Business and finance researchers share the findings of recent investigations. Among their topics are the influence of macroeconomic factors on stock price: the case of real estate and property companies, the existence of price pressures surrounding annual changes in the "Dogs of the Dow" portfolio, the value of corporate voting rights: valuation of loyalty voting rights and empirical evidence from France and Italy, the microfinance sector in emerging capital markets: the Peruvian financial entity Caja Municipal de Huancayo, humanizing finance by hedging property values, and insider or outsider chief executive officers: choosing wisely in different circumstances.