto, em razão da natureza de suas operações e dos riscos envolvidos nas mesmas, o setor bancário também é um dos que apresentam regulação mais rígida. Bancos que atuam globalmente recebem influência de regulação em esfera internacional, como por exemplo, o Acordo de Basileia, que versa sobre requerimentos mínimos de capital. A regulação bancária e, por conseguinte, o Acordo de Basileia, podem impactar as atividades dos bancos, sua captação no mercado, suas estratégias e competição. Tal impacto deve ser avaliado tanto pelos próprios bancos, como pelos reguladores, pelo mercado e pela academia. A presente pesquisa avalia o impacto da regulação bancária, em especial o Acordo de Basileia, no mercado de capitais por meio de um estudo de value relevance. Utilizando o modelo de regressão do preço (Price Regression Model - PRM) com dados de bancos dos 27 países membros do Comitê de Basileia, foi avaliado se o índice de Basileia afeta o preço das ações dos bancos. Conclui-se que o índice de Basileia é value relevant para a amostra completa. No entanto, com a retirada dos Estados Unidos da amostra, devido ao alto percentual de participação (51%) na mesma, o índice de Basileia deixou de ser value relevant. Além disso, os resultados mostraram que o índice de Basileia não é value relevant para países considerados code law (amostra completa) e nem para países adotantes do IFRS (amostra completa). / The banking sector is one of the most important in society, because its activities related to the payment process and its role as financial intermediary are essential in the development of the economy. However, because of the nature of its operations and the risks involved in them, the banking sector is also one of the most rigid. And banks that operate globally receive regulatory influence in the international arena, such as the Basle Accord, which deals with minimum capital requirements. Banking regulation, and therefore the Basle Accord, can impact the activities of banks, their capture in the market, their strategies and competition. Such an impact must be assessed by the banks themselves, regulators, the market and academy. The present research evaluates the impact of banking regulation, especially the Basel Accord, on the capital market through a value relevance study. Using the Price Regression Model (PRM) with data from banks of the 27 member countries of the Basel Committee, it was assessed whether the Basel index affects the stock price of banks. We conclude that the Basel index is value relevant for the whole sample. However, with the withdrawal of the United States from the sample, due to the high percentage of participation (51%) in the sample, the Basel index is no longer value relevant. In addition, the results showed that the Basel index is not value relevant for countries considered code law and for adopters of the IFRS (full sample).

O presente trabalho possui o objetivo de investigar se a adoção das IFRS mudou a relação da variação do valor justo dos derivativos no valor de mercado em instituições financeiras do mundo e em particular no Brasil entre os anos de 2005 e 2015. A abordagem desta pesquisa é empírico-analítica e para a análise dos modelos propostos foi utilizada a técnica de dados em painel e realizados testes de adequação para melhor estimação. A hipótese investigada é que a variação do valor justo dos derivativos, associada à adoção das IFRS, podem influenciar o valor de mercado da empresa. Adicionalmente, foi realizada análise complementar segregando o valor justo dos derivativos entre os que foram designados para hedge e os não de hedge. Nos modelos completos foram considerados controles como o Tamanho do banco, Índice de Basileia, a ocorrência da Crise em 2008, o número de analistas que seguem a instituição e o sistema jurídico para a amostra mundial. Após os testes empíricos, não foram encontradas relações estatisticamente relevantes entre a variação do valor justo dos derivativos após a adoção das IFRS e o valor de mercado das companhias investigadas tanto no Brasil como no mundo, de uma forma geral. A pouca liquidez do mercado de capitais do Brasil, o tratamento dos derivativos pelas normas locais do Banco Central antecedente ao IFRS e a utilização de bases de dados secundárias com grande presença de dados faltantes para a amostra mundial podem explicar esse resultado. / The objective of this study is to investigate whether the adoption of IFRS has changed the relationship of the derivatives fair value on the market value of financial institutions in the world and in particular in Brazil between 2005 and 2015. The approach of this research is empirical-analytical and for the analysis of the proposed models, the panel data technique was used and adequacy tests were performed for better estimation. The investigated hypothesis is that the variation of the derivatives fair value, associated with the adoption of IFRS, can influence the market value of the company. In addition, a complementary analysis was performed segregating the derivatives fair value between those that were designated for hedge and the non hedge. In the full models, controls such as Bank Size, Basle Index, the occurrence of the Crisis in 2008, the number of analysts who followed the institution and the legal system for the world sample were considered. After the empirical tests, there were no statistically significant relationship between the variation of the derivatives fair value after the adoption of the IFRS and the market value of the companies investigated in Brazil as in the world, in general. The low liquidity of the Brazilian capital market, the treatment of derivatives by the local standards of the Central Bank of Brazil prior to IFRS and the use of secondary databases with a large presence of missing data for the world sample may explain this result.