by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humankind this century. If left unchecked, it is likely to result in more frequent and more severe climate events, causing widespread devastation and economic disruption. Substantial changes in our production, consumption and living habits are required if the[…]
What factors drive the performance of national asset management companies? By Emilios Avguleas, Rym Ayadi, Marco Bodellini, Barbara Casu, Willem Pieter de Groen and Giovanni Ferr In the past decade, asset management companies (AMCs) have been an effective tool for relieving banks of large portfolios of non-performing loans (NPLs). Managed over time, AMCs can reduce[…]
CfP Deadline Date:May 28, 2021 Conference Event:September 24, 2021 Event Location:Rotterdam, the Netherlands Keynote speaker(s): Daniel Ferreira (London School of Economics) Christophe Pérignon (HEC Paris) Organizer(s):Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Benelux Corporate Finance Network We are pleased to announce that the 18th edition of the Corporate Finance Day will be held in Rotterdam on September[…]
CfP Deadline Date: May 28, 2021 Conference Event: September 24, 2021 Event Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands Keynote speaker(s): Daniel Ferreira (London School of Economics) Christophe Pérignon (HEC Paris) Organizer(s): Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Benelux Corporate Finance Network We are pleased to announce that the 18th edition of the Corporate Finance Day will be held[…]
by Bryan Hardy Key takeaways In the context of the Covid crisis, authorities adopted dividend payout restrictions to enhance bank resilience and support stronger growth in bank lending. Restrictions may reduce short-term equity returns for bank shareholders, especially in the case of banks with a low price-to-book ratio. In line with these predictions, bank equity prices fell[…]
CfP Deadline Date: March 31, 2021 Conference Event: Online Event Location: April 29-30, 2021 Keynote speaker(s): Giovanna Michelon (University of Bristol) Luc Renneboog (Tilburg University) Jeffrey Hales (University of Texas) Organizer(s): Essex Business School and Norwich Business School Essex Business School and Norwich Business School are jointly organising the first edition of the Workshop on[…]
CfP Deadline Date: May 1, 2021 Conference Event: June 3-4, 2021 Event Location: Online Keynote speaker(s): Emi Nakamura (University of California) Jordi Galí (Center for Research in International Economics) Organizer(s): Research Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) The Research Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA), Polish Chapter, and the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, invite[…]
CfP Deadline Date: June 30, 2021 Conference Event: November 23-25, 2021 Event Location: Mexico City, Mexico Keynote Speaker(s): Markus Brunnermeier (Princeton University) Jing Yang (Bank of Canada) Organizer(s): Banco de México, CEMLA, Bank of Canada, University of Zürich and the Journal of Financial Stability Banco de México, CEMLA, the Bank of Canada and the University[…]
CfP Deadline Date: April 30, 2021 Conference Event: October 18-19, 2021 Event Location: Madrid, Spain Organizer(s): Banco de España and CEMFI Banco de España in cooperation with CEMFI organizes a series of biennial conferences to promote the research and discussion of topics related to macroprudential policy and financial stability among academics, practitioners, and policy-makers. The[…]
CfP Deadline Date: March 31, 2021 Conference Event: September 27-28, 2021 Event Location: Strasbourg, France Keynote speaker(s): Chen Lin (University of Hong Kong) Organizer(s): LaRGE Research Center (University of Strasbourg), Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT), and Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University (New York) The workshop organizers invite researchers to submit empirical[…]