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FALL 2011

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic	Location	Brown Bag or Seminar
SEPTEMBER
Speaker Series Sept. 9 Time: 10-11:30 a.m.	Arne Klein	University of Munster, Germany	Short Selling Bans and Institutional Investors' Herding Behavior: Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis	*NEW ROOM PET P2115J	Brown Bag
Sept. 16	NFA Conference
Speaker Series Sept. 23 10-11:30 a.m.	Bidisha Chakrabarty	John Cook School of Business, St. Louis University	Earnings Announcements and Attention Constraints: The Role of Market Design	PET P1021
Speaker Series Sept. 30 10-11:30 a.m.	Murray Carlson	Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia	On Horizon Effects and Microstructure Bias in Average Returns and Alphas	PET P1021	Seminar
OCTOBER
Speaker Series Oct. 7 10-11:30 a.m.	Andriy Shkilko	Wilfrid Laurier University	The Impactof Taker Fees and Order Flow Inducements on Trading Costs in U.S. Options Markets	ART 2C3	Brown Bag
Speaker Series Oct. 14 10-11:30 a.m.	Patricia O'Brien (with Hongping Tan)	University of Wateloo	Geographic Proximity and Analyst Coverage Decisions: Evidence from IPO's	*NEW ROOM Ernst & Young Boardroom	Seminar
Oct. 21	FMA Conference
Speaker Series Oct. 28 10-11:30 a.m.	Kevin Wang	University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management	Price Shocks, News Disclosures, and Asymmetric Drifts	SBE 1240	Seminar
NOVEMBER
Speaker Series Nov. 4 Time: TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Ernst & Young Boardroom - Schlegel Centre
Speaker Series Nov. 7 Time: 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m.	Robert R. Grauer	Simon Fraser University	Prospect-theory portfolios versus power-utility and mean-variance portfolios*	ART 2C16	Brown Bag
Speaker Series Nov. 11 10-11:30a.m.	Qianqiu Liu	University of Hawaii and Northwestern University	Decomposing Short-Term Return Reversal	SBE 1240	Seminar
Speaker Series Nov. 18 Time: TBD	Raymond Kan	University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management	Seeking Positive Alpha	Ernst & Young Boardroom - Schlegel Centre	Seminar
Speaker Series Nov. 25 POSTPONED to January 27, 2012	TBD	TBD	TBD	SBE 1240	Brown Bag
DECEMBER
Speaker Series Dec. 2 10-11:30 a.m.	Jennie Bai	Federal Reserve Bank of New York	Anchoring Credit Default Swap Spreads to Firm Fundamentals	Ernst & Young Boardroom	Seminar
Speaker Series Dec. 9 10-11:30 a.m.			Postponed to February 17, 2012		Seminar

WINTER 2012

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic	Location	Brown Bag or Seminar
JANUARY
Speaker Series Jan. 13 Time: TBD	TBD		TBD	Ernst & Young Boardroom - Schlegel Centre
Speaker Series Jan. 20 10-11:30 a.m.	TBD		TBD	ART 2C3
Speaker Series Jan. 27 10-11:30 a.m.	Laleh Samarbhaksh		TBD	ART 2C3
FEBRUARY
Speaker Series Feb. 3 10-11:30 a.m.	Christopher Clifford	University of Kentucky	Do Funds of Hedge Funds Add Value? Evidence from their holdings	ART 2C3
Speaker Series Feb. 10 Time: TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Ernst & Young Boardroom - Schlegel Centre
Speaker Series Feb. 17 10-11:30 a.m.	POSTPONED Tatyana Sokolyk	Brock University		ART 2C3
Speaker Series Feb. 24 10-11:30 a.m.	Jin Wang	Wilfrid Laurier University	TBD	ART 2C3	Brown Bag
MARCH
Speaker Series March 2 Time: 10-11:30a.m.	Seminar		Seminar	Ernst & Young Boardroom - Schlegel Centre
Speaker Series March 9 10-11:30a.m.	Seminar		Seminar	ART 2C3
Speaker Series March 16 10-11:30 a.m.	CANCELLED Katya Malinova	University of Toronto	CANCELLED	ART 2C3	Seminar
Speaker Series March 23 10-11:30 a.m.	TBD	TBD	TBD	ART 2C3
Speaker Series March 30 10-11:30 a.m.	Ling Cen	Rotman School of Management	TBD	Ernst & Young Boardroom - Schlegel Centre	Seminar
APRIL
Speaker Series April 13 10-11:30 a.m.	TBD		TBD	PET P2007
Speaker Series April 19 10-11:30 a.m.	Kai Li	University of British Columbia	Are CEO's in U.S. Public Firms Overpaid? New Evidence from Private Firms	Ernst & Young Boardroom, Schlegel Building
Speaker Series April 25 10-11:00 a.m.	Andriy Shkilko and Fabricio Perez	Wilfrid Laurier University	Do common factors explain stock split decisions?	Ernst & Young Boardroom	Brown Bag
MAY
Speaker Series May 11 *9:30-11a.m.	Tatyana Sokolyk	Brock University	Ownership Structure and Performance of Closely Held Young Firms	Ernst & Young Boardroom	Seminar
Speaker Series May 25 9:30-11:00a.m.	Michael King	Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario	Volcker Rule Restrictions on Proprietary Trading: The Impact on US Banks Holding Companies	Ernst & Young Boardroom

FALL 2010

Date Speaker Topic Location

SEPTEMBER

Speaker Series

Sept. 10
10 - 11:30 am
TBD TBD SBE1240

Brown Bag

Sept. 17
10 - 11:30 am
Madhu Kalimipalli, Subh Nayak, Marcos F. Perez
Dynamic Effects of Idiosyncratic Volatility and Liquidity in Corporate Bond Markets
P3027

Brown Bag

Sept. 24
10 am - 11:30 am
TBD TBD
P3027

OCTOBER

Brown Bag

Oct. 1
10 - 11:30 am
TBD
TBD

P3027

Speaker Series

Oct. 8
10 - 11:30 am

Christian Ioan Tiu -- School of Management, SUNY at Buffalo

Asset Pricing with Endogenous Disasters

P3027

Speaker Series
Oct. 15
10 - 11:30 am
Dolly King -- University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Capital Market Access and Corporate Loan Structure P3027

Brown Bag

Oct. 22
10 - 11:30 am

TBD

TBD P3027

Brown Bag

Oct. 29
10 - 11:30 am TBD
TBD
P3027

NOVEMBER

Brown Bag

Nov. 5
10 am - 11:30 am TBD TBD P3027

Nov. 9

Job Candidate Seminars

Speaker Series
Nov. 12
10 - 11:30 am Vishaal Baulkaran
PhD Final Defence Presentation P3027

Nov. 15

Job Candidate Seminars

Speaker Series

Nov. 19
10 - 11:30 am
TBD
TBD
P3027

Nov. 23

Job Candidate Seminars

Nov. 25

Job Candidate Seminars

Nov. 26

Job Candidate Seminars

Speaker Series
Nov. 26
10 - 11:30 am TBD
TBD
P3027

DECEMBER

Speaker Series
Dec. 3
10 - 11:30 am
Lars-Alexander Kuehn -- Carnegie Melon University

Monetary Policy and Corporate Default P3027

Speaker Series
Dec. 10
10 - 11:30 am Marcel Rindisbacher -- Boston University School of Management Optimal Portfolio Allocations with Hedge Funds
P3027

Speaker Series

Dec. 17
10 - 11:30 am
TBD TBD P3027

WINTER 2010

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
JANUARY
Jan. 8 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	TBD	TBD	SBE1240
Speaker Series Jan. 15 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	Allan Huang, University of Waterloo	Cash Flow Volatility & Corporate Bond Yield Spreads	SBE1240
Practitioner Jan. 22 10 am - 11:30 am	Mike Durland, ScotiaBank	Sub-Prime Financial Crisis: Lessons for Banks and Fixed Income Markets	Paul Martin Centre
Speaker Series Jan, 29 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	Burton Hollifield Tepper School of Business,Carnegie Mellon University	The Role of Mortgage Brokers in the Subprime Crisis	SBE1240
FEBRUARY
Speaker Series Feb. 5 10:00 am - 11:30 m	Mark Huson, University of Alberta	The Decline in the Cost of Private Palcements	Ernst & Young Boardroom
Speaker Series Feb. 12 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	TBD	TBD	SBE1240
Feb. 19 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	TBD	TBD	SBE1240
CANCELLED Speaker Series Feb. 26 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	Gilles Bernier Director, Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board (CEIFB) Seminar sponsored by Insurance Chair	TBD	SBE1240
MARCH
Speaker Series Mar. 2 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	Bruce Mizrach, Rutgers University	The Microstructure of a U.S. Treasury ECN: The BrokerTec Platform	SBE1240
Mar. 12 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	Sabrina Buti, University of Toronto	TBD	SBE1240
Mar. 19 10:00 am - 11:30 am	TBD	TBD	Ernst & Young Boardroom
Mar. 26 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	TBD	TBD	SBE1240
APRIL
Apr. 2		Good Friday Holiday
Speaker Series Apr. 9 10:00 am - 11:30 am	Louis Gagnon, Queen's University	Short Changed? The Market's Reaction to the Short-Sale Ban of 2008	Ernst & Young Boardroom
Apr. 30 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	Long Chen, Washington University, St. Louis	Event Postponed to Fall Term
Apr. 30 11:30 am - 12:50 pm	Peter Carayannopoulos, Wilfrid Laurier University	Debt Issuance under Rule 144A and Equity Valuation Effects	P1021
MAY
May 14		ANNUAL FINANCE CONFERENCE
May 20 10:00 am - 11:30am	Yunhua (Julie) Zhu	Three Essays on Hedge Funds	SBE1220

FALL 2009

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
SEPTEMBER
Brown Bag Sept. 11th 10 am - 11:20 am	Andriy Shkilko, Wilfrid Laurier University	Stock splits and short selling	SBE 1210
Brown Bag Sept. 18th 10 am - 11:20 am	Julie Zhu, PhD student, Wilfrid Laurier University	Analysis of Hedge Fund Investment Choice	SBE1210
Sept. 25th 1 pm - 2:20 pm	no seminar (NFA conference Sep 25-27)	TBD	P2007
OCTOBER
Brown Bag Oct. 2nd 1 pm - 2:20 pm	Vishal Balkaran, PhD student, Wilfrid Laurier University	TBD	P2007
Brown Bag Oct. 9th 10 am : 11:20 am	Blake Phillips, UW	Option introductions, short sale constraints and market efficiency: a new perspective	P3027
Speaker Series Oct. 16th 10 am - 11:20 am	Sahn-Wook Huh SUNY-Buffalo	Illiquidity as a Priced Factor: Evidence from the intra data	SBE1210
Oct. 23rd 10 am - 11:20 am	no seminar (FMA conference Oct 21-24	TBD	SBE1210
NOVEMBER
Speaker Series Nov. 6th 10 am - 11:20 am	Jean Helwege, Associate Professor of Finance, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University	Fallen Angels and Price Pressure	P1021
Brown Bag Nov. 13th 10 am - 11:20 am	Mary Kelly,Wilfrid Laurier University	Loss Reserves and the Role of the Appointed Actuary	SBE1210
Speaker Series Nov. 20th 10 am - 11:20 am	Alexandra Reid, PhD, Director, Business Development, MITACS Inc.	Research Funding Opportunities at MITACS 2	P1021
Brown Bag Nov. 27th 10 am - 11:20 am	Madhu Kalimipalli, Wilfrid Laurier University	TBD	P3027
DECEMBER
Speaker Series Dec. 4th 10am - 11:20am	Jiaping Qiu, MacMaster University	Liquidity Provision & Informed Trading in the Credid Derivatives Market	P1021
Brown Bag Dec. 10th 11:30 am - 12:30 pm	Speaker Vishal Balkaran, PhD student, WLU	Concentrated Control, Agency Problems and Dividend Policy	P1017

WINTER 2009

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
FEBRUARY
Guest Speaker Feb 6th 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.	Kee-Hong Bae, Professor (Finance), Schulich School of Business, York University	Firm-Specific Human Capital and Firm Leverage: A Test of Stakeholder Theory of Capital Structure	P2067
Guest Speaker Feb 27th 12:00 - 1:30 pm	Sreedhar Bharath, Assistant Professor (Finance), Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan	The Changing Nature of Chapter 11 (Authors: Sreedhar T. Bharath, Venky Panchapegesan and Ingrid Werner) (Paper)	SBE1210
MARCH
March 6th 11:00-12:00	Dr. Phelim Boyle Professor (Finance)	Mr Madoff's Amazing Returns	SBE1240
Guest Speaker March 20th 12:00-1:30 p.m.	Natalie Moyen, Associate Professor (Finance), Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado	Corporate Precautionary Savings (Abstract)	SBE1210
March 27th 12:00-1:00 p.m.	Dr. William McNally Associate Professor (Finance)		SBE1240
APRIL
April 3rd 12:00-1:00 p.m.	Dr. James R. Thompson Assistant Professor (Finance), University of Waterloo		SBE1240
Guest Speaker April 17th 12:00-1:30 p.m.	Hong Yan, Associate Professor, University of South Carolina		P2027
April 24th 12:00 - 1:00	Dr. Madhu Kalimipalli Associate Professor (Finance) & Director, Financial Services Research Centre		SBE1240
May 1st 12:00 - 1:00	Dr. Si Li Assistant Professor (Finance)		TBA
May 8th 12:00 - 1:00	Dr. Andryi Shikolko Assistant Professor (Finance)		SBE1240
May 15th	Finance Conference		TBA

FALL 2008

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
SEPTEMBER
Practitioner Talk Wednesday Sept 17th 2 pm	Eric Sutherland, VP&D, Lead Data Steward, TD Securities	Decision Making & the Role of Data Governance: Why are Banks More Effective than the United Nations at Making Decisions? (Abstract)	SBE 3220 Ernst & Young Board Room
Brown Bag Lunch Sept 19th 10-11:30 am	Mary Kelly, Associate Professor (Finance and Insurance), and Si Li, Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University	Impact of Rate Regulation: Performance of the Canadian Property/Casualty Insurance Industry	SBE 1210
Brown Bag Lunch Sept 26th 1-2 pm	Madhu Kalimipalli, Associate Professor (Finance) & Subhankar Nayak, Assistant Professor (Finance), School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University	Liquidity vs. Volatility? Evidence from the US Corporate Bond Market	ART 2C4
OCTOBER
Brown Bag Lunch Oct 3rd 1-2 pm	TBA	TBA	SBE 1210
Guest Speaker Oct 17th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm	Nagpurnanand Prabhala, Associate Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland	Offsetting Compensation Reform: Evidence from the Demise of ESO Repricing (Paper)	SBE 1210
Guest Speaker Oct 24th 10:30 am-12:00 pm	Seung (Min) C. Ahn, Professor (Economics), W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University	Eigenvalue Ratio Test for the Number of Factors (Paper)	SBE1240 (Please note the room change)
NOVEMBER
Guest Speaker Nov 14th 10:30 am-12:00 pm	Betty Simkins, Associate Professor (Finance), Oklahoma State University	Estimating Bankruptcy Risk Using Option Prices (Paper)	SBE 3220 Ernst & Young Board Room
Brown Bag Lunch Nov 21st 10:30 am-12:00 pm	Kevin Hendricks, Professor of Operations Management, School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University	Impact of Supply Chain on Firm Performance	SBE1210
Brown Bag Lunch Nov 28th 10:30-11:30	Marcos Fabricio Perez, Assistant Professor of Finance, Laurier School of Business & Economics	Money Laundering and Capital Flight as Motives for FDI: Some Evidence from Transition Economies (Abstract)	P1013
DECEMBER
Guest Speaker Dec 5th 10:30 am-12:00 pm	Martin Boyer, HEC, Montréal	The Impact of Strategic Earnings Management on the Demand for Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance	SBE 1240
Brown Bag Lunch Dec 12th 10:30 am-12:00 pm	TBA	TBA	SBE 1230

WINTER 2008

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
Brown Bag Lunch Jan. 18th 12 noon-12:45 pm	Si Li, Assistant Professor, SBE, Wilfrid Laurier University	Executive Compensation, Human Capital, and Capital Structure	ART 2C3
Guest Speaker Jan 25th 10:00-11:30 am	Weidong Tian, Associate Professor, Dept of Statistics & Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo	Debt with Endogenous Safety Covenants: Default and Corporate Securities	SBE 1220
FEBRUARY
Brown Bag Lunch Feb 8th 12 noon-12:45 pm	Mary Kelly, Associate Professor (Finance and Insurance),SBE, Wilfrid Laurier University	Return on Equity for Canadian Insurers (with Norma Nielson, University of Calgary).	SBE 1210
Guest Speaker Feb. 15th 10:00-11:30 am	Alan Tucker, Professor of Finance, Lubin School of Business, Pace University	Corporate Tax Reserves, Firm Value, and Leverage (Abstract & Paper)	SBE 1220
Brown Bag Lunch Feb. 22nd 12 noon-12:45 pm	Peter Carayannopoulos, Associate Professor of Finance, SBE, Wilfrid Laurier University	Convertible Bond Financing and Related Wealth Effects	SBE 1220
Brown Bag Lunch Feb. 29th 12 noon-12:45 pm	Tony Tang, Assistant Professor (Finance), SBE, Wilfrid Laurier University	TBA	ART 2C3
MARCH
*Conference* Mar. 7th 9:00 am-4:00 pm	Guest Speaker Bob Engle, NYU	Annual Financial Econometrics Conference	University of Waterloo
Brown Bag Lunch Mar. 14th 12 noon-12:45 pm	William McNally, Associate Professor (Finance), SBE, Wilfrid Laurier University	TBA	SBE 1210
Guest Speaker Mar. 28th 10:00 - 11:30 am	Tom McCurdy, Professor of Finance, University of Toronto	Components of Market Risk and Return by John M. Maheau and Thomas H. McCurdy (Paper)	SBE 3220 Ernst & Young Board Room
APRIL
Guest Speaker Apr. 4th 10:30am - 12:00pm	Pamela C. Moulton, Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics, Fordham University	The Shrinking New York Stock Exchange Floor and the Hybrid Market (Paper)	SBE 3220 Ernst & Young Board Room
Brown Bag Lunch Apr. 18th 12 noon-12:45 pm	Andriy Shkilko, Assistant Professor (Finance), SBE, Wilfrid Laurier University	Information Leakages in Financial Markets: Evidence from Shorting Around Insider Sales (Paper)	SBE 1240
Conference Apr. 25th 9:00 am - 4 pm		Annual Laurier Finance Conference	SBE 1220
MAY
Guest Speaker May 9th 10:30-12 noon	Kris Jacobs, Associate Professor (Finance), McGill University	Forward-Looking Betas (Abstract)	SBE1240
Guest Speaker May 16th 10:30-12 noon	Latha Ramchand, Associate Professor (Finance), Associate Dean Programs and Administration, Associate Professor, (Finance), Bauer College of Business, University of Houston	From Listing to Delisting: Foreign Firms' Entry and Exit from the U.S. (Abstract) (Paper)	SBE 1240
Brown Bag Lunch May 23rd 12 noon-12:45 pm	TBA	TBA	SBE 1240
Brown Bag Lunch June 27th 12 noon-12:45 pm	Madhu Kalimipalli, Associate Professor (Finance), SBE, Wilfrid Laurier University	TBA	SBE 1240

FALL 2007

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
Guest Speaker August 10, 2007 10:00-11:30 am	Subramanian Swamy, Professor, Harvard University	Recent Economic Progress in India and China and Its Implications for Canada	Senate & Board Chambers
Brown Bag Lunch Sept. 7, 2007 12:00-12:45 pm	Madhu Kalimipalli, Associate Professor of Finance & Director of FSRC, SBE, WLU	Does Idiosyncratic Equity Volatility Explain the Liquidity Risk in Corporate Bonds? (with Subhankar Nayak, WLU)	SBE1240
Guest Speaker Sept. 14, 2007 10:00-11:30 am	Robert Van Ness, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Mississippi	Short Selling and the Weekend Effect for NYSE Securities	SBE1240
Brown Bag Lunch Sept. 21, 2007 12:00-12:45 pm	Mary Kelly, Associate Professor of Finance, SBE, WLU	Discussion of SSHRC grant applications	SBE1240
Guest Speaker Oct. 5, 2007 11:00-12 noon	Debarshi Nandy, Asst Professor of Finance, Schulich School of Business	"How does Venture Capital Financing Improve Efficiency of Private Firms? A Look Beneath the Surface," (with Thomas Chemmanur and Karthik Krishnan). Working paper, Boston College and York University.	SBE1240
Brown Bag Lunch Oct. 5, 2007 12:00-12:45 pm	Phelim Boyle, Professor of Finance, SBE, WLU		SBE1240
Brown Bag Lunch Oct. 12, 2007 12:00-12:45 pm	Andriy Shkilko, Assistant Professor of Finance, SBE, WLU		SBE1240
Guest Speaker Oct. 26, 2007 10:00-11:30 am	Fan Yu, Associate Professor of Finance, Michigan State University	"Why Does Corporate Governance Explain Credit Spreads?" (with Jefferson Duarte & Lance Young, University of Washington) - Abstract.	SBE1240
Brown Bag Lunch Dec. 7, 2007 12:00-12:45 pm	Subhankar Nayak, Assistant Professor of Finance, SBE, WLU		SBE1240
Guest Speaker Dec. 14, 2007 10:30 am	Jörg Finsinger, Professor, Chair Financial Services, Department of Finance, School of Business, Economics and Statistics, University of Vienna, Austria	"The Secondary Market for Life Insurance Policies" (Abstract) This seminar will discuss the evolution and functioning of the secondary market for life insurance policies worldwide.	SBE1240
Nov. 9th - 29th		Job Candidate Seminars	SBE1240
Dec. 12th	Anthony Mossa	Blomberg Demo: Speaker Anthony Mossa from Blomberg, New York.

WINTER 2007

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
April 20, 2007 10:30 am to noon	Mark J. Kamstra, Associate Professor of Finance & Chair, Finance Area, Schulich School of Business, York University	Loan Resales, Asset Selection and Borrowing Cost	SBE1240
May 11, 2007 10:30 am to noon	Cynthia Campbell, Associate Professor of Finance, Iowa State University; Co-Editor, The Financial Review; Associate Editor, The International Journal of Finance	Cost of Capital and Operating Performance Effects Following ADR Listings	SBE1220

FALL 2006

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
Sept. 29, 2006 10:00-11:30 a.m.	Anurag Gupta, Associate Professor, Banking & Finance, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University	Liquidity in the Pricing of Syndicated Loans	SBE1240
Nov. 2, 2006 4:00-5:30 p.m.	Peter Carr, Director, Masters In Math Finance Program, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, and Head of Quantitative Financial Research, Bloomberg LP, NY	Theory and evidence on the dynamic interactions between sovereign credit default swaps and currency options	1C17
Dec. 8, 2007 9:00 am-5:00 pm		Southwestern Ontario Finance Symposium

WINTER 2006

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
February, 17, 2006	M&A Mini Conference with Univ. of Waterloo Mario Faccio Vanderbilt University Sandra Betton Associate Professor and Chair Department of Finance John Molson School of Business Concordia University	Reluctant Privatization (co-author, Bernardo Bortolotti) The Toehold Puzzle (co-authors, B. Espe Eckbo, Karin S. Thorburn)	Paul Martin Centre (WLU) 10 a.m. HH178 (U of W) 1:30 p.m.
March, 3, 2006 10 - 11:30 a.m.	Steve Foerster Professor of Finance Director, MBA Program Richard Ivey School of Business University of Western Ontario	Dividends and Stock Valuation: A Study From the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century	P2027
June 2, 2006 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.	Ghon Rhee University of Hawaii	The Intraday Impact of Price Limits on Magnet and Momentum Effects	SBE1230

FALL 2005

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
November 4, 2005 10 - 11:30 a.m.	Nikunj Kapadia Isenberg School of Management University of Massachusetts Amherst	Common Failings: How Corporate Defaults are Correlated	Arts Building 2C4
November 18, 2005 10 - 11:30 a.m.	Ken Vetzal University of Waterloo	Valuing Implicit Guarantees on Spending Funded by Endowments	P1017
December 2, 2005 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.	Si Li	Corporate Misreporting and Debt Contracting	DAWB 4-305
December 9, 2005	See Schedule	Southwestern Ontario Finance Symposium (SWOFS)	TBA

SPRING 2005

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
May 27, 2005 10 - 11:30 a.m.	Jan Ericsson Assistant Professor - Finance Faculty of Management McGill University	Can Structural Models Price Default Risk? Evidence from Bond and Credit Derivative Markets	SBE1230
June 3, 2005 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Dr. Michael R. King Bank of Canada	Pre-Bid Run-Ups Ahead of Canadian Takeovers: How Big is the Problem?	SBE1230
July 14, 2005 1 - 2:15 p.m.	Neil J. Petroff Senior Vice-President Tactical Asset Allocation & Alternative Investments	Integrating Derivatives into the Investment Management Process	SBE2260

WINTER 2005

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
February 18, 2005	Nalinaksha Bhattacharyya Assistant Professor, Accounting & Finance Asper School of Business University of Manitoba	"Dividend Policy and Executive Compensation - Theory and Evidence"	---

WINTER 2004

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
January 23, 2004 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Phelim Boyle Professor, Finance The J. Page R. Wadsworth Chair in Finance Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance Scientific Director, University of Waterloo Institute for Quantitative Finance and Insurance University of Waterloo	Ambiguity Aversion and the Puzzle of Own-Company Stock in Pension Plans	SBE1220
February 6, 2004 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Sergei Sarkissian Assistant Professor, Finance Faculty of Management McGill University	The Dynamics of Geographic versus Sectoral Diversification: A Causal Explanation	SBE1220
March 26, 2004 10 - 11:30 a.m.	Walid Y. Busaba Associate Professor Richard Ivey School of Business University of Western Ontario	Bookbuilding Vs. Fixed Price Revisited: The Effect of Aftermarket Trading	P2007

FALL 2003

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
November 3, 2003 2 - 3:30 p.m.	Gady Jacoby Assistant Professor, Finance I.H. Asper School of Business University of Manitoba	"Investor Sentiment and the Security Price Adjustment"	3-108 (Dr. Alvin Woods Building)
November 17, 2003 2 - 3:30 p.m.	Steve Sapp Assistant Professor, Finance Richard Ivey School of Business University of Western Ontario	Order Submission: the Choice Between Limit and Market Order	3-108 (Dr. Alvin Woods Building)
December 9, 2003		McMaster University: Laurier-McMaster Finance Symposium	McMaster University

FALL 2002/WINTER 2003 Schedule

Date	Speaker	Topic	Location
Fri., Nov. 22, 2002 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Dr. Sean Cleary Dept. of Finance & Management Science Frank H. Sobey Faculty of Commerce Saint Mary's University, Halifax NS.	"Why Some Firms Smooth Their Dividends and Why Others Don't"	SBE3220
Fri., Apr. 4, 2003 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Dr. Peter Miu Degrout School of Business, McMaster University	"Risk Management of a Credit Portfolio: An Alternative to Structural Approach" Graphs and Tables	SBE1230

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