CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION SPRING 2015 CONFERENCE OF THE MULTINATIONAL FINANCE SOCIETY DATE: April 17-19, 2015 LOCATION: Larnaca, Cyprus SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 31, 2014 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: by January 31, 2015 EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 15, 2015 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 28, 2015 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: mfsociety.org KEYNOTE SPEAKER Yakov Amihud – Stern School of Business, New York University, USA ORGANIZED BY Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Centre for Quantitative Research in Financial Economics, Durham University Business School, UK ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION “The New Era in Financial Intermediation, Stability and Regulation” This roundtable discussion aims to bring together some of the most influential academics, policymakers and business leaders to discuss top priority issues in the banking industry. The objective of the panel is to debate important issues in financial intermediation development as well as regulatory and governance reforms of the banking industry, in the context of the twin goals of building a sound banking system that can embrace savers with confidence and at the same time be effective in allocating capital to promote growth. The names of panelists will be announced in due course. PROGRAM AND ORGANIZING CHAIRS Panayiotis C. Andreou – Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Dennis Philip – Durham University, UK Panayiotis Theodossiou – Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus PROGRAM COMMITTEE Nihat Aktas – WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany George Athanassakos – University of Western Ontario, Canada Suleyman Basak – London Business School, UK Simon Benninga – Tel Aviv University, Israel Jeffrey Callen – University of Toronto, Canada George M. Constantinides – University of Chicago, USA Manthos Delis – University of Surrey, UK Gikas Hardouvelis – University of Piraeus, Greece Phil Holmes – Leeds University, UK George Kapetanios – Queen Mary University of London, UK Tassos Malliaris – Loyola University of Chicago, USA Alexander Michaelides – Imperial College London, UK Roni Mihaely – Cornell University, USA Christos Negakis – University of Makedonia, Greece Steven Ongena – University of Zurich, Switzerland Jay Ritter – University of Florida, USA George Skiadopoulos – Queen Mary University of London, UK, & University of Piraeus, Greece Theodore Sougiannis – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Lenos Trigeorgis – University of Cyprus, Cyprus Julian Williams – Durham University, UK Avi Wohl – Tel Aviv University, Israel David Yermack – New York University, USA LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Neophytos Lambertides – Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Christodoulos Louca – Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Photis Panayides – Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Andreas Petrou – Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Panikkos Poutziouris - University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus Christos Savva – Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus George Theocharides – CIIM, Cyprus PAPER AWARDS Best Paper Award (The prize is 1000 USD plus complimentary entry of the award-winning paper to the Annual Conference Program. This award is open to all papers to be presented at the conference) Best Doctoral Paper Award (The prize is 500 USD plus complimentary entry of the award-winning paper to the Annual Conference Program. This award is open to all doctoral papers to be presented at the conference) REGISTRATION FEE The early bird registration fee for presenting authors is €225 if registering by February 15, 2015. The standard registration fee is €275 for presenting authors registering by February 28, 2015. Late registration after February 28, 2015 is €350. For doctoral students, a discount of €125 applies*. Registered participants automatically become members of the Society for one year, which allows them to submit papers to the Multinational Finance Journal at a reduced submission fee. Friends and family accompanying conference participants who wish to attend the social functions can do so for a fee of €100. Registered participants and accompanying persons can attend in all social functions, which include a welcome reception, a guided sightseeing tour, two lunches, coffee breaks and a gala dinner. Faculty or practitioners who would like to attend the conference without presenting must register by April 10, 2015 for a fee of €125 for both days or for €75 for a single-day attendance. Registrations for presenting authors are non-refundable after March 20, 2015. Prior to March 20, 2015, an administrative charge of €100 will be deducted from any refunded fees. Any other registration fee is not refundable. * Discount will apply only when the student submits a letter showing evidence confirming his/her status as a doctoral student. The letter should be printed on official letterhead and signed by the head/chair of the School. AREAS OF INTEREST Papers in all areas of Finance, Banking, Accounting and Economics dealing with developed and developing countries are welcome. Specific topics include, but are not limited to: Asset Pricing; International Asset Market Structures; Financial Derivatives; Corporate Ownership; Governance and Compensation and Firm Performance; Issues of Governance and Management Control; Cost of Bankruptcy and Financial Distress; Capital Structure Issues for Firms; Capital Structures in the Post Crisis Era; Financial Accounting; Banking in Crisis; CDS; Commodities; Contagion in Financial Markets; Initial and Seasoned Public Offerings and Equity Restructuring; Investment Banking and Issuing of Corporate Securities; FX Arbitrage; Financial Reporting; Mergers; Acquisitions; Corporate Restructuring and Takeover Defences; Behavioral Finance; Microstructure of Developed and Emerging Markets; Portfolio Management and Pricing Models; International Corporate Pension Fund Policies; Institutions; Public Sector Financial Constraints in Times of Austerity; Management Traits and Decision Making; The Role of Social Media in the Dissemination of Information; The Management of Restraints in Sources of Finance. Policy-oriented papers from researchers in government and industry are particularly welcome. Suggestions for the organization of panel sessions on topics of general interest will also be considered. DOCTORAL STUDENT PRESENTATIONS The Multinational Finance Society will provide financial support for a limited number of registered doctoral students not sponsored by their institutions. PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Please visit our website at mfsociety.org to submit a copy of a completed or nearly completed paper. The cover page should include the affiliation, address, phone and email of each author. Each participant agrees to serve as a discussant of a paper of his/her own area of interest, if needed. VENUE Municipal Art Gallery Europe Square Larnaca, Cyprus One can find the Municipal Art Gallery in the five stone-built former customs storages placed in front of the Europe Square at Larnaca. The building attached to the storages and being a piece of fundamental architecture turned out to be ideal for the allocation of the Historical Archives Museum. The customs storages were in use from 1882 until 1973. In 1973 as a result of the creation the modern port of Larnaka, big storages had been built and all the services, including the customs offices and the port administration moved to new the premises. The two-storey building up to its renovation was used as the Larnaka Officer’s Club. The project was awarded in 1995 with the Europa Nostra award for the “quality it offers to the cultural life of the citizens”. FURTHER INFORMATION Information regarding the conference, accommodation, keynote speakers, travel arrangements, registration fees and other activities will be published on the MFS website in due course. Information about past conferences can be found on the website as well. SUPPORTED BY University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus SPONSORED BY Cooperative Central Bank Ltd, Cyprus HOSTING CITY Municipality of Larnaca ________________________________________ CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION 22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE MULTINATIONAL FINANCE SOCIETY DATE: June 28 - July 1, 2015 LOCATION: PORTO CARRAS GRAND RESORT HOTEL, Halkidiki, Greece SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 15, 2014 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: mfsociety.org
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