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Past seminars presented at the Finance Department at the University of Technology Sydney.

2024

DATETITLESPEAKER
12-1 pm (AEDT) 
February 21
 

Technology Sectoral Disruptions

Gordon Phillips

Tuck School of Business, 
Dartmouth College

12-1 pm
(AEDT)
February 28

Mobile Internet, Collateral and Banking

Nicola Limodio 

Bocconi University 

12-1 pm 
(AEDT) March 13

Common pitfalls in the evaluation of corporate bond strategies

Cesare Robotti

University of Warwick

12-1 pm (AEDT)
March 20

News Consumption in the Wild

Tony Cookson 

University of Colorado Boulder 

12-1 pm (AEDT)
March 27

Can Small Businesses Survive Chapter 11?

Edith Hotchkiss

Boston College

12-1 pm (AEDT)
April 3
Optimal Mechanisms in Initial Public Offering with Adverse Selection

Roman Kozhan

University of Warwick

12-1 pm (AEST)
April 10

The Low Frequency Trading Arms Race: Machines Versus Delays

Alexander Dickerson

University of New South Wales

12-1 pm (AEST)
May 1

Lending by Servicing: Monetary Policy Transmission through Shadow Banks

Isha Agarwal

University of British Columbia

12-1 pm (AEST)
May 8

Bonds of Love: Patriotism and the Rise of Modern Banks

Yuchen Xu

University of New South Wales

12-1 pm (AEST)
May 22

Macro Strikes Back: Term Structure of Risk Premia and Market Segmentation

Christian Julliard

London School of Economics and Political Science

12-1 pm (AEST)
May 29

Financing the Global Shift to Electric Mobility

Jan Bena

University of British Columbia

12-1 pm (AEST)
June 12

Contract Evaluation Horizon and Fund Performance

Veronika Pool

Vanderbilt University

12-1 pm (AEST)
June 19

The Value of Social Media Anonymity: Evidence from the Stock Market

Kai Li

University of British Columbia

12-1 pm (AEST)
August 7

Voting Choice

Nadya Malenko

Boston College

12-1 pm (AEST)
August 14

Individual Landlords in the Mortgage Market

Lakshmi Naaraayanan

London Business School

12-1 pm (AEST)
August 28

Directors Discussing Diversity

Renee Adams

University of Oxford

12-1 pm (AEST)
September 4 

Do carbon markets undermine private climate initiatives?

Ian Appel

Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

12-1 pm (AEST)
September 11

A Public Market Test of Private Credit Markets: The “Bright Side” Versus the “Dark Side” of Relationship Lending

Allen Berger

Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina

12-1 pm (AEST)
September 18

Financial Advisors and Retirees’ Risk-Taking

Noah Stoffman

Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

12-1 pm (AEDT)
October 9

Mandatory Climate Adaptation: Evidence from Firms and Workplace Safety

Nora Pankratz

University of Toronto

12-1 pm (AEDT)
October 16

Granular Treasury Demand with Arbitrageurs

Lukas Schmid

University of Southern California

12-1 pm (AEDT)
October 23

Buy-to-Live vs. Buy-to-Let: Real Estate Investors, Property Prices, and Neighborhoods

Matthijs Korevaar

Erasmus University Rotterdam

12-1 pm (AEDT)
October 30

Retail Limit Orders

Kumar Venkataraman

Southern Methodist University

2023

DATETITLESPEAKER
12-1pm (AEDT)
March 1 

Cybercrimes, Blockchain Forensics, and An Investigation of Inclusion and Democratization Through Web3 and DeFi

Lin William Cong 
Cornell University 
12-1pm (AEDT)
March 8
Identifying Demand and Supply in Index Option MarketsKris Jacobs 
University of Houston
12-1pm (AEDT)
March 15

Investigating Organizational Responses to Ecological Adversity

Steve Kennedy 
Erasmus University Rotterdam
12-1pm (AEDT)
March 22

Manipulation in Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from 8-Ks

Sean Cao 
University of Maryland
12-1pm (AEDT)
March 29

Gender Quotas and Support for Women in Board Elections

Marina Gertsberg
University of Melbourne
12-1pm (AEST)
April 5

Stakeholders, Governance, and Output: Evidence from the Hospital Sector

Christoph Herpfer
Emory University
12-1pm (AEST)
April 19

The Supply and Demand for Data Privacy: Evidence from Mobile Apps

Bo Bian
University of British Columbia
 
12-1pm (AEST)
April 26

Finance TV

Diego Garcia
University of Colorado Boulder
12-1pm (AEST)
May 3

Stock Market Manipulation and Corporate Venture Capital Investments 

Douglas Cumming
Florida Atlantic University
12-1pm (AEST)
May 10

All Clear for Takeoff: Evidence from Airports on the Effects of Infrastructure Privatization

Yeejin Jang
University of New South Wales
12-1pm (AEST)
May 17

Can Markets be Fully Automated? Evidence From an “Automated Market Maker”

Peter O'Neill
University of New South Wales
12-1pm (AEST)
May 31

 Decarbonizing Institutional Investor Portfolios: Helping to Green the Planet or Just Greening Your Portfolio?

Pedro Matos
University of Virginia
12-1pm (AEST)
June 7

Political Attitudes and Equity Market Reactions to Vaccine Mandate Bans

Yihui Pan
University of Utah
12-1pm (AEST)
June 14 

Explaining Racial Disparities in Personal Bankruptcy Outcomes

Ben Iverson
Brigham Young University
12-1pm (AEST)
July 5

Biased Expectations and Default Risk in the Municipal Bond Market

Tarun Chordia 
Emory University 
12-1pm (AEST)
July 12

The Cyber-Attack Iceberg: Evidence from an Extended Event Study of the Impact on Securities Prices

Alex Frino
University of Wollongong 
12-1pm (AEST)
August 2 

How Perception Affects House Prices: Evidence from Failed Auctions

Kristle Cortes 
University of New South Wales 
12-1pm (AEST)
August 9 

Competition in the Cryptocurrency Exchange Market

Anthony Zhang
University Of Chicago 
12-1pm (AEST)
August 23

Fragile Financing? How Corporate Reliance on Shadow Banking Affects Bank Provision of Liquidity

Manasa Gopal
Georgia Institute of Technology
12-1pm (AEST)
August 30

Do Consulting Services Affect Audit Quality? Evidence from the Workforce

Anastassia Fedyk
University of California, Berkeley
12-1pm (AEST)
September 13

Payment for Order Flow And Option Internalization

Thomas Earnst 
University of Maryland 
12-1pm (AEDT)
September 20 

Cross-Border M&A Flows, Economic Growth, and Foreign Exchange Rates

Jodie Zhang 
Queensland University of Technology 
12-1pm (AEDT)
October 18

Revisiting the Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns: Evidence From a Textual Analysis of Buy Recommendations

Byoung-Hyoun Hwang 
Nanyang Technological University 
12-1pm (AEDT)
November 1

The Core, the Periphery, and the Disaster: Corporate-Sovereign Nexus in COVID-19 Times

Alberto Plazzi
Università della Svizzera italiana
12-1pm (AEDT)
November 15

Tug of War in Corporate Environmental Lobbying

Hugh Hoikwang  Kim
University of South Carolina  
12-1pm (AEDT)
November 29

Feedback on Emerging Corporate Policies

Jie He 
University of Georgia 

2022

DATETITLESPEAKER
February 16Consumer Preference and Bank Competition amid Digital DisruptionGloria Yu, Singapore Management University
February 23Connections to Investment Banks and Their ValueYing Dou, Monash University
March 2Investment Returns and Distribution Policies of Non-Profit Endowment FundsSandeep Dahiya , Georgetown University
March 9Walking the walk or just talking the talk? Analyzing the predictive value of voluntary carbon disclosuresStefan Trueck, Macquarie University
March 16Regulating CEO PayRik Sen, University of New South Wales
March 23Understanding the Comovement between Corporate Bonds and Stocks: The Role of Default RiskAlexandre Jeanneret, University of New South Wales
March 30Gender and Executive Job Mobility: Evidence from Mergers and AcquisitionsSandra Mortal, University of Alabama
April 6Information Dissemination and Behavioral Bias in Financial MediaKelly Liu, Australian National University
April 20Cross-Asset Time-Series Momentum: Crude Oil Volatility and Global Stock MarketIvan Indriawan, Auckland University of Technology
April 27The effect of compensation benchmarking—Evidence from share repurchasesJing Xie, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
May 4The Sensitivity of Bank Performance to Local Housing Prices – Evidence from Diversified and Local BanksNhan Le, Australian National University
May 11Something in the Air: Does Air Pollution Affect Fund Managers’ Carbon Divestment?Ying Xia, Monash University
June 1Trust in DeFi: An Empirical Study of the Decentralized ExchangeZhou (Joe) Zhong, University of Melbourne
July 20Lower your weapon: common ownership and innovation (dis)incentivesJane Luo, University of Adelaide
August 3The impact of cyber attacks on the stock price of target firms: Australian evidenceAlex Frino, University of Wollongong
August 10Competition and Product Quality: Fake Trading on Crypto ExchangesEvgeny Lyandres, Tel Aviv University
August 17Climate-related Disclosure Commitment of the Lenders, Credit Rationing, and Borrower Environmental PerformanceHaekwon Lee, University of Sydney
August 24Investor Demand for Gender DiversityCara Vansteenkiste, University of New South Wales
August 31Fund Flows, Liquidity, and Asset PricesMinsoo Kim, University of Melbourne
September 6The EU Taxonomy and the Syndicated Loan MarketJing Yu, University of Sydney,  
September 14Intangible Capital, Negative Cash Flow and Corporate Policy: International EvidenceAlexander Vadilyev, Australian National University
September 21Lower your weapon: common ownership and innovation (dis)incentivesJane Luo, University of Adelaide
October 5Monetary Policy and Risk Appetite in Corporate Bond MarketsAntje Berndt, Australian National University
October 12Identifying and Characterising Opening Auction ManipulationSean Foley, Macquarie University
October 19Regulatory Issuing Costs and IPO Gross SpreadsXianming Zhou, Australian National University
October 26The Gold Exposure of Institutional InvestorsDirk Baur, University of Western Australia
November 9Financial Media as a Money Doctor: Evidence from Refinancing DecisionsPhong Ngo, Australian National University
December 14On the Effects of Continuous TradingAndriy Shkilko, Wilfrid Laurier University

2021

DATETITLESPEAKER
February 10Defragmenting Markets: Evidence from Agency MBSJames Vickery, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
February 17Mergers Under the Microscope: Analyzing Conference Call TranscriptsFangyuan Ma, Peking University
March 3Collateral Booms and Information DepletionAlberto Martin, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
March 10Currency Management by International Fixed Income Mutual FundsQifei Zhu, Nanyang Technological University
March 17Flattening the Curve: Pandemic-Induced Revaluation of Urban Real EstateArpit Gupta, New York University
March 24Who Listens to Corporate Conference Calls? The Effect of 'Soft Information' on Institutional TradingRuss Wermers, University of Maryland
March 31Debt Financing and Risk ManagementYuri Tserlukevich, Arizona State University
April 14Climate Risk Disclosure and Institutional InvestorsZacharias Sautner, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
April 21Cash Is Not King: Evidence from the Commercial Paper MarketSven Klingler, BI Norwegian Business School
April 28Smart(Phone) Investing? A within investor-time analysis of new technologies and trading behaviorAlessandro Previtero, Indiana University
May 5 (rescheduled to June 16)Becker Meets Kyle: Legal Risk and Insider TradingEmiliano Pagnotta, Imperial College London
May 12Why Have Actively Managed Bond Funds Remained Popular?Tim Riley, University of Arkansas
May 19Identifying HFT Activity Without Proprietary DataRoberto Pascual, University of the Balearic Islands
May 26Twitter-Derived Measures of Economic UncertaintyThomas Renault, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
June 2Sustaining Smallholders and Rainforests by Eliminating Payment Delay in a Commodity Supply Chain - It Takes a VillageDan Iancu, Stanford University
June 9Predictable Price PressureSamuel Hartzmark, University of Chicago
June 16Becker Meets Kyle: Legal Risk and Insider TradingEmiliano Pagnotta, Imperial College London
August 4Speculation, Bitcoin, and Prospect TheoryChishen Wei, Singapore Management University
August 11Intangible Customer Capital and Bank ResilienceHongyu (Derek) Shan, Fordham University
August 18Housing and Mortgage Markets with Climate-Change Risk: Evidence from Wildfires in CaliforniaNancy Wallace, University of California, Berkeley
August 25Credit Supply and the Real Effects of Capital Raising: Evidence from Upsized Corporate Bond OfferingsYijia (Eddie) Zhao, University of Massachusetts Boston
September 1Coins With Benefits: On Existence, Pricing Kernel and Risk Premium of CryptocurrenciesCathy Yi-Hsuan Chen, University of Glasgow
September 8Know Your Customer: Relationship Lending and Bank TradingRainer Haselmann, Goethe University Frankfurt
September 15A Robust Approach to Optimal Portfolio Choice with Parameter UncertaintyAlberto Martin-Utrera, Iowa State University
September 29FinTech Lending and Cashless PaymentsBoris Vallee, Harvard Business School
October 6Tracking Weekly State-Level Economic ConditionsChristiane Baumeister, University of Notre Dame
October 13The Valuation of Corporate Coupon BondsJens Hilscher, University of California, Davis
October 20Tournament Incentives and Insider TradingMeziane Lasfer and Xiaoke Ye, City University of London
October 27Locked-in at Home: Limited Attention of Female Analysts During the COVID-19 PandemicMengqiao Du, University of Mannheim
November 10Is Hard and Soft Information Substitutable? Evidence from LockdownJennie Bai, Georgetown University

2020

DATETITLESPEAKER
26 February Aggregating Anomalies   Heiko Jacobs, Universität Duisburg-Essen
3 June

Credit Supply and (In)organic Growth

Tobias Berg, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
24 June

Lottery Jackpots and the Monday Effect

Chuan Yang Hwang, Nanyang Technological University
8 July

Anatomy of a Liquidity Crisis:  Corporate Bonds in the Covid-19 Crisis

Maureen O'Hara, Cornell University
29 July

Does Partisanship Shape Investor Beliefs? Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tony Cookson, University of Colorado at Boulder
12 August

The Jury is Still Out On the Performance of Naïve Diversification (1/N rule)

Redouane Elkamhi, University of Toronto
26 August

Who Benefits from Robo-advising? Evidence from Machine Learning

Alberto Rossi, Georgetown University
2 September

The '7% Solution' and IPO (Under)Pricing

Felipe Restrepo, University of Western Ontario
9 September

Time-varying Group Unobserved Heterogeneity in Finance

Wing Wah Tham, University of New South Wales
23 September

Climate Regulatory Risks and Corporate Bonds

Laura Starks, University of Texas Austin
30 September

Bias in the Effective Bid-Ask Spread

Björn Hagströmer, Stockholm University
6 October

Whoever Has Will Be Given More: Information Sharing in Financial Markets

Liyan Yang, University of Toronto
14 October

Invariance of Buy-Sell Switching Points

Anna Obizhaeva, New Economic School
21 October

How Shifting from In-Person to Virtual Shareholder Meetings Affects Shareholders’ Voice

Miriam Schwartz-Ziv, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
28 October

Corporate Loan Spreads and Economic Activity

Sascha Steffen, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
4 November

Bankruptcy Law And Equity Capital: Evidence From India

Prasanna Tantri, Indian School of Business
10 November

Cash to Spend: IPO Wealth and House Prices

Barney Hartman-Glaser, University of California, Los Angeles
18 November

The Power of Love: Emotional Support and Financial Hardship

Da Ke, University of South Carolina
25 November

The Financial Origins of the Rise and Fall of American Inflation

Itamar Drechsler, University of Pennsylvania

2019

DATETITLESPEAKER
20 FebruaryCarbon RiskMarco Wilkens, University of Augsburg
27 FebruaryImplementing Portfolio Liquidation ModelsUlrich Horst, Humboldt University Berlin
6 MarchThe Origins and Real Effects of the Gender Gap: Evidence from CEOs’ Formative YearsDenis Sosyura, Arizona State University
13 MarchPayday Before Mayday: CEO Compensation Contracting for Distressed FirmsEdith Hotchkiss, Boston College
20 MarchBeing Different Together: Distinct Relatedness and Synergies in Mergers and AcquisitionsTingting Liu, Iowa State University
21 MarchStock Seasoning and the Dynamics of Corporate LeveragePaul B. McGuinness, Chinese University of Hong Kong
27 MarchAnticompetitive Effects of Horizontal Acquisitions: The Impact of Within-Industry Product SimilaritySandy Klasa, University of Arizona
3 AprilHow Collateral Affects Borrowing: Evidence from U.S. Micro-Level DataEva Steiner, Cornell University
10 AprilInstitutional Order Handling and Broker-Affiliated Trading VenuesKumar Venkataraman, Southern Methodist University
17 AprilAre Return Seasonalities Due to Risk or Mispricing? Evidence from Seasonal ReversalsMatti Keloharju, Aalto University
1 MayOrder Protection Rule, Market Liquidity, and Price DiscoveryChen Yao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
8 MayCredit Misallocation and Inflation in EuropeTim Eisert, Erasmus University
15 MayFactor Momentum and the Momentum FactorJuhani Linnainmaa, University of Southern California
22 MayInstitutional-ownership Asset Pricing FactorsRoger Edelen, Viginia Tech University
29 MayHedging with an Edge: Parametric Currency OverlayPedro Barroso, UNSW
5 JuneWhat Causes Passive Hedge Funds to Become Activists?Marco Elia, Queensland University of Technology
22  JulyWhy Are Commercial Loan Rates So Sticky?Christopher James, University of Florida
31 JulyLearning and the Capital Age PremiumKai Li, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
7 AugustDo you see what I see? Transparency and Bond Issuing CostsJames Brugler, University of Melbourne
14 AugustWeather, Institutional Investors and Earnings NewsDanling Jiang, Stony Brook University
21 AugustBank Size and the Transmission of Monetary Policy: Revisiting the Lending ChannelHassan Naqvi, Monash University
28 AugustTrading in Crowded MarketsYajun Wang, Baruch College
3 SeptemberRepo and unsecured interbank markets under stress: Evidence from transaction-level dataDr Nicholas Garvin, Reserve Bank of Australia
4 SeptemberThe Sources of Financing ConstraintsBoris Nikolov, Swiss Finance Institute
11 SeptemberIs Blockholder Diversity Detrimental?Ekaterina (Kate) Volkova, University of Melbourne
18 SeptemberInformation Cascades and Threshold ImplementationYizhou Xiao, Chinese University of Hong Kong
25 SeptemberIs “Not Guilty” the Same as “Innocent”? Evidence from SEC Financial Fraud InvestigationsDavid Solomon, Boston College
2 OctoberAnomaly TimeMatthew Ringgenberg, University of Utah
9 OctoberMotivating CollusionAlminas Žaldokas, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
23 OctoberFlow-induced Noise Trading and Asset Pricing FactorsShiyang Huang, University of Hong Kong
30 OctoberFund competition at the zero-fee boundMarius-Andrei Zoican, University of Toronto
6 NovemberOut of Sight No More? The Effect of Fee Disclosures on 401(k) Investment AllocationsMathias Kronlund, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
14 NovemberWhat can volatility smiles tell us about the Too Big to Fail problem?Diego Puente Moncayo,, ANU

2018

DATETITLESPEAKER
7 MarchFund Flow Diversification: Implications for Fee-Setting and PerformanceLorenzo Casavecchia, Macquarie University
14 MarchStress Tests and Small Business LendingKristle Cortés, UNSW
21 MarchThe Mean Streets of SydneyRobert Durand, Curtin University
28 MarchInnovation and Informed Trading: Evidence from Industry ETFsMaureen O'Hara, Cornell/UTS
4 AprilThe Impact of Credit Ratings on Corporate Behavior: Evidence from Moody’s AdjustmentsDarren J. Kisgen, Boston College
11 AprilIs the Volcker Rule Justified? A Study of Liquidity Provision by Proprietary TradersPamela Moulton, Cornell University
18 AprilRisk Exposure to Investment Shocks: A New Approach Based on Investment DataLorenzo Garlappi, University of British Columbia
2 MayTick Size WarsSean Foley, University of Sydney
9 MayDoes it Pay to Pay Attention?Antonio Gargano, University of Melbourne
16 MayLending to InvestStéphane Verani, Federal Reserve Board
23 MayPushing Boundaries: Political Redistricting and Consumer CreditPat Akey, University of Toronto
30 MayJumps, Jump Regression, and Rank Tests at Jump EventsGeorge Tauchen, Duke University
6 JuneLest we forget: using out-of-sample forecast errors in portfolio optimizationKonark Saxena, UNSW
25 JulyDisclosure, Runs and Bank Capital RaisingJean Helwege, University of California, Riverside/ANU
1 AugustPeer Effects in Corporate Governance Practices: Evidence from Universal Demand LawsPouyan Foroughi, UNSW
8 AugustShareholder Litigation and the Information EnvironmentEliezer M. Fich, Drexel University
15 AugustA Theory of ICOs: Diversification, Agency, and Information AsymmetryEvgeny Lyandres, Boston University
22 AugustProxy Variables in Empirical Corporate Finance: Why Does Size Matter For Bidder Announcement Returns?Christoph Schneider, Tilburg University
29 AugustUnderstanding Returns to Short Selling Using Option-Implied Stock Borrowing Fees Dmitriy Muravyev, Boston College
5 SeptemberAnomalies and Multiple Hypothesis Testing: Evidence from Two Million Trading StrategiesAmit Goyal, University of Lausanne
11 SeptemberEfficient Coding and Risky ChoiceLawrence Jin, California Institute of Technology
12 SeptemberMaking Money: Commercial Banks, Liquidity Transformation and the Payment SystemChristine Parlour, University of California, Berkley
19 SeptemberThe Profits and Losses of Short SellersJuan Sotes-Paladino, University of Melbourne
26 SeptemberNon-Monetary News in Central Bank CommunicationAndreas Schrimpf, Bank for International Settlements
3 OctoberHeterogeneous Innovation and the Antifragile EconomyGustavo Manso, University of California, Berkley
10 OctoberDissecting ConglomeratesRan Duchin, University of Washington
17 OctoberInsurers as Asset Managers and Systemic RiskAndrew Ellul, Indiana University
24 OctoberPrime Time to Re-examine Prime Funds: Evidence from the 2016 Money Market Fund ReformChanyuan (Georgina) Ge, Macquarie University
31 OctoberUnlocking ClientsScott Yonker, Cornell University
7 NovemberThe Importance of Sovereign Reference Rates for Corporate Debt IssuancePatrick Verwijmeren, Erasmus University/University of Melbourne
21 NovemberEquilibrium Bitcoin PricingAlbert Menkveld, VU University, Amsterdam

2017

DATETITLESPEAKER
22 FebruaryEU Sovereign Default Risk and Capital - A Bayesian ApproachDaniel Roesch, University of Regensburg
1 MarchSystemic Default and Return Predictability in the Stock and Bond MarketsKewei Hou, Ohio State University
8 MarchCANCELLED: Show Us Your Shorts!Bige Kahraman, Oxford University
15 MarchInside BrokersRik Sen, University of NSW
22 MarchSpanning tests for assets with option-like payoffs: the case of hedge fundsPaul Karehnke, University of NSW
29 MarchThe Volcker Rule and Corporate Bond Market-Making in Times of StressMaureen O'Hara, University of Technology Sydney/Cornell University
5 AprilRobo-advisers and Investor BehaviorBenjamin Loos, Mannheim University
12 AprilCrowding and Moments of MomentumRoger Edelen, University of California Davis
19 AprilOption-Implied Correlations, Factor Models, and Market RiskGrigory Vilkov, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
26 AprilBubbles and Crashes in the Australian Residential Property Market & 'Monopoly' in Real Life - The Housing Market and InequalityDirk Baur , University of Western Australia
3 MayThe “Green” Geography: Firm Location and Corporate Environmental PoliciesJohan Sulaeman, National University of Singapore
10 MayConvenience Yield Risk PremiumsStefan Trueck, Macquarie University
17 MayGrowth Opportunities and the Proximity of InvestmentSong Shi, University of Technology Sydney
24 MayFire Sale Risk and Expected Stock ReturnsMin Kim, University of NSW
31 MayDoes Crowdsourced Research Discipline Sell-Side Analysts?Russell Jame, Kentucky University
7 JuneA Forward-looking Model of the Term Structure of Interest RatesAlbert Chun, University of Queensland
26 JulyFast traders and slow price adjustments: an artificial market with strategic interaction and transaction costsMarco Tolotti, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
2 AugustRisk Transmission Mechanism between Energy Markets: A VAR for VaR ApproachXunpeng (Roc) Shi, University of Technology Sydney (ACRI)
9 AugustGeopolitics and international bank flows: Evidence from the Dalai LamaPhong Ngo, Australian National University
16 AugustMechanism Selection and Trade Formation on Swap Execution Facilities: Evidence from Index CDS TradesHaoxiang Zhu, MIT
23 AugustLearning and Confirmation Bias: How first impressions and ambiguous signals influence perceptions and financial adviceSusan Thorp, University of Sydney
30 AugustTime-Varying Demand for Lottery: Speculation Ahead of Earnings AnnouncementsJianfeng Yu, University of Minnesota
6 SeptemberTrend Momentum in Corporate BondsHai Lin, Victoria University of Wellington
13 SeptemberSigned spillover effects building on historical decompositionsMardi Dungey, University of Tasmania
21 SeptemberCDS Trading and Stock Price Crash RiskDragon Tang, University of Hong Kong
27 SeptemberThe Role of Technology in Mortgage LendingJames Vickery, New York Federal Reserve
4 OctoberOptimism or Over-Precision? What Drives the Role of Overconfidence in Managerial Decisions?Kelvin Tan, University of Queensland
11 OctoberWhat Makes the Market Jump?Marcel Prokopczuk, Leibniz University Hannover
18 OctoberInterbank Trading in a Segmented OTC MarketPeter Hoffman, European Central Bank
23 OctoberCANCELLED Better Bond IndicesMatthew Spiegel, Yale School Of Management
1 NovemberDiscriminatory Pricing of Over-the-Counter FX DerivativesHarald Hau, Geneva Finance Research Institute

  2016

DATETITLESPEAKER
2 MarchIdentifying Ambiguity Shocks in Business Cycle Models Using Survey DataJaroslav Borovicka, New York University
9 MarchRegulatory Blind Spots: Deceptive Trade Practices in Financial IntermediariesWenlan Qian, National University of Singapore
16 MarchRich Pickings? Risk, Return, and Skill in the Portfolios of the WealthyPaolo Sodini, Stockholm School of Economics
23 MarchETFs and Market FragilityMaureen O'Hara, Cornell University and University of Technology Sydney
30 MarchCapital Requirements and Asset PricesGeorgy Chabakauri, London School of Economics
6 AprilRESCHEDULED: "Too Fast or Too Slow? Determining the Optimal Speed of Financial Markets", Time: 4-5 pm, Room: 4.09Austin Gerig, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 
6 AprilExpected Returns and Risk in the Stock Market", Time: 1-2 pmMichael Brennan, University of California, Los Angeles
13 AprilRhythmic Behavior in Large Scale Systems with an Application to Search and Bargaining ModelsMarco Tolotti, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
20 AprilCorporate Governance and the Firm’s WorkforceInessa Liskovich, University of Texas
27 AprilFast and Slow Informed TradingIoanid Rosu, HEC Paris
4 MayInstitutional Investors and Long-run Return Reversals: Insights into Post-SEO UnderperformanceRoger Edelen, Uinversity of California, Davis
11 MayInformed Options Trading Prior to M&A Announcements: Insider Trading?Patrick Augustin, McGill University
18 MayHigh-Frequency Trading around Large Institutional OrdersVincent van Kervel, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
25 MayLearning the Post-Earnings Announcement DriftQiaoqiao Zhu, Australian National University
1 JuneDealer Behavior in Highly Illiquid Risky AssetsMichael Goldstein, Babson College
8 JuneThe Effect of Star Analyst Tournaments on Firms' Information EnvironmentJoshua Shemesh, University of Melbourne
4 August“Do Clawbacks Have Claws? The Value Implications of Mandatory Clawback Provisions”, Room: 3.04, Level 3, Building 8Aazam Virani, University of Arizona
10 AugustPerception of Intentionality in Investor Attitudes Towards Financial RisksPeter Bossaerts, University of Melbourne
17 AugustHedge Fund Activism and Corporate InnovationLawrence He, Shanghai University (SILC) and Brock University
24 AugustThe Dividend DisconnectDavid H. Solomon, University of Sothern California
31 AugustThe Informativeness of Retail and Institutional Trades: Evidence from the Finnish Stock MarketBart Frijns, Auckland University of Technology
7 SeptemberAsset Pricing Implications of Learning About Long-Run RiskDaniel Andrei, University of California, Los Angeles
14 SeptemberDemand for Crash Insurance, Intermediary Constraints, and Risk Premia in Financial MarketsHui Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
21 SeptemberLabor-Force Heterogeneity and Asset Prices: The Importance of Skilled LaborJun Li, University of Texas at Dallas
28 SeptemberTrades, Quotes and the Cost of CapitalElvira Sojli, University of NSW
5 OctoberMeasuring Innovation Around the WorldWing Wah Tham, University of NSW
12 OctoberFinancialization, Intraday Institutional Trading, and Commodity Market QualityPradeep Yadav, Uinversity of Oklahoma
19 OctoberThe Credit and Bond Liquidity Effects of Hedge Fund Activism", Room: 3.02, Level 3, Building 8Antje Berndt, Australian National University
2 NovemberExchange Rates, Interest Rates and the Global Carry Trade", Room: 4.03, Level 4, Building 8Dagfinn Rime, BI Norwegian Business School

2015

DATETITLESPEAKER
27 FebruaryDirector Tolerance: Evidence from the Appointments of Outside Directors Who Have Fired CEOsJie (Jay) Cai, Drexel University
4 MarchIndustry Competition and Bank Lines of CreditMaggie Hu, University of NSW
11 MarchTrading Heterogeneity, Information Transparency and Market EfficiencyHuanhuan Zheng, Chinese University of Hong Kong
18 MarchMoral Hazard in Dynamic Risk ManagementJaksa Cvitanic, Caltech and EDHEC
25 MarchTrading Imbalances Around Seasoned Equity OfferingsRonald Masulis, University of NSW
1 AprilDoes Diversity Lead to Diverse Opinions? Evidence from Languages and Stock MarketsBin Zhao, SAIF
8 AprilTime-Series and Cross-Sectional Momentum Strategies Under Alternative Implementation StrategiesRon Bird, University of Technology, Sydney
15 AprilCredit Default Swaps and Moral Hazard in Bank LendingIndraneel Chakraborty, Southern Methodist University
21 AprilDoes Trading Anonymously Enhance Liquidity?Patrik Sandas, University of Virginia
22 AprilLibor Manipulation: Cui Bono?Jens Jackwerth, University of Konstanz
29 AprilDo CEOs Who Trade Shares Adopt More Aggressive Innovation Strategies?Reza Bradrania, University of Sydney
6 MayOverreaction to Merger and Acquisition AnnouncementsFeng Zhang, Finance Department, University of Utah
13 MayWhy Do Overconfident CEOs Issue Equity?Mark Humphrey-Jenner, School of Banking and Finance, University of NSW
20 MayKooderive: Multi-Core Graphics Cards, the Libor Market Model, Least-Squares Monte Carlo and the Pricing of Cancellable SwapsMark S Joshi, University of Melbourne
27 MayOn the Flow-Performance Relations among Delegated Institutional PortfoliosTong Yao, University of Iowa
3 JuneBank Working Experience Versus Political Connections: Which Matters for Bank Loan Financing?Gary Tian, University of Wollongong
10 JuneCorporate Governance and Risk Management at Unprotected Banks:National Banks in the 1890sCharles Calomiris, Columbia University
24 JuneWhen Pessimism Doesn't Pay Off: Determinants and Implications of Stock Recalls in the Short Selling MarketOleg Chuprinin, University of NSW
29 JulyComparative Advantage, Industry Specialization, and the Role of Investment Banks in M&AsAlfred Yawson, University of Adelaide
12 AugustOnline Sentiment Contagion in ChinaXu Feng, Tianjing University
20 AugustPrime Broker-Level Comovement in Hedge Fund Returns: Information or Contagion?Byoung Kang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
26 AugustA Perturbation Approach to Continuous-time Portfolio SelectionDietmar Leisen, University of Mainz
2 SeptemberHow Do Foreclosures Exacerbate Housing Downturns?Tim James McQuade, Stanford University
9 SeptemberInstitutional Trading and Asset PricingThanh Huynh, Auckland University of Technology
16 SeptemberFunding Risk, Patient Capital, and the Dynamics of Hedge Fund LockupsChris Clifford, University of Kentucky
23 SeptemberAnother Test of the Efficiency of a Given PortfolioPaskalis Glabadanidis, University of Adelaide
30 SeptemberLongevity Risk and Optimal Asset Allocation with Consumption and Investment ConstraintsBong-Gyu Jang, Pohang University of Science and Technology
7 OctoberWork Experience and Managerial Performance: Evidence from Mutual Fund ManagersQiaoqiao Zhu, Australian National University
14 OctoberBelief Dispersion in the Stock MarketSuleyman Basak, London Business School
21 OctoberModeling Municipal Yields with (and without), Bond InsuranceFan Yu, Claremont McKenna College
28 OctoberCorrelation and Lead-Lag Relationships in a Hawkes Microstructure ModelJosé Da Fonseca, Auckland University of Technology
11 NovemberInvestor Protection and International Equity ReturnsBen Marshall, Massey University
25 NovemberMispriced Stocks and Mutual Fund PerformanceAllaudeen Hameed, National University of Singapore
15 DecemberHigh-Frequency Trading in the U.S. Treasury Market: Liquidity and Price Efficiency around Macroeconomic News AnnouncementsGiorgio Valente, City University of Hong Kong

2014

DATETITLESPEAKER
19 FebruaryValuation of Systematic Risk in the Cross-section of Credit Default Swap SpreadsDaniel Roesch, University of Regensburg
26 FebruaryWhat Market BelievesFilippo Massari, School of Banking and Finance, University of NSW
5 MarchSpeci…cation Tests of Calibrated Option Pricing ModelsSimon Kwok, University of Sydney
12 MarchExecutive Overconfidence and Compensation StructureMark Humphery-Jenner, University of NSW
19 MarchShould Exchanges Impose Market Maker Obligations?Kumar Venkataraman, Finance Department, Southern Methodist University
26 MarchThe Role of Segmentation and Investor Recognition through the Lens of Cross-Listing ActivityFrancesca Carrieri, McGill University
2 AprilIlliquidity Premia in the Equity Options MarketRuslan Goyenko, McGill University
9 AprilTreasury Bill Yields: Overlooked InformationJaehoon Lee, University of NSW
23 AprilPredicting Time-varying Value Premium Using the Implied Cost of Capital: Implications for Countercyclical Risk, Mispricing and Style InvestingDavid Ng, Connell University
30 AprilUnfriendly Creditors: Debt Covenants and Board IndependenceDaniel Ferreira, London School of Economics
7 MayCurrency Demand during the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from AustraliaTom Cusbert, Reserve Bank of Australia
14 MayPlaying it Safe? Managerial Preferences, Risk, and Agency ConflictsTodd Gormley, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
16 MayDecomposing CDS Spreads and Their VariationAntje Berndt, Department of Business Management, Finance, North Carolina State University
28 MayShould Retirement Savings Be Diversified Across Funds?Jacquelyn E. Humphrey, UQ Business School, University of Queensland
30 MayThe Effects of Information-Based Trading on Daily Returns and Risks of Individual StocksXiangkang Yin, Department of Finance, La Trobe University
4 JuneThe Effect of Government Bank Lending: Evidence from the Financial Crisis in JapanTakeshi Yamada, University of Adelaide
10 JuneHedge Fund Holdings and Stock Market EfficiencyBing Liang, Department of Finance and Operations Management, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
11 JuneStrategic Risk Shifting and the Idiosyncratic Volatility PuzzleXiaoyan Zhang, Purdue University
25 JuneTail and Volatility Indices from Option PricesNikunj Kapadia, University of Massachusetts
2 JulyWho are the Sentiment Traders? Evidence from the Cross-Section of Stock Returns and DemandLaura Starks, Finance Department, University of Texas at Austin
30 JulyInvestor Sentiment Aligned: A Powerful Predictor of Stock ReturnsJun Tu, Singapore Management University
6 AugustProduct Market Competition and Firm-Specic Investment under UncertaintyBrent Ambrose, Pennsylvania State University
13 AugustDavids, Goliaths, and Business CyclesJefferson Duarte, Rice University
20 AugustWomen in FinanceRenée B. Adams, University of New South Wales
27 AugustCapital Commitment and Illiquidity Risks in Private EquityLudovic Phalippou, University of Oxford
3 SeptemberGambling for Resurrection: Value and Risk Taking in the National Basketball AssociationPhong T. H. Ngo, Australian National University
10 SeptemberThe Price of Variance RiskStefano Giglio, University of Chicago
17 SeptemberThe Dark Side of ETFsUtpal Bhattacharya, Indiana University
24 SeptemberHow Much Do Means-Tested Benefits Reduce the Demand for Annuities?Monika Buetler, University of St Gallen
1 OctoberWelfare Costs of Informed TradeTalis Putnins, Finance Discipline Group, University of Technology, Sydney
8 OctoberTechnological Innovation: Winners and LosersLeonid Kogan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15 OctoberHow Does Risk Management Influence Production Decisions? Evidence from a Field ExperimentJames Vickery, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
22 OctoberEvaluating Creeping AcquisitionsRaymond Da Siva Rosa, University of Western Australia
29 OctoberAge of Decision: Pension Savings Withdrawal and Consumption and Debt ResponseSumit Agarwal, National University of Singapore
12 NovemberTime-Varying Forecasts of Defaulted Bond RecoveriesEgon Kalotay, Macquarie University
19 NovemberIs Historical Cost Accounting a Panacea? Market Stress, Incentive Distortions, and Gains TradingChristian Lundblad, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
26 NovemberA Financial CCAPM and Economic InequalitiesCharles Tapiero, New York University

 

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