Call For Papers2nd Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurial Finance Conference and Special Issue of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

31 May 2018 - 01 Jun 2018, Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business, Hoboken, NJ (USA)

The Organizing Committee of the "Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurial Finance" Conference is excited to announce that the Editorial Board of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice has approved the Special Issue associated with the Conference.

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP) is one of the most influential business journals with an ISI impact factor of 4.916 (7.625 5-years). ETP is one of the 50 journals used by the Financial Times in compiling the FT Research rank, included in the Global MBA, EMBA and Online MBA rankings.

In the light of this extraordinary opportunity, the Organizing Committee has decided to extend the deadline for paper submissions to April 16th, 11.59pm EST. Papers will be reviewed anonymously and authors will be notified of the decision by April 23rd, 2017. All papers accepted for presentation at the Conference can be also considered for publication on ETP.

The updated call for papers follows below.

2nd Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurial Finance Conference and Special Issue of "Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice"

May 31st - June 1st, 2018, Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business, Hoboken, NJ (USA)

Following the success of the first edition, the School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology in association with the Stevens Venture Center is delighted to host the 2nd International Conference "Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurial Finance", May 31st - June 1st, 2018 at the Lawrence T. Babbio Center, 525 River Street, Hoboken, NJ (USA).

The Conference aims at selecting a small number of cutting-edge papers by top scholars in the field of entrepreneurial finance, venture capital and startup financing, crowdfunding and angel investing.

FORMATThe Conference registration desk will open on Wednesday May 30th with a cocktail reception from 6 to 8pm. Thursday May 31st the conference will begin with a 1 and ½ day of academic sessions. Papers will be given extended presentation and discussion time and no parallel sessions are scheduled to maximize attendance and feedback for authors. The first day will conclude with Prof. Tatiana Manolova (Bentley University) distinguished lecture, followed by the gala dinner.

Prof. Thomas J. Chemmanur (Boston College) will deliver the keynote speech on Friday 1st at the end of the morning presentations.

In the afternoon the conference will host a path-breaking Industry Roundtable on Initial Coin Offerings. The recent months have witnessed the meteoric rise of bitcoin prices that has partially fuelled the surge of an Initial Coin Offerings. On one hand, the distributed ledger technology opens up exciting new opportunities to raise funds for both new and established ventures. On the other hand, the risk of bubble-formation, fraud and unintended consequences for investors warrant caution and extended analysis. The Roundtable will tackle these issues with panelists coming from venture capital firms, Fintech companies, investment banks and regulatory authorities.

THEMESIn the last few years, the emergence of innovative funding sources for new ventures has substantially increased the complexity of the start-up financing eco-system. Business angels, angels groups, crowd-investors, business incubators and accelerators, and the exponential diffusion of Fintech and distributed-ledger technology have replaced or complemented traditional venture capital as a provider of financing to innovative new companies and a catalyst of growth. However, our knowledge of the functioning, interactions and effects of these changes is still limited.

The conference solicits submissions of high-quality, original papers that shed light on the ongoing transformation of entrepreneurial finance as a major research area, with a special emphasis on the role of Initial Coin Offering (ICO) as an alternative and as of now, unregulated funding option available to startups.

Possible topics include, but are not restricted to:1) Are different sources of financing complements or substitutes?2) Is the Fintech revolution transforming new venture financing?3) Alternative platform-based financial channels4) What are the relationship between new and traditional capital providers?5) Digital business models and the demand for entrepreneurial finance6) Digitization and the geography of entrepreneurial finance7) How new forms of finance and fintech innovations shape entrepreneurial companies8) The changing startups ecosystem and the challenges for regulatory authorities9) ICOs as a new segment of traditional capital markets10) The impact of ICOs on the evolution of crowdfunding and other funding sources

KEYNOTE SPEAKERSTatiana Manolova, Professor of Management, Bentley University, MA, USA.Thomas J. Chemmanur, Professor of Finance and Hillenbrand Distinguished Fellow, Boston College, MA, USA.

AWARDSThe "Chicago Mercantile Exchange" Best Paper Award in the amount of $ 2,000 will be awarded to the presenter of the best paper.

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITYA set of papers presented at the Conference will be invited for consideration in a Special Issue of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice by the Guest Editors: Sophie Manigart, Ghent University, Stefano Bonini, Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business and Vincenzo Capizzi, University of Piemonte Orientale. All selected papers will be refereed accordingly with the standards and the policy of the journal.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDUREPlease submit your full paper (including author information) at https://hq.ssrn.com/conference=2018-Entre-Fin-Stevens no later than April 16th, 11.59PM EST. Papers will be reviewed and authors will be notified of the decision by April 23rd, 2018. The submission fee is 50$.

Presenting authors are expected to discuss another paper.

Thanks to generous sponsorship from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, The Hanlon Financial System Center, and UBS, the conference will be free of charge (including conference package, breaks, meals, gala dinner).

FURTHER INFORMATIONIf you want your paper to be considered for publication in the Special Issue of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, please indicate this in your submission.

Please note that the presentation at the conference does not guarantee acceptance of the paper for publication in the Journal and attending the conference itself is not a precondition for acceptance into the Special Issue.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEELuisa Alemany, ESADE Business SchoolElena Beccalli, Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreCristiano Bellavitis, University of AucklandStefano Bonini, Stevens Institute of TechnologyTiago Botelho, Norwich Business SchoolCandida Brush, Babson CollegeVincenzo Capizzi, Universita del Piemonte OrientaleVeroniek Collewaert, Vlerick Business SchoolMassimo Colombo, Politecnico di MilanoAnnalisa Croce, Politecnico di Milano

Ettore Croci, Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreDouglas Cumming, York UniversityMarc Deloof, University of AntwerpLinda Edelman, Bentley UniversityIgor Filatotchev, Cass Business SchoolGiancarlo Giudici, Politecnico di MilanoAlexander Groh, EMLYON Business SchoolRichard Harrison, University of EdinburghSofia Johan, York UniversityTom Lahti, Hanken School of EconomicsHans Landstrom, Lund UniversitySophie Manigart, Ghent UniversityColin Mason, University of GlasgowMaurizio Murgia, Free University BozenAllan Riding, University of OttawaAurelie Sannajust, University of Saint EtienneArmin Schwienbacher, SKEMA Business SchoolAndrea Signori, Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreJeffrey Sohl, University of New HampshireLuke Stein, Arizona State UniversityTereza Tykvova, University of HohenheimElisa Ughetto, Politecnico di TorinoTom Vanacker, Ghent UniversitySilvio Vismara, Universita degli Studi di BergamoRobert E. Wiltbank, Willamette UniversityPeter Wirtz, University of LyonMike Wright, Imperial College LondonAndrew Zacharakis, Babson CollegeSimona Zambelli, University of BolognaMinjie Zhang, University of Wollongong

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERSStefano Bonini, Stevens Institute of TechnologyVincenzo Capizzi, Università del Piemonte OrientaleDouglas Cumming, York UniversitySophie Manigart, Ghent UniversityColin Mason, University of GlasgowRichard Harrison, University of Edinburgh

ABOUT THE SCHOOLThe School of Business - located in Hoboken, NJ, directly across the Hudson River from New York City - is an AACSB accredited institution with a special focus on finance and technology. It offers undergraduate, graduate and PhD courses and several of its graduate programs have been ranked among the top 10 in the country. The School hosts the Hanlon Financial Systems Center with two state of the art Financial Systems Labs created to apply systems thinking and related methods to analyze, understand and characterize the behavior of the complex global financial system. The Center is the result of a generous gift by Stevens Trustee and Alumnus, Sean Hanlon, and integrates the latest hardware and software technologies, accessing real-time data and historical data, supporting innovative research into the most common and urgent problems in contemporary finance.

Further information about the conference and logistics will be made available soon.

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Call For Papers

7th Luxembourg Asset Management Summit

14 Oct 2018 - 16 Oct 2018, Luxembourg

Conference organized by the Luxembourg School of Finance, University of Luxembourg, 15-16 October 2018, Luxembourg

This academic conference is devoted to issues central to the asset management industry. This two-day conference is accompanied by a high-quality social program starting with a Welcome Reception on the evening of October 14, 2018 and a Conference Dinner on October 15, 2018.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Robin Greenwood, Harvard Business School

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:- Narasimhan Jegadeesh, Emory University- Ron Kaniel, University of Rochester- Andrew Karolyi, Cornell University- Roman Kraussl, University of Luxembourg- Massimo Massa, INSEAD- Joshua Rauh, Stanford University- Andrei Shleifer, Harvard University- Matti Suominen, Aalto University- Russ Wermers, University of Maryland

TOPICS: We welcome submissions from all areas related to asset management. Papers in an early stage will also be considered. We ask you not to submit a paper that has been accepted for publication in a journal or is close to being accepted. Sample topic areas include, but are not limited to:- Active investment strategies- Alternative investments- Finance and technology- Infrastructure and real estate- Pension fund management- Private equity and hedge funds- Wealth management

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Interested authors should submit their papers as a pdf-file by latest May 31, 2018 to: lsf-summit@uni.lu

Authors of accepted papers will be notified by June 30, 2018.

EXPENSES AND PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS: All participants are expected to cover their travel expenses.

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Call For Papers2nd International Conference in Environmental Finance 2018

08 Nov 2018 - 09 Nov 2018, UniSA City West Campus, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000

The 2nd International Conference in Environmental Finance 2018, organised by the University of South Australia, Ton Duc Thang University, and Politecnico di Milano, will take place 8-9 November 2018 at UniSA's City West Campus in Adelaide, South Australia.

The conference will provide an excellent opportunity for academics, doctoral students, and practitioners to share interests, present research papers, discuss current and challenging issues in environmental finance and

other related topics. The conference chairs and the scientific and organising committees welcome the submission of research papers in all areas of environmental finance.

Journal Special Issues:- Accounting and Finance- JASSA

Key Note Speakers:- Professor Robert Elliot- Professor Tom Smith- Professor Imad Mossa- Professor Martina Linnenluecke

TOPICS: You are invited to submit your research papers in all areas of environmental finance for presentation at the 2nd International Conference in Environmental Finance 2018. The main topics of the conference include, but are not limited to:- Environmental Finance- Green Banking and Finance- Environmental Disaster- Natural Disasters- Environmental Regulation- Finance and Sustainability- Financial Planning- Financial Markets, Institutions and Money- Market Behavior and Efficiency- Water and Resource Management

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Presenters are invited to submit two electronic copies of their paper (in English) with the file names labeled as the presentation title (no author details are to be included within file name). Papers must be submitted by email to CMR-Research@unisa.edu.au

Please follow the submission details:1. Abstract (copy 1): Presentation title, abstract (200 words), primary (presenting) author's name, title, affiliation, email and address must appear on the first page with all additional authors and their affiliations. The file format is to be Microsoft Word only (.doc).2. Formal paper (copy 2): All identifiable information of any author(s) must be excluded from the text and properties of the file. The file format is to be PDF only.

The deadline for submission of papers is 30 June 2018.

Submitted manuscripts will go through a double-blind peer-reviewed process. All authors will receive notification of acceptance/rejection by 23 July 2018.

Important Dates:

SATURDAY 30 JUNE 2018: closing date for paper submissions

MONDAY 23 JULY 2018: notification of acceptance/rejection

FRIDAY 31 AUGUST 2018: registration deadline for accepted authors

For any further information, please email CMR-Research@unisa.edu.au or visit the website via https://unisabusinessschool.edu.au/research/CSG/events/2018-international-conference-in-environmental-finance

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Call For PapersLBS Summer Finance Symposium

27 Jun 2018 - 28 Jun 2018, London, UK

The London Business School Summer Finance Symposium will be held on Wednesday, 27th June and Thursday, 28th June. The programme committee is made up of faculty members from London Business School. Submissions are invited on any topic in corporate finance, financial intermediation, and corporate governance, broadly interpreted. Theoretical and empirical contributions are equally appreciated.

The conference is supported by the Finance Subject Area and the Corporate Governance Centre at London Business School.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: To submit a paper, please send an email to summersymposium@london.edu containing a PDF copy of the paper and the names and affiliations of all co-authors. The submission deadline is Sunday, 15th April 2018.

FURTHER INFORMATION: For more details, please visit the conference website at https://sites.google.com/site/lbsfinancesymposium

Conference Organisers:Stefan Lewellen and Rui Silva

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Call For Papers2018 Santiago Finance Workshop (SFW)

10 Dec 2018 - 11 Dec 2018, University of Chile, Santiago

The University of Chile (with the support of the Millennium Institute for Research in Market Imperfections and Public Policy and the Central Bank of Chile) is organizing the 2018 version of the Santiago Finance Workshop (SFW). The SFW will be held on December 10-11, 2018 in Santiago. 

We are glad to announce that our keynote speakers will be:- Prof. Toni M. Whited (University of Michigan - Ross School of Business), co-editor of the Journal of Financial Economics.- Prof. Stefan Nagel (University of Chicago - Booth School of Business), executive editor of the Journal of Finance.

The previous workshops held in 2015, 2016 and 2017 received very positive feedback, and the speakers generated several very interesting discussions. We also had outstanding keynote speakers, Prof. Andrew Karolyi, Prof. Franklin Allen, Michael Brennan and Prof. Eduardo Schwartz (see full list of participants here: http://www.santiagofinanceworkshop.com).

The University of Chile is one of the most prestigious universities in Latin-America, and the workshop aims at bringing together academics and policy makers from all over the world, in order to discuss new empirical and theoretical research that deals with financial issues. You are invited to submit papers on any topic in Finance or Financial Economics.

The SFW's organizing committee will cover airfares tickets (economy class) to Santiago and accommodation during the stay of all presenters. All participants are expected to stay during the entire conference.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: If you would like to present a paper at the SFW workshop, please send a copy in pdf form to swf@dii.uchile.cl and committee@santiagofinanceworkshop.com, no later than June 30th, 2018. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by July 31st, 2018.

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Call For PapersJCF Special Issue Conference: The Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance

December 17th and 18th, 2018 (Mon and Tue), School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)

Keynote Speaker: Mark Grinblatt (UCLA)

Conference Organizers and JCF Special Issue Guest Editors:Thomas J. Chemmanur (Boston College)Gang Hu (Hong Kong PolyU)K.C. John Wei (Hong Kong PolyU)

Submission Deadline: September 7, 2018

JCF Special Issue expected publication date: December 2019

OVERVIEW: Over the last several decades, institutional investors (e.g., mutual funds, hedge funds, endowment funds, retirement or pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and private equity firms) have come to dominate global financial markets. If institutional investors are collectively the majority shareholders of most publicly-traded corporations, what roles do they play in corporate financial decision making, corporate governance, and various corporate events? Institutional investors have also been playing an increasingly important role in early-stage financing of entrepreneurial and private firms. This conference and Journal of Corporate Finance (JCF) special issue seek to further our understanding of the fundamental role played by institutional investors in all aspects of corporate and entrepreneurial finance in a contemporary and global setting.

TOPICS: Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to:- The role of institutional investors in various corporate events;- Institutional trading around corporate events;- Institutional investors and corporate governance;- Institutional investors and capital structure decisions;- Institutional investors and corporate payout policy;- Institutional investors and behavioral finance;- Institutional investors and financial intermediation;- Institutional investment in start-ups and private firms;- Institutional investors, banks, and venture capital;- Institutional investors, corporate innovation, and FinTech firms.

CONFERENCE AND SPECIAL ISSUE SUBMISSION DETAILS:- Interested authors should submit two versions of their paper, one including author information and one with no identifying information to: jcf.conference@polyu.edu.hk by September 7, 2018. Early submissions are encouraged and will be reviewed earlier.- Papers will be reviewed anonymously and authors will be notified of the decision by October 19, 2018.- Please indicate in your submission email if you want your paper to be considered for publication in the conference JCF special issue. At the discretion of the special issue guest editors and regular JCF editors, papers that are among the final group of manuscripts considered for acceptance to the conference will be invited to submit to the special issue. At that time, authors will be asked to pay the standard JCF submission

fee, and the submission will be formally reviewed. Papers requesting consideration must not be under journal review elsewhere, nor can they be considered if previously rejected by the JCF. While under consideration as a dual submission for the conference and the JCF, a paper may not be submitted to another journal until the author has been notified of the outcome. Presenting authors may be asked to discuss another paper at the conference.- Selected papers qualifying for the JCF shall be revised (with respect to conference and reviewer feedbacks) and resubmitted by March 2019. The special issue may be a "special section" if there are only a few acceptable papers. Final decisions on papers will be made by the regular JCF editors (one of whom will attend the conference) based on recommendations by the special issue guest editors. We expect publication of the JCF conference special issue before the end of 2019.- The conference registration fee (including refreshments, lunches, and a conference dinner) is HK$2,200 (US$280) per person. Registration fee will be waived for the presenting author of each accepted paper and discussants.- For further information, please refer to the conference website: http://www.af.polyu.edu.hk/conferences/detail/32

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Call For Papers16th Paris December Finance Meeting - December 20, 2018

20 Dec 2018, Paris

Deadline for Submissions: June 4, 2018

Meeting Website: https://www.eurofidai.org/fr/conference/paris-december-2018

It is jointly sponsored by CERESSEC / CDC Institute for Economic Research / Fondation Banque de France in Money, Finance and Banking / Equipex BEDOFIH project (European high frequency financial database) / Amundi / Ardian / Regulation and Systemic Risk ACPR Chair.

All researchers in finance are invited to present in English their latest research in all areas of finance and insurance. All job market and PhD papers are welcomed.

In previous years, approximately one in six submitted papers was accepted. The Paris December Finance Meeting is one of the top 2 European conferences in terms of the quality of the papers presented.

Prizes will be awarded for the best conference papers and for the best papers using BEDOFIH and EUROFIDAI data.

SUBMISSION PROCESS: Only on-line submissions will be considered for the 2018 Paris December Finance Meeting. Before filling the application form, authors should read the following instructions:- Prepare 2 files in pdf format:o An anonymous version of the paper (the complete paper without the name(s) of the author(s), the acknowledgements and any indication of author's affiliation)o A complete version of the paper including the following information: title, name(s) of the author(s), abstract, keywords, email address for each author, complete address(es)- The abstract you will fill in the submission form should not exceed 150 words.- To complete your submission you will have to classify your paper using 3 keywords among the following:Asset Pricing, Banking Regulation and Systemic Risk, Banking/Financial Intermediation, Bankruptcy, Behavioral Finance, Capital Structure, Corporate Governance, Derivatives, Entrepreneurial Finance, Ethical Finance, Financial Analyst, Financial Crisis, Financial Econometrics, Financial Mathematics, Financial Risks, Hedge Funds/Mutual Funds, Historical Finance, Insurance, Interest Rates, International Finance, Investment Policy/Capital Budgeting, Market Microstructure/Liquidity, Merger and Acquisition, Ownership, Payout Policy,

Portfolio Management, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Product Market Relationships, Risk Management, Security Issuance/IPO.

This choice will define the session referees judging your paper.

The submission fees for each paper is 45 Euro.

TO SUBMIT, PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE OF THE MEETING: https://www.eurofidai.org/fr/conference/paris-december-2018

DEADLINE: Papers must be submitted online by June 4, 2018

PAPER DIFFUSION: Accepted papers will be posted on the Financial Economic Network (SSRN) and the website of the conference.

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Call For PapersThe Valuation of Residential Real Estate for Appraisal and Assessment

21 Oct 2018 - 23 Oct 2018, Washington, D.C.

The valuation of heterogeneous, thinly-traded assets such as real property interests presents challenges for lenders, insurers, assessors, and others for whom value is a key element in decision making.

To convene expertise and promote thoughtful scholarship in the Washington, DC area, Fannie Mae, in conjunction with The Appraisal Foundation, the University of Connecticut, School of Business, and the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics announces a Call for Papers and Participation in a conference on topics related to the valuation of real estate.

TOPICS: Topics may include:- Real estate appraisal- Assessment- The future of real estate valuation- Emerging technologies- Standards, laws, and regulation, or related subjects- Empirical, theoretical, or policy-oriented papers are welcome

Approximately 12 papers will be selected for the program. Presenters and discussants will be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses. There will be a reception and dinner during the course of the conference. There is no submission fee. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics will consider, after anonymous peer review, a subset of the papers presented at the conference for inclusion in a Special Issue to synthesize issues and findings.

TIMELINE:April 23, 2018: Deadline for submission of abstracts and papers(Preference will be given to completed papers and papers with preliminary results, although well-developed abstracts will be considered.)May 23, 2018: Papers selected for presentation and authors notifiedOctober 5, 2018: Completed papers due to discussant and organizers

PAPERS AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: Papers or well-developed abstracts should be submitted electronically to Debbie Philips at DCValSymp@uconn.edu; 860-486-3227

Submissions should include full contact information for the corresponding author.

Papers and abstracts will be reviewed by a Program Committee including Robert B. Avery, Federal Housing Finance Agency, John Brenan, The Appraisal Foundation, Jeff Cohen, University of Connecticut, Chinmoy Ghosh, University of Connecticut, Michael Lacour-Little, Fannie Mae, Daniel McMillen, University of Illinois, Raven S. Malloy, Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Peter M. Zorn, Freddie Mac. Authors will be notified via e-mail.

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Call For ParticipationEMIR Bridge Programme for Data Science

23 Apr 2018, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

The European Central Bank (ECB), in collaboration with the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) is seeking interested leading policy experts and researchers in the fields of finance and data science to participate in the EMIR Bridge Programme for Data Science.

Ten years after the global financial crisis, granular big data are becoming increasingly available to policymakers in order to improve the transparency and understanding of financial markets. The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) requires transaction-level data on derivatives contracts to be reported to trade repositories and grants the ESRB access to the EU-wide dataset. The full dataset consists of approximately one hundred million observations per day.

GET INVOLVEDIn order to exploit the wealth of information from this newly available dataset, the European Central Bank and European Systemic Risk Board are running the EMIR Bridge Programme for Data Science, which aims to develop novel analytical methods and to foster interaction between the policymaking and research communities. The research projects should fulfill the following aims:- improve the understanding of derivatives markets and their systemic risk implications- develop innovative analytical methods to enhance the understanding of this novel and rich dataset

TOPICS: Projects shall be based on the following broad topics:a) Structural determinants of derivatives markets and their implications for systemic risk assessmentb) Cyclical features of derivatives markets and implications for financial stabilityc) The use of granular big data to inform the discussion on the post-crisis regulatory reformd) The role of big data in informing macroprudential policies and risk management practice

In a first step we are conducting a market survey with the aim of exploring and initiating collaboration opportunities with potentially interested parties. The market survey will inform the subsequent Request for Proposals, which will be launched as a procurement procedure.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their response to the market survey no later than Monday, 23 April 2018, 23:59 CET, to the following e-mail address: EMIR-BP@esrb.europa.eu

More information on the EMIR Bridge Programme for Data Science and the market survey details can be found here: http://www.esrb.europa.eu/pub/bridge/html/index.en.html, or here: http://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/jobsproc/tenders/html/index.en.html

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Call For Papers

Investment for Impact Research Prize

University of California, Berkeley

Submission Deadline: April 3, 2018 11:59PM PST (GMT -7)

http://responsiblebusiness.haas.berkeley.edu/research/investment-impact-research-prize.html

PURPOSE: The Center for Responsible Business at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business will award the second annual Investment for Impact Research Prize for outstanding research pertaining to the social impact of capital. The prize was created to encourage rigorous academic research on the impact of capital investments and to widely disseminate findings across both the academic and practitioner community. It is sponsored in part by Allan Spivack, Haas MBA 1980.

ELIGIBILITY: The $5,000 prize competition is open to authors of studies examining the impact of capital investments made into companies, cities, organizations, individuals, and funds which have the intention to generate social and environmental impact. Studies from all business disciplines, public policy, and economics are welcomed. Both working papers and papers published since 2017 are eligible. Working papers are strongly encouraged to be submitted and should be of a quality suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed academic journal. Please note that papers submitted to the Investment for Impact Research Prize may not also be submitted to the Moskowitz Research Prize, we encourage submitters to self-select into the prize that most aligns with their paper.

TOPICS: The organizers seek papers investigating all aspects of the impact of capital. Suitable topics include but are not limited to:- Social Impact Bonds, Pay for Success (including Development Impact Bonds, Health Impact Bonds)- Community Development Financial Institutions- Green Bonds- Crowd, Angel, and VC investing into Social Enterprises/Projects- New investment into Cleantech, Education, Healthcare, Fintech, etc.- Private assets/Private Equity Funds with Social Impact- Venture Philanthropy- Microfinance, Credit, Insurance, Subsidized Loans, Responsible Lending/Banking- Fair wages, labor, and ESOPs- Grant Effectiveness- Social Entrepreneurship, and B Corporations- Sustainable Real Assets: Timber, Farmland, Agriculture

CRITERIA: A panel of judges with related academic and professional credentials will evaluate the papers submitted based on rigor and relevance. The Investment for Impact Prize Faculty Co-Directors Adair Morse (UC Berkeley finance group) and Ayako Yasuda (UC Davis finance group) will oversee the selection process. Honorable mentions or additional monetary prizes may be awarded at the judges' discretion.

AWARD DETAILS: The winning study's author(s) will be notified in late June 2018 and invited to the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, where the prize will be publicly announced and awarded in Fall 2018. They will also be invited to present their winning study in a session with audience. The winning paper author(s) will receive a $5,000 prize. They will also be reimbursed reasonable travel expenses for traveling to UC Berkeley (maximum of $2,500 and economy airfare only).

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Submit a PDF of your paper via https://responsiblebusiness.submittable.com/submit by April 3, 2018 11:59PM PST (GMT -7).

QUESTIONS: For questions regarding the Prize please contact Administrative Directors Seren Pendleton-Knoll at serenpk@berkeley.edu

MORE INFORMATION: http://responsiblebusiness.haas.berkeley.edu/research/investment-impact-research-prize.html

OUR THANKS TO THE 2017 IMPACT OF CAPITAL RESEARCH PRIZE SPONSOR.

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Call For PapersMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: A Promising Banking Model?

27 Sep 2018 - 28 Sep 2018, Oslo, Norway

8th International Research Workshop in Microfinance, Oslo, Norway, 27-28 September 2018

Oslo Business School at OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University in partnership with The Center for Research on Social Enterprises and Microfinance (CERSEM) at the University of Agder are hosting a workshop entitled "Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: A Promising Banking Model?"

Microfinance as a solution to reduce poverty has been at the center of development research over at least the last three decades. A large part of this research, especially since the 2000s, focuses on measuring the impact of microfinance (using e.g. randomized control trials) on the living conditions of the poor. Recently, the focus of this research has shifted towards understanding how policymakers can increase the poor's financial inclusion, i.e. the extent to which ‘ - individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs - transactions, payments, savings, credit and insurance - delivered in a responsible and sustainable way of the poor.' (World Bank) This research focuses on the demand side of microfinance. Less research has addressed the supply side, that is, the ways that microfinance institutions (MFIs) can contribute to increased financial inclusion of the poor as well as increased access for investors to the low-income banking segment.

This workshop provides a platform for high-quality research on the "business and finance of microfinance". Microfinance is "banking in small amounts for underbanked populations". Nevertheless, most high quality microfinance research is published in development and economics journals and little is found in mainstream finance and banking journals. The aim of this workshop is to develop papers with publishing potential in highly ranked finance and banking journals. For that to happen we are interested in contributions that are not only of interest for the microfinance community but also for a wider banking/finance community.

TOPICS: We invite researchers to send in their work on one of the following topics (note that the list is not exclusive):- Financial product innovation and financial inclusion- Risk management- Capital structure decisions and consequences- Capital markets- Ownership and its influence on policies and decisions- Corporate governance issues- Regulation- Transformation of MFIs from NGOs to banks- Downscaling by banks to microfinance markets- Trade-off between financial and social performance- Competition- Mergers and acquisitions- Entry and exit in microfinance markets- Financial digitalization- Financial behavior- Internationalization

We invite scholars to submit their work for constructive discussions in a group of dedicated researchers. Papers can be both theoretical and empirical. The main selection criteria is the scientific quality of the paper. In addition, each paper must be of interest for the microfinance community as well as for a wider community of finance and banking scholars.

We aim to have presentations of around 20 papers. Scholars pay no fees to the workshop. Organizers provide lunches and a workshop dinner.

Scientific committee: Niels Hermes (University of Groningen, Netherlands), Roy Mersland (Director CERSEM, University of Agder, Kristiansand Norway) and R. Oystein Strøm (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway).

We are working with well-known finance journals and hope to create a special issue for publication of the best papers from the workshop.

Send your paper to oystein.strom@oslomet.noSubmission Deadline: June 15 2018.Notification of acceptance to workshop: August 15 2018.

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Call For PapersTwelfth Annual Risk Management Conference

26 Jul 2018, Singapore

The Risk Management Institute (RMI) at the National University of Singapore invites submissions for its Twelfth Annual Risk Management Conference in Singapore on 26 July 2018. We are pleased to announce that financial assistance of up to SGD500 for airfare and 2 nights of hotel accommodation will be provided to overseas presenters at RMC2018.

The half day scientific programme will start on the afternoon of 26 July. The morning of 26 July will feature a half day policy forum.

TOPICS: The half day scientific programme will follow the format of an academic conference. It will consist of submitted papers on the theme of financial risk management, to be reviewed and selected by an international panel of experts. Submitted papers must represent original and unpublished research. Concurrent sessions will be devoted to the dissemination of scientific findings. Suggested topics of interest include, but are not limited to:- Impact of regulation on financial markets and practice- Understanding and modelling systemic risk- Corporate risk management theory and practice- Operational, market, and credit risks modelling- Liquidity risks and their implications- Risk management issues in derivatives, structured products and alternative investments- Optimization and computational tools for risk management- Statistical and econometric techniques for financial problems

The scientific program will also feature one or two invited plenary talks.

PAPER SUBMISSIONS: Submissions may be made via the conference website at http://rmi.nus.edu.sg:8888/rmc2018/openconf.php. If you have any queries, please contact Ms. Shivani Nakhare at rminsr@nus.edu.sg. The submission deadline is 30 April 2018. The authors will be notified of the review committee's decision by 25 May 2018.

CONFERENCE FEE AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATION: The conference registration fee will be waived for all presenters and discussants. If overseas presenters require funding support, the organizers can provide airfare assistance of up to SGD500 and hotel accommodation for up to 2 nights.

PROGRAMME CO-CHAIRS

- Prof. Min Dai (National University if Singapore)- Prof. Steven Kou (National University of Singapore)

For more information, please visit http://rmi.nus.edu.sg/events/rmc2018/conferences.html

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Call For PapersSpecial Issue of The Journal of Corporate Finance: Banks and the Real Economy

The special issue invites submissions of high quality theoretical and empirical research papers on topics related to the theme of banks and the real economy. There is a long established cross-country literature on this topic which suggests that the size and depth of the financial system has implications for the real economy by mobilizing savings, allocating resources to investment projects, exerting corporate control, facilitating risk management, and easing the exchange of goods and services. At a microeconomic level, prior evidence suggests that changes to the banking industry impacts real incomes and economic growth, corporations and small businesses, and households. The best of this research uses quasi-natural experiments, such as regulatory changes, to address the endogeneity concern of reverse causality from the real economy to the banking industry through the demand for financial services.

The extent to which banks benefit or hinder the real economy has been brought into sharp focus since the global financial crisis. Bank bailouts placed the finances of many governments into a parlous state, necessitating austerity programs, and raising questions regarding the size and complexity of banking organizations. The effects on the real economy were substantial with evidence suggesting that liquidity shortages affected the availability of funding and levels of corporate investment. Evidence suggests that bank bailouts during the global financial crisis did lead to favorable economic outcomes in terms of employment, as well as reduced business and personal bankruptcy. However, evidence on the influence of bailouts on the level and riskiness of lending and its impact on household and business behavior is somewhat limited. In particular, there is still a paucity of evidence on links between the banking sector and the real economy. Recent advances in econometrics, rich new datasets, and more active interventions by regulators in the banking system have opened up the possibility for more precise identification strategies to examine the impact of how shocks to individual bank balance sheets are transmitted to corporations, small businesses and households.

TOPICS: In the light of these developments, the proposed special issue of the Journal of Corporate Finance aims to provide a timely and comprehensive overview of the links between banks and the real economy. The contributions contained in the special issue are intended to engage and inform debates in academic and policy arenas. Submissions may address topics that include, but are not limited to:- Bank capital regulation effects on lending and liquidity creation.- Bank geographic deregulation impacts on corporations, small businesses, and households, and local economic outcomes.- Bank bailouts and bail-ins and lending, innovation, and systemic risk.- Bank credit and corporate management.- Financial structure, corporate financing and real economic outcomes.- Shocks to bank deposits and lending to corporations.- Effects of banks on the corporate governance of their borrowers.- Bank ownership, finance, and economic development.- Bank lending and small business finance and entrepreneurship.- Credit and savings behavior and growth / output.- Bank behavior and inequality.- The effects of relationship lending on real economic outcomes.- Effects of bank branching decisions on local and regional economic conditions.

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS:All submissions should be made using the following address: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-corporate-finance. The Guest Editors will initially review the papers and decide which papers will go forward for

review by two anonymous referees. The General Editors of The Journal of Corporate Finance will have oversight of the final set of papers accepted for publication.

GUEST EDITORS:Professor Allen N. Berger, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina (Email: aberger@moore.sc.edu). Professor Philip Molyneux, College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah (email: pmolyneux@sharjah.ac.ae). Professor John O. S. Wilson, Centre for Responsible Banking & Finance, School of Management, University of St Andrews (email: jsw7@st-andrews.ac.uk).

IMPORTANT DATES:Submission deadline: 30th October 2018.Special issue publication date: December 2019.

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Call For Papers2018 China International Forum on Finance and Policy

08 Jul 2018 - 09 Jul 2018, Beijing, China

The "China International Forum on Finance and Policy" (CIFFP) is jointly organized by University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) and the Economic Research Journal to enhance international communication and collaboration on financial research, policies and practice.

The purpose of the forum is to provide an international platform for leading financial market researchers, policy-makers and practitioners to exchange ideas on academic research, regulatory policies and real-world applications, thereby promoting the development of academic research, policy and regulations, as well as Chinese financial system.

The first forum will be held in Beijing during July 8-9, 2018, featuring keynote speakers Prof. Wei Xiong (the Co-Editor of Journal of Finance) and Prof. Guofeng Sun (Director General of Research Institute of the People's Bank of China). The forum will invite leading academicians, experts from regulatory agencies and senior economists from top financial institutions.

The forum welcomes the submission of original papers that fit with the theme of the forum and have not been published/under dual consideration at another journal. To ensure the forum's quality, papers will undergo formal peer-review process by a committee of domestic and overseas experts. Authors also have the dual submission option, in which five high-quality papers will be selected and enjoy the privilege of being reviewed by Economic Research Journal without additional charge.

Electronic version of the papers should be send to CIFFP2018@163.com, with the Subject "2018 China International Forum on Finance and Policy" and dual submission preference indicated in the body of the email. Both English and Chinese papers are welcome. Please follow the format of Journal of Finance and Economic Research Journal, and include the name of all authors, affiliation, contact author, phone and Email information in a separate cover page. The deadline for the submission is April 15, 2018 and the confirmation of acceptance will be sent to authors before May 31, 2018.

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Call For PapersThe PRI Academic Network Conference 2018

11 Sep 2018, San Francisco Marriott Marquis

The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) works to understand the investment implications of ESG factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions. The PRI acts in the long-term interests of its signatories, of the financial markets and economies in which they operate and ultimately of the environment and society as a whole. The PRI is proud to collaborate with the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Davis for the tenth Academic Network Conference. We are delighted to announce the conference will again be part of PRI in Person, the largest global conference on responsible investment, and will be held on 11 September at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis.

The Academic Network, is a vibrant and flourishing international community of close to 4,000 academics and investment practitioners on ESG and investment. Academics are from RI-related disciplines, traversing finance and business, economics, management, sociology and STEM subjects.

The conference focuses on the latest research on responsible investment practices. The event is for academic researchers in the field of SRI and will also be an opportunity for academics and investors to engage with each other, learn and discuss the latest insights, and to network.

TOPICS: Aligning with key themes at PRI in Person, we invite submissions of papers that focus on the following topics (with issues provided as examples below):

Working to achieve a sustainable financial system- ESG investing and investment horizons- Risk management in the context of RI- Fiduciary duty

The role of responsible investment in meeting today's investment challenges- Impact investment- Corporate reporting- Economic inequality

ESG integration- Financial performance- Fixed income and ESG investment performance- Behavioural finance and investment biases: implications for RI- Climate change

ESG engagement- Engagement strategies- Corporate governance

We encourage both theoretical and empirical contributions from diverse business, finance, and social science disciplines.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:- Full papers are preferred. Extended abstracts will be considered for the conference program but not for the conference prize- Papers should be submitted as anonymized PDFs (all author names removed)- Only one submission per person if the paper is being put forward for a prize- Only papers in English can be submitted, with a page limit of 60 pages- Forthcoming or recently accepted papers (publication dates in 2017) are allowed- Papers submitted to be considered for the student award cannot have non-student co-authors

Accepted papers will be featured on the PRI website unless otherwise agreed. Past conference papers and conference prize winners can be found here: http://www.unpri.org/academicresearch

THE CRITERIA:Submissions will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

- Contribution to responsible investment research- Originality of subject of study or approach- Methodological strength- The practical significance of the research

Conference papers and conference prizes will be judged in a double-blind review process by the PRI Academic Network Committee, which is composed of academics and practitioners, and the Conference Committee chaired by:

- Brad Barber, Gallagher Professor of Finance and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Management, University of California, Davis- Alexander Bassen, Professor of Finance and Chair for Capital Markets and Management, University of Hamburg- Fabrizio Ferraro, Professor of Strategic Management, IESE Business School, University of Navarra- Adair Morse, Associate Professor of Finance, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

THE PRI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH:Submitted papers will be considered for the following prize categories:- The best qualitative paper- The best quantitative- The best student paper

APPLICATION TIMELINE:2 April 2018 Submission deadline for all papers and extended abstracts to be received18 May 2018 Notification to applicants

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:Submit your paper and complete your application details at: https://responsiblebusiness.submittable.com/submit- Select "PRI Academic Network Conference 2018" and click the "Submit" button- Create an account (this will allow you to log back in to view results at a later date)- Scroll down, fill out the information marked with a red asterisk, and choose files to upload- Click "Submit" button. You should receive an automated confirmation of your submission

CONTACT:For questions regarding submission, please contact Seren Pendleton-Knollseren@haas.berkeley.edu

For questions about the conference, please contact events@unpri.org

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Call For Papers2018 Paris Financial Management Conference

17 Dec 2018 - 19 Dec 2018, IPAG Business School, 184 Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris, France

You are cordially invited to submit your research papers (English only and in PDF files) for presentation consideration at the 6th edition of the Paris Financial Management Conference (PFMC-2018, https://pfmc2018.sciencesconf.org) that will take place on 17-19 December 2018 at the breathtaking and enchanting "Saint-Germain-des-Pres" district of Paris.

This conference aims to bring together academics, practitioners and policymakers sharing interests in corporate finance, financial management, and financial markets. It also provides a forum for presenting new

research results as well as discussing current and challenging issues in financial management and related topics.

TOPICS: The scientific and organizing committees welcome submissions in all areas of financial management (early submission is highly encouraged).

The main topics of the conference include, but not limited to: Asset allocation and valuation; Banking regulation and financial services; Corporate governance; Corporate finance, IPOs, SEOs, M&A; Country funds and hedge funds; Debt issues; Emerging markets finance; Ethical finance and CSR; Financial accounting, regulation; Financial crises and contagion; Financial engineering and derivatives; Foreign currency issue; Global imbalances & sustainability; Market behavior efficiency; Multinational financial management; Portfolio management and optimization; Risk management.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:- Prof. Utpal Bhattacharya, Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology- Prof. William L. Megginson, Professor and Price Chair in Finance at the University of Oklahoma's Michael F. Price College of Business

CO-CHAIRS:- Sabri Boubaker, Champagne School of Management & University of Paris Est, France- Ephraim Clark, Middlesex University London, United Kingdom- Duc Khuong Nguyen, IPAG Business School, France & Indiana University, United States

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Authors are invited to submit their papers in PDF files, no later than 31 July 2018, through the conference website: https://pfmc2018.sciencesconf.org/user/submit. Submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. No submission fee is required. General inquiries regarding the call for papers should be directed to any of conference chairs.

IMPORTANT DATES:- Submission deadline: 31 July 2018- Notification of review results: 15 September 2018- Registration deadline: 31 October 2018- Conference event: 17-18-19 December 2018

ASSOCIATED JOURNALS: In consultation with the Editor-in-Chief of Emerging Markets Review, and Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit their papers to a regular issue of these journals. Please check the conference website for more information: https://pfmc2018.sciencesconf.org

CONTACT FOR QUERIES:- Sabri Boubaker (sabri.boubaker@get-mail.fr)- Duc Khuong Nguyen (duc.nguyen@ipag.fr)

31st Australasian Finance and Banking ConferenceCall For Papers

8th Annual FDIC Consumer Research SymposiumCall For Papers

4th Northeastern University-Finance Conference   May 18-19, 2018 Conference Announcement

4th IWH-FIN-FIRE Workshop on "Challenges to Financial Stability"Call For Papers

JCF Special Issue Conference: The Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate and Entrepreneurial FinanceCall For Papers

2018 Annual Central Bank Conference on the Microstructure of Financial MarketsCall For Papers

9th International Research Meeting in Business and Management (IRMBAM 2018)Call For Papers

Third Annual Cass Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre ConferenceCall For Papers

NSE-NYU Stern Initiative on the Study of Indian Financial MarketsCall for Research Proposals

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Call For Papers31st Australasian Finance and Banking Conference

13-15 December 2018

PhD Forum: 12 December 2018

Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney, Australia

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Sunday 29 July 2018

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday 20 September 2018

Submit Here: https://hq.ssrn.com/conference=31st-Australasian-2018

Contributors should follow the submission procedure outlined on the conference website.

Conference Website: http://www.business.unsw.edu.au/afbc

The Institute of Global Finance and the School of Banking at Finance at UNSW Business School, Sydney, would like to invite all academics and practitioners to participate in the 31st Australasian Finance and Banking Conference (AFBC), 13–15 December 2018. The AFBC is the most significant and prestigious finance conference in the Asia-Pacific region. It brings together the world's foremost leaders of thought from the

financial community, providing international academics and industry professionals with the opportunity to meet and share their research and interest in finance-related fields.

On 12 December 2018, selected doctorate students will have the opportunity to present their research and have their work discussed by distinguished academics from top business schools in a one-day PhD Forum.

PRIZES:

BlackRock Research AwardAU$10,000 will be awarded for the best paper in Capital Markets / Funds Management / Mutual Funds.

SIRCA Research PrizeAU$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper using data generated by SIRCA. Use of SIRCA data must be cited in the paper.

Bureau van Dijk PrizesAU$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper in Banking.

AU$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper in Corporate Finance / Corporate Governance / Institutional Block Holders.

Australian Securities Exchange PrizeAU$1,000 will be awarded for the best paper presented on Derivatives / Quantitative Finance.

REGISTRATION: The deadline for registration for accepted authors is Friday 20 October 2017.

Early bird fee (payment prior to Friday 31 August 2018)- Standard registration: AU$750 (incl. GST/VAT)- PhD students: AU$600 (incl. GST/VAT)

Full fee (payment after Thursday 20 September 2018)- Standard registration: AU$800 (incl. GST/VAT)- PhD students: AU$650 (incl. GST/VAT)

NOTE: All payments incur a credit card processing fee of 2.5%.

Contact: Conference AdministratorEmail: bankconf@unsw.edu.auWebsite: http://www.business.unsw.edu.au/afbc

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Call For Papers8th Annual FDIC Consumer Research Symposium

12 Oct 2018, Arlington, Virginia

Organized by the FDIC's Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection

Authors are invited to submit research papers for the 8th Annual FDIC Consumer Research Symposium. The conference will be held at the FDIC's facilities in Arlington, Virginia, on October 12, 2018.

TOPICS: The symposium will facilitate discussion of recent research on consumers' capabilities, knowledge, preferences, and experiences in markets for financial products and services, as well as the effects of public policy interventions and new regulations on consumers, households, communities, and financial institutions.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:- Access to and use of mainstream financial products and services- Use of alternative (nonbank) financial products and services- Emerging financial products and services- Financial literacy and capability- Consumption, savings, credit, and retirement decisions- Housing and mortgage market issues, including tenure choice, housing finance reform, and factors that influence mortgage originations or loan performance- Impact of recent regulatory changes on consumers or financial product markets- Community development or small business lending

FURTHER INFORMATION: Please see the symposium homepage at http://www.fdic.gov/consumersymposium for additional details, including previous conference programs.

We welcome submissions from a wide range of academic disciplines. Authors may submit complete papers or detailed abstracts that include preliminary results. Priority will be given to papers with policy implications for consumer protection, bank supervision, or the provision of financial services by banks or other financial institutions that serve consumers.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: All submissions should be made electronically in PDF format using the web submission form on the symposium homepage by June 4, 2018. Please remember to include contact information on the cover page for the corresponding author. If any organizations (other than the home institution(s) of the authors) provided financial support, data, or other in-kind assistance for this research, please mention this in the Acknowledgements section of the submission.

The FDIC typically covers travel and lodging expenses for presenting authors.

Please direct questions or concerns to the conference organizers at ConResearchSymp@fdic.gov

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS: Ryan Goodstein, Alicia Lloro, and Jeffrey Weinstein

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4th Northeastern University-Finance Conference

May 18 - 19, 2018, Boston, MA

The Finance Group of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University is pleased to announce the 4th Northeastern University Finance Conference, which will commence at noon on Friday, May 18, 2018 and end at 3:30 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2018. The organizers for this conference are Rajesh Aggarwal and Jayant Kale. The Conference website is:

http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/faculty-and-research/academic-groups/finance/finance-conference

PROGRAM (may change)

Friday, May 18, 2017

12:00 to 12:45 pm Lunch and pick up conference materials

12:45 to 1:00 pm Opening Remarks and Announcements1:00 to 2:30 pm Session 1

"Persistent Blessings of Luck"Presenter: Yizhou Xiao (City University of Hong Kong)

Discussant: Lucy White (Boston University)

"FinTechs and the Market for Financial Analysis"Presenter: Jillian Grennan (Duke University)Discussant: Gerard Hoberg (University of Southern California)

2:30 to 3:00 pm Break

3:00 to 4:30 pm Session 2

"Reciprocal Lending Relationships in Shadow Banking"Presenter: Yi Li (Federal Reserve Board)Discussant: Amiyatosh Purnanandam (University of Michigan)

"Real Option Exercise: Empirical Evidence"Presenter: Jerome P. Taillard (Babson College)Discussant: Evgeny Lyandres (Boston University) 

6:00 to 9:00 pm Conference Reception at Skywalk Observatory, Top of the Hub, 50th floor, Prudential Building

Saturday, May 19

8:15 to 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00 to 10:30 am Session 1

"The Limits of Limited Liability: Evidence from Industrial Pollution"Presenter: Ian Appel (Boston College)Discussant: Charles Hadlock (Michigan State University)

"Going Mobile, Investor Behavior, and Financial Fragility"Presenter: Xiao Cen (Columbia University)Discussant: Daniel Bergstresser (Brandeis University)

10:30 to 11:00 am Break

11:00 to 11:45 am Session 2

"Naughty Firms, Noisy Disclosure: The Effects of Cartel Enforcement on Corporate Disclosure"Presenter: Alminas Zaldokas (HKUST)Discussant: Vikram Nanda (UT Dallas)

11:45 to 12:45 pm Lunch

12:45 to 2:15 pm Session 2

"The Origins and Real Effects of the Gender Gap: Evidence from CEOs' Formative Years"Presenter: Mike Simutin (University of Toronto)Discussant: Simi Kedia (Rutgers University)

"Option Skills"Presenter: Jian Hua (Baruch College)Discussant: Slava Fos (Boston College)

2:15 to 2:45 pm Break

2:45 to 3:30 pm Session 3

"The Impact of Right-to-Work Laws on Worker Wages: Evidence from Collective Bargaining Agreements"

Presenter: Andras Danis (Georgia Tech)Discussant: Debarshi Nandy (Brandeis University)

Conference Ends

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Call For Papers4th IWH-FIN-FIRE Workshop on "Challenges to Financial Stability"

20 Aug 2018 - 21 Aug 2018, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), Halle (Saale)

The Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz Association and the FIRE research centre at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management are organising a joint Workshop on "Challenges to Financial Stability" on August 20th and 21st, 2018, to be held in Halle (Saale). The workshop provides a platform to discuss changes in the regulatory framework of the financial sector, their impact on financial stability, and consequences for the real sector.

TOPICS: We invite theoretical and empirical contributions on topics including:regulation, firms and financial intermediationlaw, politics and financeunconventional policy and low interest ratesmacro prudential policy and real estateimplications of central clearing for systemic riskdigitalisation and business models of financial institutionsfinancial networks and systemic risk

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:Ran Duchin, University of WashingtonJose-Luis Peydro, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona GSE

There is no registration fee. However, participants are expected to pay their expenses for travel and accommodation.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Please submit your paper to: finconf@iwh-halle.deThe submission deadline is April 28th, 2018.Authors will be informed by June 1st, 2018.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: Matthias Efing (HEC Paris), Rudiger Fahlenbrach (Swiss Finance Institute, EPFL), Reint Gropp (IWH, OvGU), Hendrik Hakenes (University of Bonn), Galina Hale (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco), Vasso Ioannidou (Lancaster University), Iman van Lelyveld (De Nederlandsche Bank, VU Amsterdam), Diane Pierret (University of Lausanne), Alexander Popov (European Central Bank), Francesca Zucchi (Federal Reserve Board of Governors)

LOCAL COMMITTEE: Stefano Colonnello, Stefan Eichler, Michael Koetter, Felix Noth, Lena Tonzer, Qizhou Xiong

ORGANISATION: Andrea Strauch

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JCF Special Issue Conference: The Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance

December 17th and 18th, 2018 (Mon and Tue), School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)

OVERVIEW: Over the last several decades, institutional investors (e.g., mutual funds, hedge funds, endowment funds, retirement or pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and private equity firms) have come to dominate global financial markets. If institutional investors are collectively the majority shareholders of most publicly-traded corporations, what roles do they play in corporate financial decision making, corporate governance, and various corporate events? Institutional investors have also been playing an increasingly important role in early-stage financing of entrepreneurial and private firms. This conference and Journal of Corporate Finance (JCF) special issue seeks to further our understanding of the fundamental role played by institutional investors in all aspects of corporate and entrepreneurial finance in a contemporary and global setting.

TOPICS: Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to:- The role of institutional investors in various corporate events;- Institutional trading around corporate events;- Institutional investors and corporate governance;- Institutional investors and capital structure decisions;- Institutional investors and corporate payout policy;- Institutional investors and behavioral finance;- Institutional investment in start-ups and private firms;- Institutional investors and corporate innovation;- Institutional investors, banks, and venture capital;- Institutional investors, FinTech firms, and crowdfunding.

CONFERENCE AND SPECIAL ISSUE SUBMISSION DETAILS:- Interested authors should submit two versions of their paper, one including author information and one with no identifying information to: jcf.conference@polyu.edu.hk by September 7, 2018. Early submissions are encouraged and will be reviewed earlier.- Papers will be reviewed anonymously and authors will be notified of the decision by October 19, 2018.- Please indicate in your submission email if you want your paper to be considered for publication in the conference JCF special issue. At the discretion of the special issue guest co-editors and regular JCF editors, papers that are among the final group of manuscripts considered for acceptance to the conference will be invited to submit to the special issue. At that time, authors will be asked to pay the standard JCF submission fee, and the submission will be formally reviewed. Papers requesting consideration must not be under journal review elsewhere, nor can they be considered if previously rejected by the JCF. While under consideration as a dual submission for the conference and the JCF, a paper may not be submitted to another journal (or the JCF) until the author has been notified of the dual submission outcome. Presenting authors may be asked to discuss another paper at the conference.- Selected papers qualifying for the JCF shall be revised (with respect to conference and reviewer feedbacks) and resubmitted by March 2019. The special issue may be a "special section" if there are only a few acceptable papers, or may be cancelled if there are insufficient high-quality papers. Final decisions on papers will be made by the regular JCF editors based on recommendations by the special issue guest co-editors. We expect publication of the JCF conference special issue by December 2019.- The conference registration fee (including refreshments, lunches, and a conference dinner) is HK$2,200 (US$280) per person. Registration fee will be waived for the presenting author of each accepted paper.- For further information, please refer to the conference website: http://www.af.polyu.edu.hk/conferences/detail/32

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2018 Annual Central Bank Conference on the Microstructure of Financial Markets

05 Nov 2018 - 06 Nov 2018, 56/F, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (HKIMR), established by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, will host the 2018 Annual Central Bank Conference on the Microstructure of Financial Markets on November 5th and 6th, 2018. The conference is a regular annual forum where researchers, policy makers and practitioners meet to discuss theoretical work, empirical findings and policy implications related to recent developments in the microstructure of financial markets.

TOPICS: Studies in all areas of market microstructure are solicited and the following non-exhaustive list of topics provides some guidelines for specific areas of interest:- The impact of fintech on financial markets- The microstructure of market-based and central banks-backed digital currencies- The microstructure of emerging economies' local-currency bond and foreign exchange markets- The impact of regulation on financial markets- The functioning of OTC derivatives markets- The microstructure of interbank markets- Market inefficiencies and asset management

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Interested authors should submit their complete papers via email to hkimr@hkma.gov.hk by May 18th, 2018. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by June 30th, 2018. There is no conference fee.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Carole Comerton-Forde (University of New South Wales)

ORGANIZERS: D. Rime (BI Norwegian Business School), G. Valente (HKIMR, HKMA), S. Pezzini (HKMA).

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: A. Beber (Cass Business School), G. Cespa (Cass Business School), A. Ellul (Indiana University), M. Evans (Georgetown University), M. Fleming (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), T. Focault (HEC Paris), I. Lo (Bank of Canada), M. Moore (University of Warwick), B.-A. Odegaard (University of Stavanger), C. Osler (Brandeis University), M. Pagano (EIEF, University of Naples), C. Parlour (UC Berkeley), D. Rime (BI Norwegian Business School), N. Schuerhoff (HEC Lausanne and SFI), G. Valente (HKIMR, HKMA), C. Vega (Federal Reserve Board of Governors)

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Call For Papers9th International Research Meeting in Business and Management (IRMBAM 2018)

http://ipag-irm.sciencesconf.org

5-7 July 2018, IPAG Business School - Nice Campus - 4, boulevard Carabacel, 06000 Nice, France

You are cordially invited to submit your research papers for presentation at the 9th International Research Meeting in Business and Management (IRMBAM-2018) that will take place on 5-7 July 2018 in Nice, the beautiful capital of the French Riviera and one of the world's most popular tourist destinations.

TRACKS: The IRMBAM-2018, organized by the IPAG Business School, South Champagne Business School, Telfer School of Management of the University of Ottawa, and University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, will be an excellent networking opportunity for academics, doctoral students and practitioners to present new research results, and discuss current and challenging issues in their disciplines. We welcome submissions in areas of business, finance, accounting, management, and theoretical and applied economics, among others. Below is the full list of the conference tracks:- Track 1: Accounting and Financial Accounting

- Track 2: Banking, Insurance and Finance- Track 3: Entrepreneurship- Track 4: Strategic Management- Track 5: Marketing- Track 6: Business Ethics- Track 7: Law and Management- Track 8: Logistics, Circular Economy and Digital Economy- Track 9: Theoretical and Applied Economics- Track 10: Economic and Management Issues in Developing Economies- Track 11: Public Economics, Public Administration and Management- Track 12: Health Care Management and Information Technology- Track 13: Geopolitics

SUBCONFERENCES: The IRMBAM-2018 also hosts two subconferences:

Subconference in Family Business Research (Organizer: Andrea Calabro, IPAG Business School)- Invited Speaker: Alessandro Minichilli, Bocconi University, Italy

Subconference in Environmental Economics (Organizers: Ingmar Schumacher, IPAG Business School; Eric Strobl, University of Bern; Cees Withagen, IPAG Business School & VU University)- Invited Speaker: Knut Einar Rosendahl, School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway- Invited Speaker: Nicolas Treich, Toulouse School of Economics, France

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:Professor David G. Allen, TCU Neeley School of Business, United States & University of Warwick, United KingdomProfessor Shaker A. Zahra, University of Minnesota, United States

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Authors are invited to submit their papers, preferably in English, in PDF file, no later than April 8, 2018, by midnight Paris time, via the conference website: http://ipag-irm.sciencesconf.org/submission/submit. Papers in French will be presented in Specific Sessions. Early submissions are highly encouraged. The scientific program will be available on the website of the conference around mid-June, shortly after the conference registration is closed.

IMPORTANT DATES:Submission deadline (full paper): April 8, 2018Notification of review results: May 4, 2018Registration deadline: June 4, 2018Conference event: July 5-7, 2018

FURTHER INFORMATION: Please visit our website for detailed information: http://ipag-irm.sciencesconf.org

For queries, please contact the organizers at ipag-irm@sciencesconf.org

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Call For PapersThird Annual Cass Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Conference

Following the success of the second conference in 2017, we are pleased to announce that the third Cass Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre (MARC) Conference will be held at Cass Business School, City, University of London on Monday 20 August 2018, again in cooperation with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).

The conference organizers invite authors to submit original, theoretical and empirical papers covering issues related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including deal structure from financing to integration, corporate governance, regulatory changes, domestic and cross border transactions, among others.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: The submission deadline is 30 March 2018 at 10pm GMT (United Kingdom time). There is no submission fee. To be eligible for submission, the paper must still be at a revisable stage (i.e. neither forthcoming nor close to being accepted at a journal) by the date of the conference. Please email a pdf version of your paper to CassMARC@city.ac.uk. The file name must be: [presenting author's last name]_[shortened paper title] (for example, Smith_Deal integration.pdf). Please include "MARC2018" in the subject of your email. We expect to notify authors about acceptances by 1 June 2018.

STRUCTURE: Sessions will take place between 8:30am and 5:30pm on Monday 20 August 2018 with a keynote speech during lunch and reception following the conference. The conference dinner for presenters, discussants, and program committee members will be held following the conference on Monday 20 August 2018.

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION: The conference organizers offer complimentary hotel accommodation near the conference venue for two nights 19-20 August 2018 for presenters, discussants, and program committee members.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Kenneth Ahern (University of Southern California), Marco Becht (Universite libre de Bruxelles & ECGI), Claudia Custodio (Imperial College), eric de Bodt (Universite Lille II), B. Espen Eckbo (Dartmouth College & ECGI), Eliezer Fich (Drexel University), Andrey Golubov (University of Toronto), Jarrad Harford (University of Washington), Dirk Jenter (London School of Economics), Kai Li (University of British Columbia), Harold Mulherin (University of Georgia), Micah Officer (Loyola Marymount University), Robert Parrino (University of Texas at Austin), Raghavendra Rau (University of Cambridge), Stefano Rossi (Purdue University & ECGI), Henri Servaes (London Business School & ECGI), Denis Sosyura (Arizona State University), Sudi Sudarsanam (Cranfield University), Karin Thorburn (Norwegian School of Economics & ECGI), Ralph Walkling (Drexel University).

ABOUT MARC: The Cass M&A Research Centre, founded in 2008, is a breakthrough - the first time a major business school has established a focused centre for research into the global M&A industry. With its proximity to the City of London, Cass is perfectly placed to maintain close contacts with M&A bankers, lawyers, consultants, accountants and other key players. MARC is one of over 20 research centres at Cass, which consistently achieves the highest independent ratings. A number of corporations, regulators, professional services firms, exchanges and universities have been using MARC for swift access to the latest research and practical ideas. MARC is proud to have its Senior Sponsors, Credit Suisse and EY, and Sponsors, Acuris, Ardian, Intralinks and Willis Towers Watson, as research partners. In 2011, MARC was chosen by AACSB to be the 'Spotlight' feature in its Research/Scholarship Resource Center (http://www.aacsb.edu/~/media/AACSB/Publications/Spotlights/research/city-university-london-2011.ashx).

Scott Moeller, Anh Tran, and Paolo Volpin

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Call for Research ProposalsNSE-NYU Stern Initiative on the Study of Indian Financial Markets

The NSE-NYU Stern Initiative on the Study of Indian Financial Markets is a joint venture of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the Center for Global Economy and Business at NYU Stern School of Business. The Initiative invites academics and scholars to submit research proposals for projects, including early-stage projects that are relevant for understanding the Indian financial sector and macro-economy. We expect to approve around a half dozen projects and give grants of $7,500 per project. While we encourage research proposals that are in the early stages of conception and formulation, the proposals that are relatively more

advanced but have not yet been sent for publication in any form (working paper or otherwise) are of greater interest to us.

TOPICS: The topics of particular interest for this year include:- Financial Inclusion and India's stock market participation- PMJDY Program and its effects on financial markets in India- Fin Tech, mobile banking and financial markets in India- Impact of demonetization on the Indian economy and its financial markets- Digitization of Corporate and Individual Transactions: Implications for financial markets- Impact of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code on the performance of bank stocks- Derivative markets and price, liquidity, and stability of underlying markets- Impact of offshore markets (including IFSCs) on local markets- Impact of securities receipts listing on secondary markets liquidity- Housing and Real Estate Finance in India- Market based financing of SME equity and debt requirements- Linkages and correlation between the stock market and commodities derivatives market in terms of liquidity and price movements- Making commodity derivatives work for Indian farmers- Participation and the role of end users in the price discovery and risk management in agricultural commodities futures- Study of various commodity derivatives products in international markets- Study of pricing of IPOs in India- Fixed income markets - OTC or Exchange traded?- Relationship between firm ownership structure and liquidity in secondary market- Mechanisms to ensure Institutional investors play active role in corporate governance- The pros and cons of high frequency trading (HFT- Does day-trading bring liquidity or liquidity brings day traders- How robust is the liquidity that day-trading brings- Or does it vanish at the first sign of trouble?- Speed bumps - understanding when is market microstructure under stress?- Role of global liquidity in asset price allocation and its effects on investors in India- Study of anomalies in India's interest rate swap markets and their implications- Derivative markets' impact on underlying markets: prices, liquidity and stability- Analysis of liquidity and credit risk embedded in the traded prices of corporate bonds in India- Transaction taxes for securities trading and their effects in single- and multi-market settings- Regulatory arbitrage in trading across markets and jurisdictions- Study on 'Interoperability' between Central Counterparties and its significance for development of financial markets- International Financial Services Centers - relevance and practice

We will, however, consider proposals on other topics including but not limited to:- Trading behavior and effects on prices of retail and institutional (incl. foreign) investors- Organization and performance of collective investment vehicles (e.g., mutual funds) in emerging markets such as India- The role and functioning of Initial and Secondary Public Offerings- Financing and growth constraints faced by SMEs- The role of private equity- The role of informal sector in financial markets- The market for government securities- Trading and liquidity of domestic and external corporate debt markets- Understanding the behavior and risks of banks (private-sector, public-sector) and non-bank financial corporations (NBFCs, central clearing corporations), and how they interact with markets- Understanding the role and impact of financial sector regulation and government restrictions on markets and systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs)- Bankruptcy codes and their effect on supply and cost of public, private, and bank credit- Efficiency of debt restructuring procedures and asset reconstruction companies- Macroeconomic risks including inflation, fiscal and currency depreciation risks and how they impact markets and firms- Infrastructure finance and the role of public-private partnerships- Privatization and divestment of state-owned enterprises

- Studies of other emerging markets relevant for India

The NSE generally provides two types of data: (a) data relating to trades and (b) corporate data (such as company fundamentals, corporate announcements and shareholding pattern); trading data can be made available as Real Time Data, Snapshot Data, End-of-day Data, Historical Trade Data and Historical tick by tick (TBT) trade and order level data. The NSE would provide this data if required for the approved projects on mutually agreed terms. More details can be found at the following link: http://www.nseindia.com/supra_global/content/dotex/data_products.htm

Each research proposal should consist of at most three single-spaced pages, and must include the project title, information on the principal investigator (PI) and institution where the PI is affiliated, information on any co-PIs, a one-paragraph summary of the project, the project's intended contribution relative to the literature, the data to be employed, research methodology, and preliminary results (if any). It will be useful for the screening committee to know if required data have already been sourced or are known to be available and also if there is a draft of the paper (if available, please submit the draft).

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: The deadline for submissions of the proposal is 31st March, 2018. Research proposal plus the CV of the principal investigator should be mailed in pdf format as a single file to nse-nyu-call-2018@stern.nyu.edu. Project approval decisions will be made and emailed by 30th April, 2018.

Funding will be provided in three stages: 30% of the grant will be made available upon approval of the research project; 20% on timely submission (i.e. by 1th August, 2018) of the preliminary draft (please note feedback on the initial draft will be provided within three weeks after the deadline); and, the remaining 50 % will be made available if the following conditions are met. Principal investigator of the approved projects must each:- Present (or have a co-author present) the revised draft at a research conference to be organized by the NSE in Mumbai, India in second half of December 2018 (dates to be confirmed). Travel and accommodation costs relating to the conference would have to be incurred by the presenters from the grant.- Submit second draft incorporating discussion at the Conference by 1st March, 2019, on which a final set of comments will be provided by the 1st April, 2019.- Submit by 15th April, 2019 a final draft that gives due consideration to all comments and feedback for inclusion in the Working Paper series of the NSE and the Salomon Center.- Submit by 30th April, 2019 a 4-5 page white paper, which will essentially include a brief description of the major findings of the research paper in non-technical, easy to understand language, to the NYU coordinator. This will be included in the White Paper series of the NSE and the Center for Global Economy and Business.

The committee that will screen and approve the projects consists of Professors Kose John (NYU Stern School of Business), Venkatesh Panchapagesan (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore), N R Prabhala (CAFRAL and University of Maryland), and Suresh Sundaresan (Columbia University).

Past projects and conference agenda can be found at: http://www.nseindia.com/research/content/research_NSE_NYU.htm orhttp://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/global-economy-business/development-initiatives/india-initiative/indian-capital-markets-initiative

ABOUT THE NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE (NSE) OF INDIA: NSE is the largest exchange in India that has brought about a high degree of transparency, speed, efficiency and safety in the Indian securities market. As part of its thought leadership efforts, NSE conducts various workshops and seminars. It also conducts training programs and certification programs in the area of securities market.

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ECONOMY AND BUSINESS: The Center promotes faculty research focusing on global aspects of modern economies and business. It also encourages faculty development in various areas of special interest to the University and the global economy, while serving Stern and the University through outreach to the broader community. This includes the academic, business, and policy worlds, as well as students and alumni.

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NAAIM Founders Award Competition (National Association of Active Investment Managers)Call For Papers

The 2018 Global PhD ColloquiumCall For Papers

NSE-NYU Stern Initiative on the Study of Indian Financial MarketsCall for Research Proposals

"Managing and Financing Responsible Businesses"Call For Papers

Special Issue of Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies on Corporate Culture, Media, and Politics in FinanceCall For Papers

2018 Jacobs Levy Center ConferenceCall For Papers

2018 Summer Research Conference, Center for Analytical Finance, ISBCall For Papers

Second European Capital Market WorkshopCall For Papers

9th Emerging Markets Finance ConferenceCall For Papers

Chicago Financial Institutions ConferenceCall For Participants

The 2nd Greater China Area Finance ConferenceCall For Papers

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Call For Papers - Deadline ExtendedNAAIM Founders Award Competition (National Association of Active Investment Managers)

The NAAIM Founders Award, is a research competition that draws entries from all over the world in the areas of computational finance, advanced algorithms, tactical investment management techniques, strategic investment strategies and numerous other topics, all designed to further our knowledge of the active investing world.

The competition is open to anyone involved in financial services including academic faculty, researchers and graduate students, investment advisors, analysts and other financial professionals.

Papers need to focus on describing an investment technique, its pros and cons and the market conditions under which it is expected to fare well or poorly, or should explore topics in active investing that are of broad interest to the investment community.

AWARD: The winning author will receive the following prize package:- $5,000 cash prize and the opportunity to present the winning paper at the 2018 NAAIM Uncommon Knowledge conference, April 22-25 at the Wyndham Grand Resort at Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Florida- Uncommon Knowledge 2018 registration, domestic coach airfare and one night lodging for one author of the winning paper

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: NAAIM 2018 Founders Award extends Competition Deadline!

Due to the great response we have received from the financial community, NAAIM is extending the paper writing competition deadline to receive additional entries to Friday, March 16, 2018 - midnight EST.

FINAL PAPER (up to 30 pages) together with a required 750-1000 word abstract must be submitted electronically to: info@naaim.org by Friday, March 16, 2018 to qualify for the competition. Awards will be announced by Monday, April 2, 2018.

NAAIM FOUNDERS AWARD COMPETITION RULES: The National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM) sponsors the Founders Award annually to seek out papers of academic quality that cover an innovative topic in the area of active investing. The following rules govern the submission, judging, ownership and awarding of the papers.

1. All decisions of the NAAIM Founders Award committee are final. Any occurrence that arises that is not covered in these rules will be adjudicated by the committee.

2. Papers will be judged by a panel selected by the NAAIM Founders Award committee. The prime criteria used in judging the papers are:a. Practical significance to practitioners of active investingb. Quality of expositionc. Analytical rigord. Novelty of results

3. Papers should be submitted electronically in PDF format to info@naaim.org and the subject line should indicate "2018 Paper Submission." Please submit TWO copies of the paper: 1) Anonymous - with no reference of the author(s)' name or their affiliation with a company or university; 2) The paper should include the author(s) and affiliation with a company or university.

4. Papers should be 30 pages or less and include a separate required 750 - 1000 word abstract. Papers should be numbered, double-spaced, with a minimum font size of 14, and filed prior to the deadline.

5. By virtue of submission, the author certifies that the manuscript is not copyrighted, consents to NAAIM's non-exclusive use of the paper and abstract, and agrees to be bound by the rules set forth herein. NAAIM will request approval of the author prior to any publication of the paper.

6. Delivery of papers to NAAIM is the sole responsibility of the participants. Therefore, it is encouraged that they complete an "Intent to Submit" form that will allow NAAIM to contact them, if needed. NAAIM will attempt to do so if the situation arises, such as a change to the competition, clarification of the rules, in the event that their paper does not arrive by the deadline at NAAIM headquarters to the specified email address, etc. An email confirmation of receipt of the paper will be sent by NAAIM within three days of submission. It is the author's responsibility to contact NAAIM at info@naaim.org prior to Friday, March 16, 2018, in the event a confirmation is not received by the author in the 3-day time period.

7. Papers are due at NAAIM on or before midnight on Friday, March 16, 2018.

8. The winners will be notified on or before Monday, April 2, 2018, and announced at the Uncommon Knowledge annual conference, April 23-25, 2018.

9. The author of the winning paper will win a $5,000 Cash Prize and the opportunity to present at the annual NAAIM conference. Domestic coach airfare, one night of lodging and conference registration is included for one author per winning paper only.

If you are interested in participating in the competition please submit your intent to compete at the NAAIM Founders Award 2018 Call for Papers, Competition Rules and Intent to Submit Form, at: http://www.naaim.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Call-for-Papers_18_2nd.pdf

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The National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM) was formed in 1989 as a non-profit association of registered investment advisers who provide active money management services to investors. The goal of the NAAIM members is to promote active investment management strategies as an alternative to passive allocation. NAAIM includes more than 160 members nationwide, managing an estimated $35 billion. Associate members include mutual fund companies, ETF providers and a variety of other firms that provide professional services to RIAs.

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Call For PapersThe 2018 Global PhD Colloquium

24 May 2018 - 25 May 2018, University of Sydney Business School, Sydney, Australia

The organizers are pleased to announce the 2nd Global PhD Colloquium in Sydney on May 24 & 25, 2018. This interdisciplinary global academic initiative is organized by the PhD Program at the University of Sydney Business School in conjunction with- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University- The National University of Singapore- The New York University (Stern School of Business)- The University of Oxford (Said Business School), and- The Gabelli School of Business of Fordham University

This colloquium will be a research conference with PhD students at advanced levels presenting and having their papers discussed by senior professors from the organizing universities and beyond. This year's event will focus on research topics in Finance and Financial Accounting and the event will be held at the University of Sydney, NSW 2006, AUSTRALIA. Website: https://sydney.edu.au

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Advanced PhD students in Accounting and Finance are encouraged to submit research papers. Submissions should include a CV and be sent in pdf format as a single file to businessphdresearch@fordham.edu. Only completed papers will be considered. The deadline for submissions is March 30, 2018 and authors of accepted papers will be notified by April 14, 2018.

FUNDING: Scholars whose research is accepted for the colloquium will be expected to present their work at the event. Funds are available to cover travel and lodging related expenses for accepted students.

Scientific Committee: Agnes Cheng (HK Poly), Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham), Kose John (NYU), Suk-Joong Kim (Sydney), Chong Juin Kuan (NUS), Thomas Noe (Oxford).

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Call for Research ProposalsNSE-NYU Stern Initiative on the Study of Indian Financial Markets

The NSE-NYU Stern Initiative on the Study of Indian Financial Markets is a joint venture of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the Center for Global Economy and Business at NYU Stern School of Business. The Initiative invites academics and scholars to submit research proposals for projects, including early-stage projects that are relevant for understanding the Indian financial sector and macro-economy. We expect to approve around a half dozen projects and give grants of $7,500 per project. While we encourage research proposals that are in the early stages of conception and formulation, the proposals that are relatively more advanced but have not yet been sent for publication in any form (working paper or otherwise) are of greater interest to us.

TOPICS: The topics of particular interest for this year include:- Financial Inclusion and India's stock market participation- PMJDY Program and its effects on financial markets in India- Fin Tech, mobile banking and financial markets in India- Impact of demonetization on the Indian economy and its financial markets- Digitization of Corporate and Individual Transactions: Implications for financial markets- Impact of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code on the performance of bank stocks- Derivative markets and price, liquidity, and stability of underlying markets- Impact of offshore markets (including IFSCs) on local markets- Impact of securities receipts listing on secondary markets liquidity- Housing and Real Estate Finance in India- Market based financing of SME equity and debt requirements- Linkages and correlation between the stock market and commodities derivatives market in terms of liquidity and price movements- Making commodity derivatives work for Indian farmers- Participation and the role of end users in the price discovery and risk management in agricultural commodities futures- Study of various commodity derivatives products in international markets- Study of pricing of IPOs in India- Fixed income markets - OTC or Exchange traded?- Relationship between firm ownership structure and liquidity in secondary market- Mechanisms to ensure Institutional investors play active role in corporate governance- The pros and cons of high frequency trading (HFT- Does day-trading bring liquidity or liquidity brings day traders- How robust is the liquidity that day-trading brings- Or does it vanish at the first sign of trouble?- Speed bumps - understanding when is market microstructure under stress?- Role of global liquidity in asset price allocation and its effects on investors in India- Study of anomalies in India's interest rate swap markets and their implications- Derivative markets' impact on underlying markets: prices, liquidity and stability- Analysis of liquidity and credit risk embedded in the traded prices of corporate bonds in India- Transaction taxes for securities trading and their effects in single- and multi-market settings- Regulatory arbitrage in trading across markets and jurisdictions- Study on 'Interoperability' between Central Counterparties and its significance for development of financial markets- International Financial Services Centers - relevance and practice

We will, however, consider proposals on other topics including but not limited to:- Trading behavior and effects on prices of retail and institutional (incl. foreign) investors- Organization and performance of collective investment vehicles (e.g., mutual funds) in emerging markets such as India- The role and functioning of Initial and Secondary Public Offerings- Financing and growth constraints faced by SMEs- The role of private equity- The role of informal sector in financial markets- The market for government securities- Trading and liquidity of domestic and external corporate debt markets

- Understanding the behavior and risks of banks (private-sector, public-sector) and non-bank financial corporations (NBFCs, central clearing corporations), and how they interact with markets- Understanding the role and impact of financial sector regulation and government restrictions on markets and systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs)- Bankruptcy codes and their effect on supply and cost of public, private, and bank credit- Efficiency of debt restructuring procedures and asset reconstruction companies- Macroeconomic risks including inflation, fiscal and currency depreciation risks and how they impact markets and firms- Infrastructure finance and the role of public-private partnerships- Privatization and divestment of state-owned enterprises- Studies of other emerging markets relevant for India

The NSE generally provides two types of data: (a) data relating to trades and (b) corporate data (such as company fundamentals, corporate announcements and shareholding pattern); trading data can be made available as Real Time Data, Snapshot Data, End-of-day Data, Historical Trade Data and Historical tick by tick (TBT) trade and order level data. The NSE would provide this data if required for the approved projects on mutually agreed terms. More details can be found at the following link: http://www.nseindia.com/supra_global/content/dotex/data_products.htm

Each research proposal should consist of at most three single-spaced pages, and must include the project title, information on the principal investigator (PI) and institution where the PI is affiliated, information on any co-PIs, a one-paragraph summary of the project, the project's intended contribution relative to the literature, the data to be employed, research methodology, and preliminary results (if any). It will be useful for the screening committee to know if required data have already been sourced or are known to be available and also if there is a draft of the paper (if available, please submit the draft).

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: The deadline for submissions of the proposal is 31st March, 2018. Research proposal plus the CV of the principal investigator should be mailed in pdf format as a single file to nse-nyu-call-2018@stern.nyu.edu. Project approval decisions will be made and emailed by 30th April, 2018.

Funding will be provided in three stages: 30% of the grant will be made available upon approval of the research project; 20% on timely submission (i.e. by 1th August, 2018) of the preliminary draft (please note feedback on the initial draft will be provided within three weeks after the deadline); and, the remaining 50 % will be made available if the following conditions are met. Principal investigator of the approved projects must each:- Present (or have a co-author present) the revised draft at a research conference to be organized by the NSE in Mumbai, India in second half of December 2018 (dates to be confirmed). Travel and accommodation costs relating to the conference would have to be incurred by the presenters from the grant.- Submit second draft incorporating discussion at the Conference by 1st March, 2019, on which a final set of comments will be provided by the 1st April, 2019.- Submit by 15th April, 2019 a final draft that gives due consideration to all comments and feedback for inclusion in the Working Paper series of the NSE and the Salomon Center.- Submit by 30th April, 2019 a 4-5 page white paper, which will essentially include a brief description of the major findings of the research paper in non-technical, easy to understand language, to the NYU coordinator. This will be included in the White Paper series of the NSE and the Center for Global Economy and Business.

The committee that will screen and approve the projects consists of Professors Kose John (NYU Stern School of Business), Venkatesh Panchapagesan (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore), N R Prabhala (CAFRAL and University of Maryland), and Suresh Sundaresan (Columbia University).

Past projects and conference agenda can be found at: http://www.nseindia.com/research/content/research_NSE_NYU.htm orhttp://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/global-economy-business/development-initiatives/india-initiative/indian-capital-markets-initiative

ABOUT THE NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE (NSE) OF INDIA: NSE is the largest exchange in India that has brought about a high degree of transparency, speed, efficiency and safety in the Indian securities market. As part of its thought leadership efforts, NSE conducts various workshops and seminars. It also conducts training programs and certification programs in the area of securities market.

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ECONOMY AND BUSINESS: The Center promotes faculty research focusing on global aspects of modern economies and business. It also encourages faculty development in various areas of special interest to the University and the global economy, while serving Stern and the University through outreach to the broader community. This includes the academic, business, and policy worlds, as well as students and alumni.

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Call For Papers"Managing and Financing Responsible Businesses"

September 5-6, 2018. Maastricht, The Netherlands

Inaugural Conference of the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and InvestmentHosted by the European Centre for Corporate Engagement (ECCE), Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, The Netherlands

Keynote Speakers:Alex Edmans (London Business School)Tima Bansal (Ivey Business School)

The Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment (GRASFI), a new network of global research universities established to promote rigorous and highly impactful academic research on sustainable finance and investment, is holding its inaugural conference at the European Centre for Corporate Engagement (ECCE) at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics. The conference, which is entitled "Managing and Financing Responsible Businesses", will host papers on sustainability with major contributions to complementary disciplines such as finance, accounting, management, strategy and development economics.

TOPICS: The Conference Committee encourages submissions of thought-provoking working papers with either theoretical, empirical, or methodological and research-design contributions. Examples of topics include:- The business of business: profit, purpose, and alternative organizational forms- Making sustainability an integral part of companies: implications for strategy, management, finance & accounting- Climate change: implications for businesses and institutional investors- The role of corporate governance mechanisms and active ownership in promoting sustainability- Impact investing: measuring social impact alongside business results- Behavioural factors affecting individuals and the sustainability of markets- Philanthropy and effective altruism- Big data, FinTech and financial innovation for sustainability- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Deadline for Paper Submission: April 30, 2018

For more information visit the conference website: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/inaugural-conference-global-research-alliance-sustainable-finance-and-investment

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Call For PapersSpecial Issue of Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies on Corporate Culture, Media, and Politics in Finance

Special Issue Editor: Bohui Zhang (UNSW Sydney and CUHK Shenzhen)

Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies (AJFS) invites manuscripts for a special issue on Corporate Culture, Media, and Politics in Finance and related issues, scheduled for publication in 2019. AJFS became the first finance journal published in Asia-Pacific region covered by the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) in 2006. Visit http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajfs for additional information about the Journal.

The aim of this special issue is to advance our understanding of corporate culture, media, and politics in finance. Specifically, we seek empirical and theoretical papers that highlight how corporate culture, media coverage, and politics affect firms' financial and investment decisions, and capital market's characteristics such as market efficiency and the cost of capital. There is substantial cross-country variation in corporate culture, media, and politics, especially in the Asia-Pacific area. This special issue will also focus on the determinants of the above cross-country variation and its capital and corporate market implications.

The special issue is devoted to the empirical and theoretical studies of these and other related issues, both positive and normative. Papers focusing on Asian countries are especially encouraged. While submissions from a wide range of perspectives are welcome, the following are some of the topics the special issue will focus on:

1) Corporate culture- The impact of corporate culture on firm value- The role of corporate culture in firms' financial policies and investment decisions- Cross-country variation in corporate culture- The effect of multiple dimensions of corporate culture from corruption to transparency on firm performance- Diversity in boards/CEOs including education, gender, military experience, and religion among others

2) Media- The informational content of textual disclosures and financing costs- The ability of textual information to predict firms' performance or decisions- The use of new techniques such as the machine learning technique to process and trade on information about firms- The capital market role of the media and journalist characteristics- Cross-country variation in media coverage characteristics and the implication of capital market efficiency- How one type of the media affects other types of the media and how capital markets respond

3) Politics- Political uncertainty and corporate decisions such as financial policies and investment decisions- Anti-corruption regulations and firm value- Political connections and firms' stakeholders- Political systems, financial crises, and shareholder value- Cross-country variation in political systems and financial development

AWARDS: Up to eight (8) papers will be selected and US$1,000 award will be granted to each selected paper.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION: All manuscripts must be in English and should follow the author guidelines at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)2041-6156/homepage/ForAuthors.html

To submit your paper, you should login to your account on the Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies - ScholarOne Manuscripts site at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ajfs as an Author. All manuscripts should be submitted by July 31, 2018. Submission fee is waived, so upload Submission Charge Form without credit card or PayPal information to complete your submission in Step 5 of the submission process. We expect to complete the review process and notify the result by December 31, 2018. Early-accepted papers may appear prior to the publication of the special issue which is scheduled on April, 2019. For queries, please send email to: bohui.zhang@unsw.edu.au

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Call For Papers2018 Jacobs Levy Center Conference

14 Sep 2018, New York Hilton Midtown

The Wharton School's Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research invites paper submissions for its 2018 Conference. The focus will be the 10th anniversary of the financial crisis and papers may relate to a broad range of topics under this theme. Academics and industry practitioners are welcome to submit, and the Jacobs Levy Center will offer travel reimbursements for academicians selected to participate.

PAPER SUBMISSIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information, including a detailed list of potential topics and a link to submit papers, please visit https://jacobslevycenter.wharton.upenn.edu/2018-conference. The submission deadline is Friday, March 30.

A full-day event, the conference will be held Friday, September 14 at the New York Hilton Midtown. The agenda will include paper presentations, with one discussant for each paper, and a panel discussion. Recent Jacobs Levy Center conferences have drawn several hundred attendees including faculty, students, and financial practitioners. Past speakers have included John Ameriks, Andrew Ang, Cliff Asness, Campbell Harvey, Richard Roll, Jeremy Siegel, and Robert Stambaugh.

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Call For Papers2018 Summer Research Conference, Center for Analytical Finance, ISB

27 Jul 2018 - 28 Jul 2018, ISB Campus, Hyderabad, India

The Centre for Analytical Finance (CAF) at the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, India, invites submissions for its flagship Summer Research Conference in Finance. The conference will be held at ISB Hyderabad on July 27 and 28, 2018. As before, the conference will focus on "Advances in Corporate Finance."

The keynote speaker will be Professor Andrew Karolyi, Harold Bierman, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Management at SC Johnson School of Business, Cornell University.

We invite papers in corporate finance including papers at the interface of corporate finance and other areas in finance including asset pricing, behavioral finance, financial intermediation, household finance, and microstructure. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. Fresh papers or papers with new ideas, concepts, or methods are particularly welcome.

PAPER SELECTION: We aim to have about a dozen papers in the program. Presenters can expect quality discussants, an active audience, and many informal interactions with participants. Past programs have been competitive. Participants have a very international profile, drawn from both the U.S. and outside. Previous CAF programs are at http://www.isb.edu/CAF

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Submissions will be reviewed double-blind by the program committee, which includes Reena Aggarwal, Rajesh Aggarwal, Vikas Aggarwal, Shashwat Alok, N.K. Chidambaran, Bhagwan Chowdhry, Francesco D'acunto, Prachi Deuskar, Sudipto Dasgupta, Radhakrishnan Gopalan, Todd Gormley, Thomas Hellmann, Gerard Hoberg, Rajkamal Iyer, Jayant Kale, Nitin Kumar, Vojislav Maksimovic, Ron Masulis, Ernst Maug, , Vikram Nanda, Lalitha Naveen, Steve Ongena, Amiyatosh Purnanandam, Uday Rajan, Tarun Ramadorai, Raghu Rau, Chip Ryan, Anil Shivdasani, Anand Srinivasan, Krishnamurthy Subramanianm, Anjan Thakor, Rambhadran Thirumalai, Vikrant Vig and David Yermack.

FUNDING: For presenters and discussants, we will provide a travel grant and cover local transfers, conference stay, and meals. We warmly welcome other conference participants. We will cover the local stay at ISB but hope that you can pay for travel to and from Hyderabad from your research budget or from sources such as CIBER.

PAPER SUBMISSIONS: Please visit http://www.isb.edu/summer-research-conference-2018, go to the paper submission page, and upload the paper. Please also indicate whether you are willing to serve as a discussant.

The submission deadline is April 10, 2018. We aim to finalize the program by May 10, 2018.

NSE BEST PAPER AWARD: The National Stock Exchange sponsors the best paper award, which consists of a cash prize of USD 5,000 and a certificate of merit. The award is given based on audience polls and a best paper review committee.

ABOUT CAF and ISB: CAF (Center for Analytical Finance) is a research center in ISB dedicated to research in all areas of finance. CAF houses researchers and datasets and its researchers are drawn from the top institutions around the world. Please visit http://www.isb.edu/centre-for-analytical-finance for additional information on CAF.

Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, http://www.isb.edu, is a self-contained 260-acre campus easily accessed from Hyderabad airport. The campus architecture embraces boulders and rock formations typical of Hyderabad and combines them with landscaping, greenery, and buildings with state of art infrastructure.

ABOUT HYDERABAD: The city of Hyderabad is located in Telangana, India, at an elevation of 1,755 feet. It is relatively pleasant in August with average temperatures around daytime temperature of about 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Hyderabad is well connected to all cities in India by air and rail. Hyderabad's newly built international airport has won awards for design and functionality. The airport is connected to the city with a brand new 8-lane road that runs virtually all the way to the ISB campus.

FURTHER INFORMATION: Questions about the conference can be addressed to financeconference18@isb.edu. To view the program schedule and the papers presented at the previous conferences, please visit http://www.isb.edu/CAF

Please note the submission deadline as April 10, 2018.

Conference webpage: http://www.isb.edu/summer-research-conference-2018

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Call For PapersSecond European Capital Market Workshop

9 Jul 2018, Cass Business School, London, UK

Organized by: European Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (ECMCRC) and Cass Business School, City, University of London.

The ECMCRC and Cass Business School are pleased to announce the 2nd European Capital Markets Workshop which will be hosted by the European Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre and will take place at Cass Business School in London on the 9th July 2018. Authors are encouraged to submit papers from all areas of market microstructure.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: The submission deadline is 20th April 2018. There is no submission fee.Papers should be submitted as pdf files to: workshop@ecmcrc.orgDecisions on accepted papers for the workshop will be communicated to authors by 11th May 2018.

REGISTRATION: There are no fees to attend this conference but registration is mandatory. Once the program is finalised a registration page will be made accessible on the Cass website.

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS:Prof. Alex Frino, Scientific Director of ECMCRC and University of WollongongProf. Ian W. Marsh, ECMCRC and Cass Business SchoolProf. Riccardo Palumbo, ECMCRC and University of Chieti

FURTHER INFORMATION: For further questions regarding the workshop, please do not hesitate to contact: Ian Marsh, i.marsh@city.ac.uk

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Call For Papers9th Emerging Markets Finance Conference

13 Dec 2018 - 15 Dec 2018, Mumbai, India

The Finance Research Group at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research is inviting papers to be submitted for the 9th Emerging Markets Finance, 2018, conference. In the past, the audience for these events has comprised of academics, participants from the legal and financial industry, policy makers from government and regulators. Details of the previous conferences can be viewed at http://www.ifrogs.org/conf.html

TOPICS: The conference aims to cover presentations and discussions across the following set of research topics:- Unique features of emerging markets asset pricing- Liquidity and liquidity risk in emerging markets- Risk measurement and risk management- New thinking in market design- How investors and households participate in equity and debt markets, and how they respond to news and information- How emerging market firm finance themselves- Corporate governance in emerging markets- The political economy of finance- Consequences of infirmities of regulation and supervision- Law and finance in the emerging market finance setting

CONFERENCE DESIGN: For EMF 2018, we intend to bring on board a wider Research Papers, Panels on contemporary policy and Keynotes by experts in the area of Finance, Economics and Law.

IMPORTANT DATES:- Paper submission deadline: 25th June 2018- Expected date for notification of acceptance: 23rd July 2018- Dates of the conference: 13th - 15th December 2018

SUPPORT: Financial support for academic authors whose papers have been accepted at the conference includes travel support of up to USD 750 as well as accommodation at the conference venue for 4 nights of the conference (11th to 14th December).

REGISTRATION AND CONTACT DETAILS: Submissions of the papers must be sent as PDF files only, to Jyoti Manke at jyoti@igidr.ac.in

For any clarifications, please contact Jyoti at +91-22-28416592 (office) or +91-98205-20180 (cellphone).

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Call For ParticipantsChicago Financial Institutions Conference

April 5-6, 2018, Chicago, Illinois

You are invited to join the third annual Chicago Financial Institutions Conference on April 5-6, 2018, organized by the Department of Finance and the Center for Financial Services at DePaul University. This conference brings together academics from around the world to present research on important issues in the financial services industry. The preliminary program is below. Keynote speakers include Steven Ongena (University of Zurich) and Mark Flannery (University of Florida). Prior to this academic conference, attendees are invited to join the 11th annual Risk Management Conference with financial service professionals on April 4, which is co-sponsored with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Together, these two conferences offer a unique opportunity to connect academic and practitioner perspectives.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: You can find more information about the conference and register on the conference website: http://cfic2018.eventbrite.com or on the Events section of the Center for Financial Services' website: http://go.depaul.edu/cfs. Registration is $125.

CONFERENCE LOCATION: The first day of the conference will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (230 South La Salle Street, Chicago IL 60604); the second day of the conference will be held at the University Club of Chicago (http://www.ucco.com; 76 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603).

FURTHER INFORMATION: For additional information about the Chicago Financial Institutions Conference or questions regarding registration, please email Alex Perry at aperry2@depaul.edu

PROGRAM: The conference has three session blocks on April 5 and four session blocks on April 6. There are two concurrent sessions in each block (A and B). The first session begins at 12:30pm on April 5 and the final session ends at 5:30pm on April 6. The preliminary program follows.

SESSION 1.A: DEPOSIT MARKETSChair: George Pennacchi (U Illinois)

Deposit Stability in Failing BanksChristopher Martin (FDIC), Manju Puri (Duke and FDIC), Alexander Ufier (FDIC)Discussant: James Wilcox (U California - Berkeley)

Information Acquisition by Institutional Depositors during Bank PanicLucy Chernykh (Clemson U) and Sergey Mityakov (Clemson U)Discussant: Dong Choi (FRB New York)

Ultimate Ownership and Bank CompetitionJose Azar (IESE), Sahil Raina (U Alberta), and Martin Schmalz (U Michigan)Discussant: Jennifer Dlugosz (Washington U in St. Louis)

SESSION 1.B: PEER-TO-PEER LENDINGChair: Sudheer Chava (Georgia Tech)

Crowding out Banks: Credit Substitution by Peer-to-Peer LendingBrian Wolfe (U Buffalo) and Woongsun Yoo (Saginaw Valley State U)Discussant: Yuliya Demyanyk (FRB Cleveland)

Fintech Lending: Financial Inclusion, Risk Pricing, and Alternative InformationJulapa Jagtiani (FRB Philadelphia) and Cathy Lemieux (FRB Chicago)

Discussant: Elena Loutskina (U Virginia)

Stereotypes and Lending: Evidence from Person-to-Person TransactionsIftekhar Hasan (Fordham U), Qing He (Renmin U of China), and Haitian Lu (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)Discussant: Sean Hundtofte (FRB New York)

SESSION 2.A: BANK OWNERSHIPChair: Richard Rosen (FRB Chicago)

Private Equity Investment in U.S. BanksRobert DeYoung (U Kansas), Michal Kowalik (FRB Kowalik), and Gokhan Torna (Stony Brook U)Discussant: Rustom Irani (U Illinois)

The Dark-Side of Banks' Nonbank Business: Internal Dividends in Bank Holding CompaniesJonathan Pogach (FDIC) and Haluk Unal (U Maryland)Discussant: Rajdeep Sengupta (FRB Kansas City)

Winning Connections? Special Interests and the Sale of Failed BanksDeniz Igan (IMF), Thomas Lambert (Erasmus U), Wolf Wagner (Erasmus U), and Eden Zhang (Monash U)Discussant: Pat Akey (U Toronto)

SESSION 2.B: FINTECH PLATFORMSChair: Sarit Markovich (Northwestern U)

FinTechs and the Market for Financial AnalysisJillian Grennan (Duke U) and Roni Michaely (Cornell U)Discussant: Andriy Bodnaruk (U Illinois - Chicago)

Up-Cascaded Wisdom of the CrowdLin William Cong (U Chicago) and Yizhou Xiao (Chinese University of Hong Kong)Discussant: Mariana Khapko (U Toronto)

Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) and Securities RegulationJiasun Li (George Mason U) and William Mann (UCLA)Discussant: Ioannis Floros (Iowa State U)

SESSION 3.A: BANK SUPERVISION AND RISKChair: Rajesh Narayanan (Louisiana State U)

Financial Restructuring and Resolution of BanksJean-Edouard Colliard (HEC Paris) and Denis Gromb (HEC Paris)Discussant: Jessie Wang (Arizona State U)

Monitoring and Discipline provided by Bank Examiners and the Panic of 1893Charles Calomiris (Columbia U) and Mark Carlson (Federal Reserve Board)Discussant: David Wheelock (FRB St. Louis)

The Effect of Bank Supervision on Risk Taking: Evidence from a Natural ExperimentJohn Kandrac (Federal Reserve Board) and Bernd Schlusche (Federal Reserve Board)Discussant: Asaf Manela (Washington U in St. Louis)

SESSION 3.B: BANK LENDINGChair: Allen Berger (U South Carolina)

Stress Tests and Small Business LendingKristle Cortes (U New South Wales), Yuliya Demyanyk (FRB Cleveland) Lei Li (U Kansas), Elena Loutskina (U Virginia), Philip Strahan (Boston College)Discussant: William Keeton (U Missouri - Kansas City)

Credit Guarantees and New Bank RelationshipsWilliam Mullins (UC San Diego) and Patricio Toro (Central Bank of Chile)Discussant: John Hackney (U South Carolina)

Screening and Monitoring by Inattentive Corporate Loan OfficersJanet Gao (Indiana U), Stephen Karolyi (Carnegie Mellon U), and Joseph Pacelli (Indiana U)Discussant: Xiaoling Pu (Kent State U)

DINNER KEYNOTE: "A REVIEW OF BANKING AND GEOGRAPHY"Steven Ongena (University of Zurich)

SESSION 4.A: BANK BUSINESS MODELSChair: Greg Udell (Indiana U)

The Cross Section of Bank ValueMark Egan (Harvard Business School), Stefan Lewellen (London Business School), Adi Sunderam (Harvard Business School)Discussant: Simon Kwan (FRB San Francisco)

Unpacking the Dynamics of Scope Transformation in US Banks, 1992-2006Nicola Cetorelli (FRB New York), Michael G. Jacobides (London Business School), Sam Stern (U Michigan)Discussant: Priyank Gandhi (Notre Dame)

Does Uniqueness in Banking Matter?Hong Liu (University of Aberdeen), Lars Norden (Getulio Vargas Foundation), Fabrizio Spargoli (Erasmus U)Discussant: Vladimir Kotomin (Illinois State U)

SESSION 4.B: SYNDICATED LENDINGChair: Justin Murfin (Yale U)

Investor Diversity and Loan Market LiquidityJoão Santos (FRB New York) and Pei Shao (U Lethbridge)Discussant: Yeejin Jang (Purdue U)

Corporate Governance and Loan Syndicate StructureSreedhar Bharath (Arizona State U), Sandeep Dahiya (Georgetown U), and Issam Hallak (European Commission)Discussant: Teodora Paligorova (Federal Reserve Board)

Concentration of Control Rights in Leveraged Loan SyndicatesMitchell Berlin (FRB Boston), Greg Nini (Drexel U), and Edison Yu (FRB Boston)Discussant: TBA

SESSION 5.A: INFORMATION AND LENDINGChair: TBA

Economics of Voluntary Information SharingJose Liberti (DePaul U), Jason Sturgess (Queen Mary U), Andrew Sutherland (MIT)Discussant: Raoul Minetti (Michigan State U)

Making Sense of Soft Information: Interpretation Bias and Ex-post Lending OutcomesDennis Campbell (Harvard Business School), Maria Loumioti (MIT), and Regina Wittenberg Moerman (U Southern California)Discussant: Kristoph Kleiner (Indiana U)

Sorry, We're Closed: Loan Conditions When Bank Branches Close and Firms Transfer to Another BankDiana Bonfim (Bank of Portugal and Catolica Lisbon), Gil Nogueira (New York U), and Steven Ongena (U Zurich)Discussant: Michal Kowalik (FRB Boston)

SESSION 5.B: DEBT MARKETSChair: Joel Houston (U Florida)

Hidden in Plain Sight: Equity Price Discovery with Informed Private DebtJawad Addoum (Cornell U) and Justin Murfin (Yale U)Discussant: Seung Lee (Federal Reserve Board)

Firm Value and the Costs of Rating-Contingent Regulation: Evidence from the Establishment of "Investment Grade"Asaf Bernstein (U Colorado - Boulder)Discussant: Chester Spatt (Carnegie Mellon U)

Claim Dilution in the Municipal Debt MarketIvan Ivanov (Federal Reserve Board) and Tom Zimmermann (QuantCo)Discussant: Edison Yu (FRB Philadelphia)

LUNCH KEYNOTE: "FINANCE AND REGULATION: LESSONS LEARNED AT THE SEC"Mark Flannery (University of Florida)

SESSION 6.A: FINANCIAL SHOCKSChair: Haluk Unal (U Maryland)

Shock Propagation and Banking StructureMariassunta Giannetti (Stockholm School of Economics) and Farzad Saidi (Stockholm School of Economics)Discussant: Claire Celerier (U Toronto)

Credit Supply Shocks, Network Effects, and the Real EconomyLaura Alfaro (Harvard Business School), Manuel Garcia-Santana (UPF), and Enrique Moral-Benito (Bank of Spain)Discussant: Joseph Haubrich (FRB Cleveland)

The Cleansing Effect of Bank CrisesReint Gropp (IWH and U Magdeburg), Joerg Rochell (ESMT), and Vahid Saadi (IE Business School)Discussant: TBA

SESSION 6.B: DEALERS AND LIQUIDITYChair: Matthew Ringgenberg (U Utah)

Prime (Information) BrokerageNitish Kumar (U Florida), Kevin Mullally (U Alabama), Sugata Ray (U Alabama), and Yuehua Tang (U Florida)Discussant: Sumudu Watugala (Cornell U)

Hedge Fund Liquidity ManagementGeorge Aragon (Arizona State U), A. Tolga Ergun (SEC), Mila Getmansky (SEC and U Mass-Amherst), and Giulio Girardi (SEC)Discussant: Marco Macchiavelli (Federal Reserve Board)

What Makes Dealers Central? Evidence from Credit Interdealer NetworksBenjamin Munyan (Vanderbilt U) and Sumudu Watugala (Cornell U)Discussant: TBA

SESSION 7.A: CREDIT AND COLLATERALChair: TBA

Collateral Channels and Banking RelationshipsGareth Anderson (Bank of England/Oxford), Saleem Bahaj (Bank of England), Matthieu Chavaz (Bank of England), Angus Foulis (Bank of England), and Gabor Pinter (Bank of England)Discussant: Hirofumi Uchida (Kobe U)

Creditor Rights and Allocative Distortions -- Evidence from IndiaNirupama Kulkarni (CAFRAL Mumbai)Discussant: Hanh Le (U Illinois - Chicago)

Labor Scarcity, Finance, and Innovation: Evidence from Antebellum AmericaYifei Mao (Cornell U) and Jessie Wang (Arizona State U)Discussant: TBA

SESSION 7.B: MUTUAL FUNDS AND ETFSChair: Jeffrey Harris (SEC and American U)

Can Disclosure Decrease Price Efficiency? Evidence from Mutual Fund DisclosuresTodd Gormley (Washington U in St. Louis), Zachary Kaplan (Washington U - St. Louis), Aadhaar Verma (Washington U - St. Louis)Discussant: TBA

Do Buyside Institutions Supply Liquidity in Bond Markets? Evidence from Mutual FundsAmber Anand (Syracuse U), Chotibhak (Pab) Jotikasthira (Southern Methodist U), Kumar Venkataraman (Southern Methodist U)Discussant: Ryan Israelsen (Michigan State U)

ETF Short Interest and Failures-to-Deliver: Naked Short-selling or Operational Shorting?Richard Evans (U Virginia), Rabih Moussawi (Villanova U), and Michael Pagano (Villanova U), and John Sedunov (Villanova U)Discussant: Shaun Davies (U Colorado - Boulder)

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:Lamont Black - DePaul UniversityElijah Brewer - DePaul University

ADVISORY COMMITTEE:Allen N. Berger - University of South CarolinaCharles W. Calomiris - Columbia UniversityRobert DeYoung - University of KansasMark J. Flannery - University of FloridaIftekhar Hasan - Fordham UniversityJoseph G. Haubrich - Federal Reserve Bank of ClevelandRandall Kroszner - University of ChicagoSteven Ongena - University of ZurichGreg Udell - Indiana UniversityLarry D. Wall - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

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Call For PapersThe 2nd Greater China Area Finance Conference

23 Jun 2018 - 24 Jun 2018, Xiamen, China

We are pleased to announce the 2nd Greater China Area Finance conference (GCFC2018) at School of Economics (SOE), the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), and Gregory and Paula Chow Center for Economic Research (GCCER), Xiamen University, and School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Science, China. We invite submissions from all areas related to finance,

including but not limited to asset pricing, corporate finance, behavioral finance, banking, international finance, and financial econometrics. Empirical research on or theoretical work with empirical applications to financial risk, innovation, stability and regulation in greater China area is particularly welcome.

SPEAKERS: It is our honor to have the following distinguished keynote speakers this year:

Renee Adams The University of New South Wales, AustraliaKalok Chan The Chinese University of Hong KongGregory Chow Princeton University,USAJun-Koo Kang Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeSheridan Titman University of Texas at Austin,USA

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Researchers interested in participating should submit their papers through our online portal at http://wise.xmu.edu.cn/Meetings/GCFC2018. If there are web assessing problems, please contact Hui Wang (huiwang.wise@gmail.com). The submission deadline is April 15, 2018. Decisions of acceptance will be announced by May 15, 2018.

There will be no registration fees. Meals will be provided during the course of the conference, but the participants are expected to cover their own travel and hotel expenses.

FURTHER INFORMATION:For academic inquiries about the conference, please contact Prof. Yinggang Zhou (ygzhou@xmu.edu.cn).For logistic affairs, please contact Mr. Qiming Wu (finance@xmu.edu.cn).Tel: 0592-2183588

ORGANIZERS: The economics and finance disciplines in Xiamen University were first established in 1921 and have a long tradition of excellence in teaching and research. In September of 1981, China's State Education Ministry approved the elevation of the Department of Economics to the School of Economics, making it the first school of economics established among top universities in mainland China since 1978.

Department of Finance at School of Economics, Xiamen University, has a long history back to 1921 as banking program of business department when Xiamen University was established. The department has also experienced a glorious history and become one of top finance programs in Mainland China. It was one of the earliest National Key Discipline (NKD) of Finance in China.

In 2005, the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE) was founded, as an effort by Xiamen University to build a first class modern economics and finance research institute and to facilitate international research and academic exchanges.

In 2016, Gregory and Paula Chow Center for Economic Research was founded in Xiamen University for developing economic education and research in China. The Chow Center is in action immediately and will welcome noted economists around the world to come to visit.

Currently, SOE, WISE and the Chow Center are working close together to promote Xiamen University as one of the major centers for economic and finance research and education in Asia Pacific.

School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences is one of the most prestigious business schools for educating senior management talents in China. Under the education mode of "integration of schools with institutes", both the School of Economics and Management and various institutes of Chinese Academy Science are jointly responsible for the graduate education.

For more information about WISE, SOE, and the Chow Center, Xiamen University , please see http://se.xmu.edu.cn/English, http://wise.xmu.edu.cn/english, and http://chowcenter.xmu.edu.cn/EnglishFor more information about School of Economics and Management, UCAS, please see http://mscas-en.ucas.ac.cnFor more information about the 1st Greater China Finance Conference, please see http://wise.xmu.edu.cn/Meetings/GCFC2016

Located in Southeast China with convenient direct flights to many major cities in Asia, Xiamen is famous for its

resort like atmosphere and has a reputation as the cleanest and most livable Chinese city. Interesting places near Xiamen include the UNESCO World Heritage Hakka Earth Buildings, Gulangyu (Piano Island) and Wuyi Mountain. In September 2017, the 9th BRICS summit was held successfully in this picturesque coastal city of Xiamen. For more information on the city of Xiamen, please go to: http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/home.php

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Professional   Announcements

2018 Paris Financial Management ConferenceCall For Papers

The Inaugural NBER-SAIF Conference "Retirement Security: Public and Private Pensions"Call For Papers

2018 FinTech ConferenceCall For Papers

EFA Doctoral Tutorial 2018 | EFA Doctoral Workshop on Household FinanceCall For Applications

IFSID Seventh Conference on DerivativesCall For Papers

The 2nd Shanghai Green Finance ConferenceCall For Papers

German Finance Association's 25th Annual MeetingCall For Papers

Fintech and Financial Risk Management: Evolution or Revolution?Call For Papers

2018 GSU CEAR-Finance Conference - Recent Advances in Delegated Portfolio ManagementConference Announcement

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Call For Papers2018 Paris Financial Management Conference

17 Dec 2018 - 19 Dec 2018, IPAG Business School, 184 Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris, France

You are cordially invited to submit your research papers (English only and in PDF files) for presentation consideration at the 6th edition of the Paris Financial Management Conference (PFMC-2018, https://pfmc2018.sciencesconf.org) that will take place on 17-19 December 2018 at the breathtaking and enchanting "Saint-Germain-des-Pres" district of Paris.

This conference aims to bring together academics, practitioners and policymakers sharing interests in corporate finance, financial management, and financial markets. It also provides a forum for presenting new research results as well as discussing current and challenging issues in financial management and related topics.

TOPICS: The scientific and organizing committees welcome submissions in all areas of financial management (early submission is highly encouraged).

The main topics of the conference include, but not limited to: Asset allocation and valuation; Banking regulation and financial services; Corporate governance; Corporate finance, IPOs, SEOs, M&A; Country funds and hedge funds; Debt issues; Emerging markets finance; Ethical finance and CSR; Financial accounting, regulation; Financial crises and contagion; Financial engineering and derivatives; Foreign currency issue; Global imbalances & sustainability; Market behavior efficiency; Multinational financial management; Portfolio management and optimization; Risk management.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:- Prof. Utpal Bhattacharya, Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology- Prof. William L. Megginson, Professor and Price Chair in Finance at the University of Oklahoma's Michael F. Price College of Business

CO-CHAIRS:- Sabri Boubaker, Champagne School of Management & University of Paris Est, France- Ephraim Clark, Middlesex University London, United Kingdom- Duc Khuong Nguyen, IPAG Business School, France & Indiana University, United States

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Authors are invited to submit their papers in PDF files, no later than 31 July 2018, through the conference website: https://pfmc2018.sciencesconf.org/user/submit. Submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. No submission fee is required. General inquiries regarding the call for papers should be directed to any of conference chairs.

IMPORTANT DATES:- Submission deadline: 31 July 2018- Notification of review results: 15 September 2018- Registration deadline: 31 October 2018- Conference event: 17-18-19 December 2018

ASSOCIATED JOURNALS: In consultation with the Editor-in-Chief of Emerging Markets Review, and Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit their papers to a regular issue of these journals. Please check the conference website for more information: https://pfmc2018.sciencesconf.org

CONTACT FOR QUERIES:- Sabri Boubaker (sabri.boubaker@get-mail.fr)- Duc Khuong Nguyen (duc.nguyen@ipag.fr)

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Call For PapersThe Inaugural NBER-SAIF Conference "Retirement Security: Public and Private Pensions"

29 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2018, Shanghai, China

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University are pleased to announce the NBER-SAIF Conference Series. This bi-annual series of conferences is designed to build a broader research community on the economics of public policies,

with particular reference to policies that bear on financial markets, and to share rigorous, current research by leading international scholars and policy experts. The conference series will enhance research and policy understanding on key policy issues, and it will promote research on economic policy issues that are of interest in both China and the United States.

The inaugural NBER-SAIF Conference will be held on June 29-30, 2018, in Shanghai, China, on the theme of "Retirement Security: Public and Private Pensions". The conference program will consist of both invited presentations and contributed papers. Participants from the NBER will include Alan Auerbach (University of California), Martin Feldstein (Harvard University), Olivia Mitchell (University of Pennsylvania), and James Poterba (MIT), as well as other leading scholars. Academic researchers, policy makers and industry practitioners from China and elsewhere are expected to attend the conference.

TOPICS: Submissions are welcome on topics related to the conference theme. These topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:- social security and the retirement financial gap- pension reform and its consequences- policies for encouraging participation in pension schemes- wealth management and pension sufficiency- technological advances and retirement security

The conference will be organized by Hong Yan (SAIF) and James Poterba (NBER). For each accepted paper, the conference will cover the necessary cost of travel and accommodation for one presenter.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Submissions in PDF form should be sent to nber@saif.sjtu.edu.cn as soon as possible, but no later than Sunday, March 18, 2018. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by April 15, 2018. Inquiries may be directed to nber@saif.sjtu.edu.cn. The conference will emphasize empirical research, but applied theoretical studies will also be considered. Submissions from junior scholars and from under-represented minority groups are welcome. We look forward to receiving your submissions.

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Call For Papers2018 FinTech Conference

Friday 8 June, 2018, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway

The NHH Norwegian School of Economics and the Argentum Center for Private Equity are pleased to invite interested individuals to the 2018 Bergen FinTech Conference to be held on Friday 8 June, at the NHH Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway. This is an academic conference, but practitioners are welcome to attend.

FinTech has rapidly assumed center stage in the financial industry. The impact of informational technology is expected to radically restructure how finance is practiced. The purpose of this conference for researchers interested in FinTech to meet and share their research.

TOPICS: Topics may include, but are not restricted to:- Big data and machine learning- Cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and other distributed ledger technologies- Textual analysis and other forms of soft data- Crowd finance- Other Fintech topics, such as KYC or payment systems.

CALL FOR PAPERS: We invite authors to submit high-quality research papers broadly in line with the themes described above. Both empirical and theoretical papers are welcome. Selected papers will each have a discussant. The conference organizers will provide accommodation as well as reimbursement for reasonable

travel expenses for presenting authors and discussants.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:Submission Deadline: Thursday 15 March via: https://www.nhh.no/en/calendar/fin/fintech-conference

Registration opens on Monday 16 April

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:Associate Professor Carsten Bienz (Norwegian School of Economics NHH)Assistant Professor Nataliya Gerasimova (Norwegian School of Economics NHH)Associate Professor Walt Pohl (Norwegian School of Economics NHH)

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Call For ApplicationsEFA Doctoral Tutorial 2018 | EFA Doctoral Workshop on Household Finance

22 Aug 2018, Sofitel Hotel, Warsaw, Poland

European Finance Association - Call For Applications: Deadline: March 15, 2018

PhD students in Finance are invited to submit their applications for the two EFA Doctoral Events to be held at the Sofitel hotel in Warsaw, Poland, August 22, 2018. These two pre-conference events designed for doctoral students run in parallel and take place just prior to the official start of the 45th EFA Annual Meeting in Warsaw (August 22-25, 2018). Submission opened on February 15 and will remain open until March 15 (1pm CET).

EFA DOCTORAL TUTORIAL 2018

The EFA Doctoral Tutorial (EFA-DT) is an intensive and competitive event intended for Finance students nearing completion of their PhDs who are about to enter the job market. This special session provides students with an excellent opportunity to present their single-authored papers and receive detailed feedback from a distinguished faculty. The current one-day format allows the organizers to select up to eight PhD papers. Students whose papers are accepted for presentation receive a stipend of 1,000 EUR to help cover EFA membership, registration & travel expenses. The EFA-DT is sponsored by the Nasdaq Educational Foundation (Nasdaq) along with the Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA).

SUBMISSION: Interested students are invited to apply for the DT by uploading the following documents:1.Anonymous Paper2. CV3. Official Letter (on institutional letterhead and/or signed & sealed) from the home university stating the student's status (note that a Reference Letter is NOT needed)

Deadline: March 15, 2018, at 1pm CET (Central European Time)Details & Guidelines: http://www.european-finance.org/doctoral-tutorialSubmission Link: http://www.conftool.com/phd-efa2018

EFA-DT ChairsEsther Eiling (University of Amsterdam)Gyongyi Loranth (University of Vienna)Kristian Miltersen (Copenhagen Business School)Frans de Roon (Tilburg University)

CONTACT: If you have any inquiries about the EFA-DT or encounter difficulties with the submission process, please send an e-mail to the EFA Doctoral Events Coordinator, Marion Hebbelynck (marion.hebbelynck@eiasm.be).

We look forward to receiving your submissions for the 2018 EFA-DT by the deadline!

EFA DOCTORAL WORKSHOP ON HOUSEHOLD FINANCE

The EFA Doctoral Workshop (EFA-DW) is a recently-launched EFA doctoral event and educational workshop series on "New Frontiers in Finance". The aim of the initiative is to explore lesser-known areas of Finance and provide a solid background for PhD students interested in doing research in these fields. This closed pre-conference session is intended for PhD students in their second or third year. The focus theme topic changes each year - in 2018 it is: "Household Finance". This EFA-DW will discuss & summarize recent research on the topic, available data, some of the relevant regulatory frameworks both in Europe and the United States, as well as potential directions for future research.

APPLICATION: Interested students are invited to apply for the DW by uploading the following documents:1. CV2. A one-page application letter3. Letter of recommendation from the PhD advisor or coordinator

Deadline: March 15, 2018, at 1pm CET (Central European Time)Details & Guidelines: http://www.european-finance.org/doctoral-workshopSubmission Link: http://www.conftool.com/phd-efa2018

EFA-DW CHAIRS:Theresa Kuchler (NYU Stern School of Business)Johannes Stroebel (NYU Stern School of Business)Joe Vavra (Chicago Booth)

CONTACTS: Please e-mail any inquiries regarding the 2018 EFA-DW to Johannes Stroebel (johannes.stroebel@nyu.edu).

If you encounter any difficulties with the EFA-DW application process, please e-mail the EFA Doctoral Events Coordinator, Marion Hebbelynck (marion.hebbelynck@eiasm.be).

We look forward to receiving your applications for the 2018 EFA-DW by the deadline!

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Call For PapersIFSID Seventh Conference on Derivatives

20 Sep 2018 - 21 Sep 2018, Le Saint-Sulpice, 414, Saint-Sulpice, Montreal, Qc, Canada, H2Y 2V5

Keynote Speaker: Mikhail Chernov (University of California, Los Angeles)

The Montreal Institute of Structured Finance and Derivatives will host its seventh conference on September 20 & 21, 2018. This year's edition will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to discuss a wide range of issues associated with derivatives.

TOPICS: Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:i. Derivatives pricingii. Improving our understanding of derivatives marketsiii. Characterizing the physical and risk-neutral distributionsiv. Measuring risk and risk premia using derivativesv. Implications for asset pricing

The conference will be held at Hotel Le St-Sulpice (http://lesaintsulpice.com) in beautiful Old Montreal.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Authors should send a draft of their paper in electronic form to the organizer, Christian Dorion (ifsid@hec.ca), by May 4, 2018. Make sure to mention the IFSID conference in the subject of your email. The authors of accepted papers will be notified by mid June.

BEST DISCUSSION AWARD: Since the very first edition of the conference, we have been privileged to welcome high quality discussants. Once more this year, we will reward their invaluable input to the conference by offering a Best Discussion Award of $1,000 to one of the discussants.

EXPENSES: The Institute will cover registration fees and lodging at the hotel for presenters and discussants. Authors presenting their work will cover their travelling expenses.

PARTICIPATION: Interested academics and practitioners can attend the conference. The registration form will be available online (http://ifsid.ca/en/annual-conference) and must be sent by email to ifsid@hec.ca, no later than July 27, 2018. Please note that places are limited. Attendees registering early could also benefit from our preferential rate on hotel rooms.

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Call For PapersThe 2nd Shanghai Green Finance Conference

27 May 2018, Shanghai

Link: http://greenfinance.weebly.com

Keynote Speakers:Maximilian Auffhammer, University of California, BerkeleyJonathan Batten, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Chairs:Wenxuan Hou, University of Edinburgh Business School, UKXi Liang, University of Edinburgh Business School, UKWenjie Ma, SIIFC, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, ChinaXiaoju Zhao, SIIFC, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

Organisers:Shanghai Institute of International Finance Center, ChinaUniversity of Edinburgh Business School, UK

OVERVIEW: Following the success of the 1st conference in 2017, the Shanghai Institute of International Finance Center (SIIFC) at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and the University of Edinburgh Business School are organizing the 2nd Shanghai Green Finance Conference on 27 May 2018. The objective is to present top quality theoretical and empirical academic research on green finance. There is no registration fee for speakers. The conference also includes a forum which brings together key policy makers and top professionals.

The committee welcome studies that provide cutting-edge insights into current research work. Specific topics and research questions can include, but are not limited to the interplay between green finance and asset management, banking, fintech, entrepreneurship, economic growth, business ethics, capital markets, corporate governance, the carbon emissions reduction project, derivatives of energy and carbon markets, and other related topics on green and carbon finance.

Extended abstracts or full papers are to be submitted to: Email: green_finance@163.com

Submission Deadline: 10 April 2018Authors will be notified by 20 April 2018Conference: 27 May 2018

PRE-ANNOUNCEMENTS:

2nd Shanghai Fintech Conference and Special Issue

The Shanghai Institute of International Finance Center (SIIFC) at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and the University of Edinburgh Business School are organizing the 2nd Shanghai Fintech Conference in October 2018. More information about the event will be available at http://shanghaifintech.weebly.com

The European Journal of Finance will publish a special issue on "Initial Coin Offerings and New Financing Models" and invites submissions covering the regulatory, governance and pricing issues related to ICOs and other new financing models based on financial technology. Authors may submit their work to via the journal's website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rejf. General enquiries about the journal should be directed to the editor (ejf@soas.ac.uk). The opening date for submissions the special issue is January 2018.

30th Anniversary Conference of China Economic Association (UK/Europe)

China Economic Association (UK/Europe) was founded in 1988 in London by the overseas Chinese economists, many of whom served as the advisors of the China's economic reforms. In the past three decades, it has become arguably the largest academic association on the Chinese economy in Europe. The University of Edinburgh will host the 30th Anniversary Conference in the Business School on 22-23 June 2018. The objective is to present high quality theoretical and empirical academic research on the topics related to the recent development of China. The keynote speakers are Prof. Huiyao Wang, Counselor of China State Council and Prof. Weiying Zhang from Peking University.

Link: http://cea2018.weebly.com

Papers or extend abstracts are to be submitted to: Email: ceaukeu@gmail.comSubmission Deadline: 1 April 2018

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Call For PapersGerman Finance Association's 25th Annual Meeting

21 Sep 2018 - 22 Sep 2018, Trier University, Trier, Germany

Announcing the 25th Annual Meeting of the German Finance Association (DGF) to be held at Trier University, Germany, 21-22 September 2018.

We cordially invite researchers and practitioners to participate in the 25th Annual Meeting of the German Finance Association (DGF) to be held at Trier University on 21 and 22 September 2018. A doctoral workshop will take place on 20 September 2018.

The conference aims to bring together researchers and practitioners in order to discuss the latest theoretical and empirical research from all areas of finance, banking and insurance.

We are very pleased that Alexander Ljungqvist, Ira Rennert Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at New York University Stern School of Business, will deliver the academic keynote speech.

GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSION:- Submissions (only completed papers in English) should be uploaded using the online submission system that opens on 1 March 2018.- Papers must not contain any reference to the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s). The first page of the paper should contain only the title, the abstract and JEL classification codes.- Papers have to be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 150 words.- All submissions will be subject to a double-blind review process. The deadline for submission is 27 April 2018 (midnight CET).

Additional information is available at dgf2018.uni-trier.de. Online registration and paper submission will open on 1 March 2018. In case of any questions, please contact us via dgf2018@uni-trier.de

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Call For PapersFintech and Financial Risk Management: Evolution or Revolution?

10 Sep 2018, Dublin, Ireland

A joint academic-practitioner conference on the theme Fintech and financial risk management: evolution or revolution? will be held in at the Institute of Banking, Dublin, Ireland on Monday September 10, 2018. The conference is organized by the Valuation and Risk Cluster (VAR), the Department of Economics, Finance & Accounting at Maynooth University, the Smurfit School of Business at University College Dublin, and the Central Bank of Ireland.

New financial technologies are producing widespread changes to financial markets and financial systems. The effects of the fintech revolution on risk measurement, analysis and control are not yet clear. How does fintech change the risk profile of financial markets Can existing risk management systems cope with the new environment What changes are required to existing financial risk management methods and systems Will innovative applications of fintech improve risk measurement and management.

TOPICS: Potential topics include:- Flash crashes- Risk measurement and control of black-box trading algorithms- The impact of high speed trading on dynamic rebalancing and hedging- Natural Language Processing (NLP)-based artificial intelligence and its trading impact- High speed trading networks and systemic risk- Information and noise cascading in networks- Stability and liquidity of blockchain protocols- Portfolio risk management with automated advisor systems- Credit risk in fintech lending systems- Fintech's impact on the business models of existing financial institutions- Applications of machine learning in risk management systems

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Please send papers or detailed proposals by May 31, 2018 at the latest to Na.Li@ucd.ie; all papers must be submitted electronically in adobe pdf format. There will be both main conference sessions and poster sessions. The academic coordinators for the conference are Gregory Connor, John Cotter and Trevor Fitzpatrick, who can be contacted at Gregory.connor@mu.ie, John.cotter@ucd.ie, and Trevor.Fitzpatrick@centralbank.ie. The administrative manager for the conference is Na Li who can be contacted at Na.Li@ucd.ie

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2018 GSU CEAR-Finance Conference - Recent Advances in Delegated Portfolio Management

13 Apr 2018 - 14 Apr 2018, Georgia State University Buckhead Center, Atlanta, GA

OVERVIEW: The goal of the conference is to promote research on delegated portfolio management and to provide a forum for interested researchers to discuss and exchange ideas. The conference will feature a selection of the best working papers discussed by leading academics in the profession. The conference program covers theoretical and empirical approaches to better understand the performance, the incentives, and the compensation of mutual funds and other institutional investors.

ORGANIZERS: The organizers of this conference are Zhen Shi from the Department of Finance at Georgia State University and Clemens Sialm, Professor of Finance and Economics, University of Texas at Austin.

SPONSORS: The conference is funded by the Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR, cear.gsu.edu) and the Department of Finance (finance.robinson.gsu.edu/), both located in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.

REGISTRATION: Is now open and those wishing to attend need to register their interest on the event's site here - http://cear.gsu.edu/event-archives/recent-advances-delegated-portfolio-management. Please note that the event is open to all academic and industry participants and registrations will be accepted on a on a first come, first served basis. The organizers will send out a confirmation email once you are confirmed a spot; usually within 48 hours of registration.

PROGRAM - Friday, April 13, 2018

12:00pm - 12:45pm Lunch (provided)12:45pm - 1:00pm Welcome and Administrative Announcements1:00pm - 2:00pm "Picking Friends Before Picking (Proxy) Fights: How Does Institutional Investor Voting Shape Proxy Contests"Authors: Alon Brav (Duke University), Wei Jiang (Columbia University), Tao Li (University of Florida)Discussant: Reena Aggarwal (Georgetown University)2:00pm - 3:00pm "Fund Tradeoffs"Authors: Lubos Pastor (University of Chicago), Robert Stambaugh (University of Pennsylvania), Lucian Taylor (University of Pennsylvania)Discussant: Wayne Ferson (University of Southern California)3:00pm - 3:30pm Break3:30pm - 4:30pm "Delegated Learning in Asset Management"Authors: Michael Sockin (University of Texas at Austin), Mindy Z. Xiaolan (University of Texas at Austin)Discussant: Diego Garcia (University of Colorado at Boulder)4:30pm - 5:30pm "Holding Horizon: A New Measure of Active Investment Management"Authors: Chunhua Lan (University of New South Wales), Fabio Moneta (Queen's University), Russell Wermers (University of Maryland)Discussant: Veronika Pool (Indiana University)5:30pm - 6:00pm Break

Dinner and Reception (invited guests only)6:00pm - 6:45pm Reception (invited guests only)6:45pm - 7:00pm Welcome from Richard D. Phillips, the Dean of GSU’s Robinson College of Business7:00pm - Onward Dinner (invited guests only)Keynote Address: Michael Masters (Masters Capital Management, LLC)

PROGRAM - Saturday, April 14, 2018

8:00am - 8:30am Breakfast (provided)8:30am - 9:30am "Are Mutual Fund Managers Paid For Investment Skill?"Authors: Markus Ibert (Stockholm School of Economics & Swedish House of Finance), Ron Kaniel (University of Rochester), Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh(New York University), Roine Vestman (Stockholm University) Discussant: David Solomon (Boston College)

9:30am - 10:30am "Portfolio Manager Compensation in the U.S. Mutual Fund Industry"Authors: Linlin Ma (Northeastern University), Yuehua Tang (University of Florida), Juan-Pedro Gómez (IE Business School)Discussant: Charles Trzcinka (Indiana University)10:30am - 11:00am Break11:00am - 12:00pm "How Much Labor Do You Need to Manage Capital?"Author: Leonard Kostovetsky (Boston College), Alberto Manconi (Bocconi University)Discussant: Nicolas Bollen (Vanderbilt University)12:00pm - 1:00pm "Marketing Mutual Funds"Authors: Nikolai Roussanov (University of Pennsylvania), Hongxun Ruan (University of Pennsylvania), Yanhao Wei (University of Southern California)Discussant: Eric Zitzewitz (Dartmouth College)1:00pm - 2:00pm Lunch (provided)