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2018 Applied Finance Conference11 May 2018
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The Eighth Annual Applied Finance Conference of the Financial Management Association International (FMA) will be hosted at St. John's University's Manhattan campus located in the heart of New York City’s most vibrant neighborhoods. The Conference is much smaller and more focused than the FMA’s traditional meetings and includes a relatively small number of papers to provide ample opportunity for presentations and discussion by participants.|
8:00 am - 8:30 am |
Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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SESSION 1 8:30 am - 10:15 am |
Bond Markets and Bond Portfolios Chairperson: Karen Ann Craig, Eastern Michigan University Measuring Limits of Arbitrage in Fixed-Income Markets Discussant:Eleni Gousgounis, Stevens Institute of Technology Tax Optimization of Municipal Bond Portfolios: Investment Selection and Tax Rate Arbitrage Discussant: Ying Wang, University at Albany SUNY The Linkage between Primary- and Secondary-Markets for European Sovereign Debt: Free Flow or Bottleneck? Discussant: Dimitrios Koutmos, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Practitioner Insights: Robert W Meiselas, CPA, Senior Portfolio Manager |
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SESSION 2 8:30 am - 10:15 am |
Corporate Finance and Governance Chairperson: Jacqueline Garner, Georgia Tech Is the Cash Locked Out? Evidence from US Multinational Tax Filings Discussant: Richard Herron, Babson College Executive Compensation and Aspirational Peer Benchmarkingg Discussant: Dan Rogers, Portland State University Pay Inequality and Public Sector Performance: Evidence from the SEC’s Enforcement Activity Discussant: Thomas Shohfi, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Practitioner Insights: John McCormack, Editor |
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10:15 am - 10:30 am Coffee Break |
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SESSION 3 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
PANEL SESSION The Present Market of Commercial Real Estate Moderator Panelists Richard Buttimer, Co-Director, Childress Klein Center for Real Estate & John Crosland, Sr Distinguished Professor of Real Estate Sam Glass, Real Estate Developer and Owner Andrew Piekarski, Director, Acquisitions |
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11:45 am - 12:45 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS Brian T. Shea |
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12:45 pm - 2:00 pm LUNCHEON |
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SESSION 4 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
PANEL SESSION Borrowing and Saving, Capital Structure and Economic Growth in the Post-crises U.S. Economy Moderator Panelists Mikhail Oet, Research Fellow and Global Head of Capital Adequacy Ajay Patel, Professor and Thomas S Goho Chair in Finance |
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3:00 pm - 3:15 pm COFFEE BREAK |
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SESSION 5 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm |
Distress and Bankruptcy Chairperson: Samuel Weaver, Lehigh University The Value of Bond Underwriter Relationships Discussant: Stefano Bonini, Stevens Institute of Technology Predicting Bankruptcy via Cross-Sectional Earnings Forecast Discussant: Stoyu Ivanov, San Jose State University Default Risk Spillovers and Intra-Industry Return Predictability Discussant: Andre de Souza, St. John's University |
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SESSION 6 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm |
Market Efficiency and Anomalies Chairperson: Katsiaryna Bardos, Fairfield University Investor Sentiment and Style Investing Discussant: Louis Piccotti, University at Albany SUNY Intraday Option to Stock Volume Ratios and Stock Return Predictability Discussant: Danling Jiang, Stony Brook University SUNY Credit Default Swaps Pricing Errors Reversal and Stock Market Expected Risks and Returns Discussant: Iuliana Ismailescu, Pace University Practitioner Insights: Victor Michael Flores, CAIA, Trading & Portfolio Management |
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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm* RECEPTION |
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Keynote Speaker
Brian T. Shea
Former Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Investment Services
BNY Mellon
Brian Shea is the former Vice Chairman of BNY Mellon and a member of the BNY Mellon Executive Committee. He was also Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Investment Services, which comprises the following businesses: Alternative Investment Services, Asset Servicing, Broker-Dealer Services (U.S. government securities clearance and tri-party repo collateral servicing), Clearing Services (Pershing), Corporate Trust, Depositary Receipts and Treasury Services. Brian also oversees Client Service Delivery (operations), client adoption of the BNY Mellon NEXENSM digital investment platform, and leads the Business Improvement Process for the company. Previously, Brian was chairman and CEO of Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, and led all Pershing affiliates globally.
Brian earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from St. John’s University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Pace University. He holds an Honorary Doctorate in Commercial Science from St. John’s University. He also completed the SIFMA Securities Industry Institute program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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About St. John's University
Founded in 1870, St. John’s University is a Catholic and Vincentian university that prepares students for ethical leadership roles in today’s global society.
St. John’s has four campuses—Queens, Staten Island, and Manhattan in New York, and Rome, Italy. The University also has three academic locations—Hauppauge, New York; Paris, France; and Limerick, Ireland. Students come to St. John’s from 46 states and 127 countries. The University offers more than 100 associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs in the arts, business, education, law, pharmacy, and the natural and applied sciences. Students benefit from academic service-learning activities, extensive global studies opportunities, an alumni network of over 180,000, and 17 NCAA, Division I men’s and women’s athletic teams.