Sloan（1996）研究指出，投資人無法完全地分辨出應計項目與現金流量間盈餘持續性的差別，導致對應計項目資訊反應過度，而對現金流量資訊則反應不足，因此公司擁有相對較高（低）的應計項目使用金額，預期會有負（正）的未來股票異常報酬率，此種存在於應計項目與未來來股票異常報酬率間之負向關係，即本文所稱之「應計項目異常現象」。 投資人方面，本研究依資訊取得優勢，區分為內部關係人、機構投資人（外資、投信、自營商）與自然人；投資人持股行為則分別以持股比例與持股比例變動代表。此外，並將應計項目分別以總應計項目與總應計項目組成要素下之個別營運資金應計項目（應收帳款變動數、存貨變動數與應付帳款變動數）作衡量。首先測試應計項目異常現象是否存在於我國，再利用應計項目異常現象建構之套利投資組合，買進最低應計項目金額的投資組合而賣出最高應計項目金額的投資組合，探討應計項目異常現象與投資人持股行為之關聯性。 實證結果顯示，應計項目異常現象存在於我國，亦存在於個別營運資金應計項目。持股比例方面，外資與內部關係人似乎能利用應計項目異常現象形成之套利投資組合；當總應計項目的金額愈低，持股比例會愈高，但在不同應計項目的衡量方法下會有不同的結果。持股比例變動方面，除內部關係人與自然人稍佳之外，本研究設計之迴歸模型並無對應計項目與投資人持股比例變動間之關聯性有足夠的解釋能力。此外，第二年度的內部關係人持股比例變動雖與總應計項目、存貨變動數有負向的關聯性，惟統計結果並不顯著。 關鍵字：應計項目異常現象、投資人、持股行為、應計項目、機構投資人、內 部關係人、自然人、套利投資組合 / Sloan（1996）results indicate investors failing to distinguish fully between the different properties of the accrual and cash flow components of earnings. This leads to overreaction of the information contained in the accrual components of earnings and underreaction of the cash flow components of earnings.Consequently,firms with relatively high (low) levels of accruals experience negative (positive) future abnormal stock returns. The negative relationship between accounting accruals and subsequent stock returns calls the “Accruals anomaly” in this paper. With repect to the investors, I distinguish them from the advantage of obtaining the information into insiders, institution investors (QFII, mutual funds, security dealers), and individual investors; then use the percentage of the investors’ holding and the percentage of the investors’ holding change to represent the investors’ holding behavior. Besides, I use the total accruals and individual working capital accruals（change in accounts receive, change in inventory, and change in minus accounts payable）to measure accruals. Firstly, I test whether the accruals anomaly exists in our country or not, then exploit the hedge portfolio formed by accruals anomaly,by taking a long position in the stock of firms reporting relatively low levels of accruals and a short position in the stock of firms reporting relatively high levels of accruals generates positive abnormal stock returns to probe into the association between accruals anomaly and investors’ holding behavior. The results suggested that accruals anomaly indeed exists in our country and the individual working capital accruals. With regard to the percentage of the investors holding, QFII and insiders seems to capable of exploiting the hedge portfolio formed by accruals anomaly; when firms with relatively low levels of total accruals experience the percentage of the high investors holding,but there have different results of using dissimilar measurement of accruals. For the percentage of the investors holding change, this paper’s regression model doesn’t have enough capability of explaining the association between accruals and percentage of the investors holding change except insiders and individual investors. Furthermore, although the percentage of the insiders’ holding change in the second year is negatively correlated with total accruals and change in inventory, the empirical results are not significant. Key words: accrual anomaly, investors, holding behavior, accruals, institution investors, insiders, individual investors, hedge portfolio

En droit financier, la conception des investisseurs protégés apparaît imprécise, alors que le dispositif juridique de protection est composé d’un grand nombre de mesures. Le contraste est saisissant. La première partie de cette recherche souligne la nécessité d’une clarification. Le flou entourant les investisseurs protégés est détaillé et ses conséquences sur l’objectif de protection, d’une part, et sur le dispositif de protection, d’autre part, sont mises en lumière. Plusieurs questions se posent, relatives à la notion d’investisseur comme à la logique et aux critères de protection. Source d’insécurité juridique, une conception indéterminée des investisseurs protégés pèse de différentes manières sur la qualité de la protection. La seconde partie est un essai de clarification qui porte sur la notion juridique d’investisseur, d’une part, et sur la politique juridique de protection, d’autre part. Il est ainsi proposé d’introduire une définition légale de l’investisseur dans le Code monétaire et financier, en s’appuyant sur les notions de sujet de droit et d’acte d’investissement. Une définition juridique de l’acte d’investissement contribue aussi à distinguer la notion juridique d’investisseur, d’un côté, et celles d’actionnaire, de client et de consommateur, de l’autre. La politique de protection envisagée ensuite s’appuie sur des axes connus mais qui gagnent à être réaffirmés et précisés. La pleine mise en oeuvre de cette politique impose alors, compte tenu aussi des catégories redéfinies d’investisseur et d’investisseur qualifié, d’élaborer une nouvelle catégorie juridique d’intervenants sur les marchés financiers. / In financial law, the conception of “protected investors” appears to reveal many uncertainties while at the same time, investor protection measures are numerous. This raises a number of questions. The first part of this research shows that there is a need to clarify this conception. Such a need results mainly from the detailed description of existing uncertainties and their negative consequences on investor protection objective and measures. These difficulties, which are about the concept of investor, the logic of the protection and its criteria, are a source of legal uncertainty. As a result, the quality of the protection is undermined in many different ways. The second part of this research is an attempt to clarify these points. It focuses on the legal concept of investor and on investor protection policy. The idea is to amend the legislative part of the French Monetary and Financial Code to introduce a definition of the word « investor », which relies on the suggestion that an investor should have legal personality and that there should be an act of investment. The legal definition suggested for the concept of “act of investment” also helps to draw distinctions between the legal concept of investor on the one hand, and those of shareholder, client and consumer, on the other hand. The investor protection policy which is then described lies on grounds that may look familiar, but to state them more precisely appears to be useful. For this policy to be fully implemented, and taking into account the definitions or amendments brought to the categories of “investor” and of “qualified investor”, a new legal category of actors in the financial markets needs to be elaborated.

本研究經過分析台灣股市中三大法人的持股率與買賣超對於公司財務變數與市場變數的的關係，藉由法人的持股選擇觀點，進而組成具有法人選股特性的投資組合，並驗證其是否具有較佳的績效表現與是否具有擊敗大盤的能力。實證結果發現，外資偏向投資於較大報酬波動率與規模的公司，以及較低負債比率與股利殖利率的公司；投信具有偏好較高的股利殖利率、股東權益報酬率、移動平均報酬率之標準差與規模的公司，以及淨價市值比較低的公司；自營商喜歡較高的負債比率、淨值市價比、移動平均報酬率與規模的公司，以及報酬波動率較低的公司。在驗證經由法人的投資特性組成之投資組合表現中，發現投信之投資組合雖具有較高的平均報酬率，但是考量風險因子後，自營商的績效表現較佳，而且都具有擊敗大盤的績效表現。 / The study analyzed the relationship between Taiwanese institutional investors’ shareholding ratio or net buy-and-sell and the company's financial variables and market variables. Using the result of regression to compose a portfolio with the characteristics of institutional investors, and verification whether it has a better performance than the stock market index. The empirical results show that foreign investors tend to invest in the company with larger volatility and size, and also lower debt ratio and dividend yield; Investment trust investors with a preference for high dividend yields, return on equity, the long-term volatility and size of the company, and tend to invest in lower book-to-market ratio of the company; Dealers like high debt ratio, book-to-market ratio, size and momentum, and also preference for the company of lower volatility. The performance of the portfolio with institutional investors’ characteristics, we found that the investment trust's portfolio had highest average rate of return, but after consideration of risk factors, dealers had better performance. Both of the portfolio beat the stock market index’s performance.

Thesis (MComm (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For any country, including South Africa, new business development is critical for the sustained growth and development of the economy. In this study the impact of the transfer of knowledge and skills by the investor to the investee and the impact on the success of private equity, venture capital and angel investments, new business development in South Africa and internationally is researched. A literature study is firstly conducted to determine, from literature, the importance of the transfer of knowledge and skills by the investor to the investee of a new venture. The results from recent research conducted in the United States of America and Europe is also included to determine current global development tendencies. The research highlighted factors, other than merely having a good business idea, which determines the success of a new venture. The global research clearly demonstrates that the active involvement of the angel investors, venture capitalists and private equity investors in new ventures, through the transfer of knowledge and skills, determines the success of the investment in new business development. The survey that was done in the South African venture capital environment seems to support this outcome although the South African market sector is in the early stages of development and focuses mainly on private equity and not so much new business development. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Nuwe besigheidsontwikkeling is krities vir enige land, ingeslote Suid Afrika, om deurlopende en volhoubare groei en ontwikkeling van die land se ekonomie te verseker. Hierdie studie het die impak van die oordrag van kennis en vaardighede op die sukses van privatekapitaal- , waagkapitaal- (alternatiewelik – nuwebesigheidsbeleggings) en engelbeleggings in nuwebesigheidsbeleggings vir Suid Afrika en Internationaal, nagevors. ‘n Literatuurstudie om die belangrikeid van die oordrag van kennis en vaardighede, van die belegger na die nuwe besighede, in die gemelde belggingsprosesse vir nuwebesigheidsbeleggings te bepaal, is eerstens gedoen. Die uitkoms van navorsings wat onlangs in die Verenigde State van Amerika en Europa gedoen is, is ook ingesluit om die huidige internationale ontwikkelingstendense rakende nuwebesigheidsbeleggings te bepaal. Die navorsing het die klem geplaas op ander belangrike faktore anders as slegs ’n goeie besigheidsidee, wat die sukses van ‘n nuwe besigheid bepaal. Die internasionale navorsing het duidelik aangedui dat die aktiewe betrokkenheid van beleggers, engel-, waagkapitaal en privatebeleggers, deur die oordrag van kennis en vaardigheid aan die nuwe besigheid, die sukses van die nuwe besigheid en dus die belegging bepaal. Die opname wat in Suid Afrika gedoen is, ondersteun hierdie internasionale bevinding alhoewel die Suid Afrikaanse nuwebesigheidsbeleggings sektor in die vroeë stadium van ontwikkeling is en daar hoofsaaklik gekonsentreer word op privatekapitaalbeleggings, “private equity investments”, terwyl die werklike nuwebesigheidsbeleggings nie soveel aandag geniet nie.

自1980年代末期以來，政府宣佈開放大陸探親，並逐步解除外匯管制等相關限制，兩岸之「經貿互動」於焉展開。台商到中國大陸投資二十餘年，由克服地域障礙、轉移企業資源，進而遂行經營管理的當地化，其融合速度快得驚人。現今，隨著08年「520」馬政府的上任，兩會協商、包機直航、兩岸開放大三通、陸客來台觀光…，「常居對岸」或「兩岸流動」的人數，亦隨之持續攀升，兩岸之間的互動更加日益密切。大陸台商面對因文化與生活習慣的差距所產生的生活適應問題，也成為台商赴大陸投資管理或台商個人生涯規劃上的重大考驗。過往，針對此主題之經驗研究如鳳毛麟角。因此，本研究聚焦於大陸台商生活層面當地化的情形，以及生活適應之現況，務其爬梳出具學術價值之研究論述。 本研究採取深度訪談的方式，以大陸台資企業負責人或高階幹部為訪談對象，對其生活適應及當地化的情況進行研究。雖然台商當地化的進展速度很快，但在其「安居落戶」方面，未來似乎仍充滿了變化，此乃今日極敏感、極富爭議的議題，值得台灣官方與學界高度關切。冀望透過本研究，使吾人對於「大陸台商生活層面當地化」問題，得到較完整、確切的廓清。 / The economy and trade between Taiwan and China has been continuously expanding since Taiwan Government allowed people on the island to visit their family relatives in China and gradually relieved some restrictions on Foreign Exchange Control Regulations in 1980s. It has been over 20 years since the first wave of Taiwan business people overwhelmingly entered China and started their own business. Demonstrated by their way of how to overcome any geographic barriers, how to successfully transfer desired business resources and how to localize and globalize their business, the acceleration speed of emerging in China for Taiwan business people these years has been so amazing. After President Ma’s taking office on May 20, 2008, never in the past six decades have relations between Taiwan and China been as good as they are today. Furthermore, with the help from affair negotiations between Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) and Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), cross-straits direct charter flight(s), direct transportation across the Taiwan Strait and the increasing number of China tourists in Taiwan, the population of Taiwan business people nowadays in China (either they are permanent residents in China or frequent flyers between Taiwan and China) has been growing drastically. Due to the cultural difference in business and life style between Taiwan and China, it has also become a great challenge for most Taiwan business people to figure out how to live, work or do business in China. In the past, the research or study for “The localization of Taiwan business people’s life in China” has been very rare in Taiwan. My research and study here will primarily focus on the localization and adaptation analysis for Taiwan business people’s life in China. This research analysis provides a thorough overview of in-depth interviewing of Taiwan business owners or upper management executives for their localization process in China. Also, a list of further readings that provide you with more detailed information on conducting interviews is included in this paper. Despite the fast pace of the localization process of today’s Taiwan business people in China, it is believed that the ever-changing challenges of how to live and settle in China for them are still increasing. Some sensitive and controversial issues addressed in this paper will be definitely worth the close attention of government officials and academic scholars in Taiwan. Hopefully, this research paper will also provide us a complete understanding of how to help sweep away some barriers to the localization of Taiwan business people’s life in China.

隨著經濟走向自由化、國際化，且台灣亦公布企業購併法後，合併及收購等外部成長模式逐漸受到重視，而台灣證券交易市場目前資本來源比重也與過去以散戶為大宗的情況有別，近年來機構投資人交易扮演重要的角色，故本論文希冀探討機構投資人交易與台灣上市主併公司購併宣告效果的關聯。 本論文以台灣購併案件為探討對象，排除金融業相關案件，取樣自2003年至2012年間宣布購併的交易案件，以三大法人（外資法人、投信公司、證券自營商）為機構投資人代表，並且採用其每日買（賣）超股數占總流通股數比例做為交易指標，分別以市場模型及市場指數調整模型計算累積異常報酬率，探討機構投資人交易是否隱含對投資標的經營團隊品質的認證價值，進而反應在主併公司在（-1,+1）、（-2,+2）、（-3,+3）事件窗口下之購併宣告效果。 實證結果主要有以下幾點發現：首先，本研究發現三大法人累積淨買（賣）超與主併公司購併宣告累積異常報酬率在即期事件窗口（-1,+1）及（-2,+2）下均呈現顯著正向關係；第二，獲得三大法人累積淨買超之主併公司之購併宣告累積異常報酬率在（-1,+1）期間顯著高於三大法人累積淨賣超之主併公司，顯示機構投資人交易對主併公司經營團隊有品質認證價值；第三，三大法人中外資法人累積淨買（賣）超與主併公司購併宣告效果有顯著正向影響，而投信公司、證券自營商則與主併公司購併宣告後累積異常報酬率無顯著關係。 / This study investigates the relationship between institutional trading and the announcement effect of merger and acquisition. The research is based on acquiring firms listed in Taiwan which announced merger and acquisition between 2003 and 2012. We use cumulative net buying of three representative institutional investors including foreign institutions, mutual funds, and brokers to examine acquirer’s short-run stock performance around the announcement of merger and acquisition. First, the results indicate that cumulative net buying of total institutional investors is positively related to the short-run stock performance of acquirers. Second, acquirers with increase in institutional holdings prior to the merger and acquisition have better short-run stock performance than acquirers with decrease in institutional holdings. Third, the relationship between cumulative net buying of foreign institutions and the announcement effect of acquirers is significantly positive while cumulative net buying of mutual funds or brokers has no significant relationship with the short-run stock performance of acquirers.

This bachelor thesis evaluates how high-engagement investors contribute to the development and growth of for-profit social enterprises by providing both funding and non-financial advisory services focused on organisational capacity-building. Case studies on three social enterprises describe the structure of funding deals, what considerations affected these due to the high social character of the ventures, and inquire into the relationship between social enterprise and their investors to evaluate how the investors provide value for their investees beyond capital. The investor types involved include commercial venture capital funds, angel investors, accelerator programs and venture philanthropy funds; a sort of social impact investment fund which combines the high- engagement mentoring of venture capital funds with lower expectations on financial returns in exchange for higher demands on social impact. The findings indicate that high-engagement investors in general provide a wide range of services to the social enterprises studied, where strategic advisory services and networks introductions are identified as key enablers for development. Aligning philosophies on the combination of business and social impact is also identified as critical for a constructive relationship between investor and investee. The perceived value of venture philanthropy funding diverges between the cases; while filling an empty space in the social enterprise capital market, some findings question their capabilities and investment model. Apart from the initial research questions on how high-engagement investors add value to social enterprises, the study raises further questions on social enterprise funding in general and the issues that obstructs these organisations from introducing innovation and growth to underdeveloped markets.

<p>Doktorska disertacija odnosi se na analizu najznačajnijih kriterijuma<br />koje posmatraju investitori prilikom ulaganja na tržišta u razvoju.<br />Poređenjem šest evropskih berzanskih indeksa tržišta u razvoju i<br />svetski najznačajnijeg berzanskog indeksa - S&amp;P 500, dobijeni su<br />rezultati koji ukazuju da postoji značajnost u zavisnosti nivoa cena od<br />kretanja na globalnom tržištu, a koja su posledica postojanja<br />internacionalnih investitora. Dobijeni rezultati mogu se koristiti<br />kao osnova za dalja istraživanja u oblasti od strane akademske<br />zajednice, kao i od strane profesionalnih učesnika na finansijskim<br />tržištima, kao pomoć prilikom donošenja njihovih investicionih<br />odluka. Od posebnog interesa je mogućnost primene rezultata u vođenju<br />ekonomske i finansijske politike Republike Srbije.</p> / <p> markets investors. Comparison of six European emerging stock market<br /> indices and world&rsquo;s the most important stock exchange index - the S&amp;P 500,<br /> established a level of emerging markets price dependence on international<br /> investors with global market overview. The results obtained can be used as a<br /> basis for further research in the field by the academic community, as well as<br /> by professional investors in financial markets, to assist in making their<br /> investment decisions. Of particular interest is the possibility of applying the<br /> results in economic and financial decision making policy of the Republic of<br /> Serbia.</p>

"Mémoire présenté à la Faculté des études supérieures en vue de l'obtention du grade de Maîtrise en droit (LL.M) option droit des affaires" / Les organismes de réglementation des valeurs mobilières doivent veiller à la protection des investisseurs et à l'efficience des marchés financiers. Pour ce faire, ils ont été investis de larges pouvoirs discrétionnaires leur permettant de contrôler les opérations qui, quoique conformes aux prescriptions légales, sont susceptibles de porter atteinte à l'intérêt public. La notion d'intérêt public étant malléable et difficile à circonscrire, la discrétion conférée à ces organismes est étendue. Son exercice pouvant menacer la sécurité juridique des opérations et être associé à l'arbitraire, elle a été décriée par de nombreux observateurs qui ont demandé qu'elle soit limitée aux cas de transgression de la législation sur les valeurs mobilières. Le texte cherche à déterminer si les organismes de réglementation des valeurs mobilières ont fait preuve de l'ingérence appréhendée par certains en recourant à leur discrétion relative à l'intérêt public. Tout en faisant ressortir la portée large et flexible de cette discrétion, il cherche à cerner les types d'opérations susceptibles d'en entraîner l'exercice. Bien qu'il ne propose pas une refonte du cadre juridique actuel, il soulève des points de réflexion et suggère des avenues qui pourraient être envisagées afin de limiter les risques y étant associés. / Securities regulators must ensure the protection ofinvestors and the ejJiciency of capital markets. With this intention, they have been vested with broad discretionary powers enabling them to control the operations that, although in conformity with legal requirements, are likely to undermine public interest. The public interest notion being malleable and difJicult to circumscribe, the discretion conferred to these organizations has a wide scope. As its exercise can threaten the legal safety of operations and be associated to the arbitrary, it has been disparaged by many observers who required that it be limited to cases in which the securities legislation has been breached. The text seeks to determine if securities regulators have shown the interference dreaded by some by resorting to their public interest discretion. White emphasizing the broad andflexible range ofthis discretion, it seeks to determine the types ofoperations likely to lead to its exercise. Although it does not propose a revision ofthe current legal framework, it provides points for reflection and suggests avenues that could be considered in order to limit the risks being associated to it.

Nuvarande Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) och International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) har gemensamt utvecklat en ny leasingstandard. Syftet är att skapa konvergens på en internationell nivå samt förbättra finansiella rapporter som ska underlätta användarnas ekonomiska beslut. Tidigare studier visar att den nya leasingstandarden medför effekter på företagens redovisningen och finansiella nyckeltal. Emellertid finns lite kunskap om hur företagen på Large Cap förbereder sina investerare på en ny leasingstandard. Följaktligen är syftet med studien att beskriva hur svenska Large Cap företag väljer att förbereda sina investerare med upplysningar om IFRS 16 i sina finansiella rapporter. Vidare syftar studien till att förklara hur graden av förberedelse påverkas av leasingintensitet, antal bevakande analytiker och vilken implementeringsmetod företagen väljer vid införandet IFRS 16. För att satisfiera syftet användes agentteorin och teorin om frivilliga upplysningar för att analysera och förklara företagens val att lämna förberedande upplysningar. Upplysningarna kvantifierades genom att upplysningarna i företagens fjärde kvartalsrapport och årsredovisning 2018 kodades med en diskret variabel. Resultatet visar att företagen på Large Cap förbereder sina investerare med mer omfattande upplysningar i årsredovisningen jämfört med kvartalsrapporten. Företagen bedömer att kvalitativa upplysningar är av mer väsentligt värde för investerare än kvantitativa upplysningar eftersom de kan skapa bättre förståelse för leasingstandardens innebörd hos investerare. Vidare visar studien att varken leasingintensitet, antal bevakande analytiker eller val av implementeringsmetod påverkar företagens förberedande upplysningar. Den rimligaste tolkningen är att leasingintensiva företag inte bedömer att effekterna av leasingstandarden är av mer väsentligt värde för investerare än icke-leasingintensiva företag. En förklaring till att det inte föreligger ett samband mellan antal analytiker och företagens förberedande upplysningar kan förklaras av att företagen inte upplever att upplysningar om leasingstandarden leder till fördelar. Istället kan upplysningarna resultera i negativa marknadsreaktioner. Resultatet visar även att en övervägande andel av företagen på Large Cap föredrar den förenklade metoden till förmån för den retroaktiva metoden vid implementering av leasingstandarden. Författarna kan emellertid inte dra säkra slutsatser om företagen som använder den retroaktiva metoden förbereder sina investerare med mer omfattande upplysningar än företagen som använder den förenklade metoden. / The Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) have jointly developed a new accounting standard for leases. The main objective is to harmonize accounting across international borders with a common new lease standard and to ameliorate financial reporting for users of financial reports. Furthermore, researchers have discovered that the new lease standard has a significant impact on firms accounting and key financial ratios. Meanwhile, there is barley any studies in the field which examines how Swedish Large Cap firms chooses to prepare their investors with substantial disclosures on the new lease standard. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to describe how Swedish Large Cap firms chooses to prepare their investors with substantial disclosures on the new lease standard in their financial reports. Authors of this study also seek to explain how firms lease intensity, number of analyst followers and their choice of transition approach have an impact on firm’s preparatory disclosures. To satisfy the purpose, the authors of this study choose to deploy agency theory and voluntary disclosure theory in order to analyse and explain how firms choose to prepare their investors with IFRS 16 disclosures. Firms disclosures in their interim report for the fourth quarter 2018 and annual report 2018 were quantified with a discrete variable. Furthermore, it appears that Swedish firms on Large Cap prepare their investors with more extensively disclosures in their annual reports compared to their interim reports. Firms assesses that qualitative disclosures are of more material value to investors than quantitative disclosures. One explanatory factor may be that qualitative disclosures provide investors with better understanding of the new lease standard. Moreover, the study fails to explain the relationship between firms lease intensity, number of analyst followers, and firm’s choice of transition approach with the firm’s preparatory disclosures. One interpretation is that firms with high lease intensity do not assess the impact of the new lease standard to be of more material value for investors decisions than firms with low lease intensity. Since the study fails to explain the relationship between number of analyst followers and firm’s preparatory disclosures, a reasonable interpretation is that firms do not benefit from disclosing information about the new lease standard since the information might result in negative market reactions. Meanwhile, this study also provides evidence that a significant proportion of firms on Large Cap chooses the modified retrospective approach in favour of the full retrospective approach to adopt IFRS 16. Although, there is not enough strong evidence to support the hypothesis that Swedish firms which adopt the full retrospective approach prepare their investors with more extensively disclosures than firms which adopt the modified retrospective approach.