Finance

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Heterogeneous relationship between IPO return and risk across idiosyncratic variance characteristics

This paper analyzes the levels and changes in the post-IPO stock return volatility and provides insights into market responses to the presence of firm-specific risk. First, we document a negative relation between initial idiosyncratic volatility level and the post-IPO volatility change in that initially low volatility firms have more volatility increase and vice verse. This evidence suggests fundamental firm-specific changes after the IPO. Further, we find that underpricing and short-run post-IPO returns are positively related to the initial and corresponding idiosyncratic risk level. This finding suggests that underpricing compensates investors for acquiring costly information and firm-specific risk information is being incorporated into offer prices. Finally, we find that higher long-run post-IPO performance is related to both lower initial risk level and decreasing risk in the first year after the IPO.Initial public offering Idiosyncratic risk Variance ratio test IPO underpricing Long-run performance

Commercial bank entry into equity IPO underwriting: modern evidence

This study examines the increased participation in underwriting of equity initial public offerings (IPOs) by section 20 subsidiaries of commercial banks. Using a four year test period (January 1995 to December 1998) this study finds that the average underpricing of equity IPOs decreased significantly from 23.0% to 17.4% after the decision to relax revenue constraints, on Section 20 activities of commercial banks, by the Federal Reserve Board on 3 August 1996. A further finding is that the decrease in underpricing is highly related to the increasing IPO market share of commercial banks. This study also finds that IPO underwriter fees did not increase after bank entry. The results of this study provides further evidence that increased participation of commercial banks in new issues markets has had a positive impact on competition and information dissemination in new issues markets.