Author： Van Geyt Debby Van Cauwenberge Philippe Bauwhede Heidi Vander
Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN： 1611-1699
Source： Journal of Business Economics and Management, Vol.14, Iss.2, 2013-04, pp. : 364-385
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Abstract
The 2007 global financial crisis led to a chaotic financial environment characterized by highly uncertain and volatile stock markets. This created additional uncertainty about the fundamental value of shares and potentially increased the benefit of inside information. In this paper, we use event study methodology to examine whether Belgian corporate insiders were able to benefit from these turbulent market conditions. Given the large weight of financial institutions, the Belgian stock market was especially vulnerable to the financial crisis and provides an interesting environment to test this hypothesis. Our results show that, while insiders are generally able to earn abnormal returns, these returns are significantly higher during the years of the financial crisis.
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