Conflict of interest in commercial bank security underwritings: Canadian evidence

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1935-1949

  Hebb, Gregory M ^a   Fraser, Donald R ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial banks; Investment banks; Underwriters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036787793     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(01)00176-5     Document Type: Article

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