RCFS Winter Conference: Dual Submission Decisions
The dual submission decisions for the 2021 RCFS Winter Conference have been sent. If you submitted your paper as a dual submission and did not receive your decision email, please contact us.
Dual Submission Decisions for 3rd Future of Financial Information Conference
The dual submission decisions for the 3rd Future of Financial Information Conference have been sent. If you submitted your paper as a dual submission to RAPS and did not receive your decision email, please contact us.
Paper Spotlight: Institutional Investors and Hedge Fund Activism
The relationship between hedge fund activists and institutional shareholders in firms targeted by activists could be fraught with conflicting interests, making it a very important question to explore. In the paper “Institutional Investors and Hedge Fund Activism,” Simi Kedia, Laura Starks, and Xianjue Wang study how differences among institutional investors impact their willingness to support hedge fund activists, the impact on the campaign’s success, and potential value created from hedge… Read More »Paper Spotlight: Institutional Investors and Hedge Fund Activism
RCFS Winter Conference Program
The program for the RCFS Winter Conference is now available. The conference will be held virtually from February 12-14, 2021. Registration is available on the conference web site. The deadline to register is February 8.
Forthcoming Paper
“A Panel Regression Approach to Holdings-based Fund Performance Measures” by Wayne Ferson and Junbo Wang
Dual Submission Decisions for ECB-RFS Macro-Finance Conference
The dual submission decisions for the 2021 ECB-RFS Macro-Finance Conference have been sent. If you submitted your paper as a dual submission and did not receive your decision email, please contact us.
Editor’s Choice 34(2)
The Editor’s Choice paper for 34(2) is “Performance-Induced CEO Turnover” by Dirk Jenter and Katharina Lewellen. You can read the paper free online.
Forthcoming Paper
“Investing in Socially Responsible Mutual Funds” by Christopher Geczy, Robert Stambaugh, and David Levin
RCFS Winter Conference: Decisions
Decisions for submitted papers and registered reports have been sent. If you selected dual submission, you will receive a separate email from RCFS. Conference registration will be available soon on the RCFS Winter Conference website.
Paper Spotlight: Efficient Programs to Support Businesses During and After Lockdowns
The scale and scope of various government interventions around the globe in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak have been nothing short of staggering. Programs have come in different forms: guaranteed loans, equity injections, bank loans to SMEs that can be transformed into government-financed grants, etc. The actions taken in the initial stages of the outbreak, necessary to fight the economic fallout, are bound to generate major spillovers going forward.… Read More »Paper Spotlight: Efficient Programs to Support Businesses During and After Lockdowns