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GSU-RFS FinTech Conference Keynote

RFS Executive Editor Itay Goldstein was the keynote speaker at the 2022 GSU-RFS FinTech Conference. His speech, “Fintech, Decentralization, and Utility Tokens,” may be viewed on the conference’s YouTube channel.

Paper Spotlight: P2P Lenders versus Banks: Cream Skimming or Bottom Fishing?

              Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, directly matching borrowers and lenders without the presence of an intermediating bank or the need of deposits, has grown rapidly in many countries. This growth has placed in focus the competition between this new form of un-intermediated lending and the traditional intermediated bank lending. A series of questions regarding the competition between banks and P2P platforms arise: When do banks… Read More »Paper Spotlight: P2P Lenders versus Banks: Cream Skimming or Bottom Fishing?

New Issue: May 11(2)

The May issue of RCFS has published! The Editor’s Choice paper is: “P2P Lenders versus Banks: Cream Skimming or Bottom Fishing?” Calebe de Roure, Loriana Pelizzon, and Anjan Thakor

New Issue: May 35(5)

The May issue of RFS has published! The Editor’s Choice paper is: “The Cross-Section of Bank Value” by Mark Egan, Stefan Lewellen, and Adi Sunderam

Publishing in Finance: Fireside Chats with Journal Editors

RAPS Executive Editor Zhiguo He and RCFS Executive Editor Andrew Ellul will take part in the Publishing in Finance: Fireside Chats with Journal Editors webinar series. Zhiguo’s interview will be on May 12 at 11:30am ET and Andrew’s interview will be on May 18 at 12pm ET. Sign up here. You can also watch RFS Executive Editor Itay Goldstein’s interview from May 2021 here.

Registered Reports Repository

The RCFS Winter Conference, which took place in February, included a Call for Proposals on “Finance for the Greater Good.” The accepted proposals are now available to view in the Registered Reports Repository.

Forthcoming Paper

“Do Security Analysts Discipline Credit Rating Agencies?” by Kingsley Fong, Harrison Hong, Marcin Kacperczyk, and Jeffrey Kubik