Department of Economics & Finance
AACSB International EQUIS - European Quality Improvement System

Past Finance Seminars

Year
Industrial Policy via the IPO Market
space
May 27 (Wed), 2026
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Yiming QIAN, University of Connecticut
Venue
LAU-6-207, Level 6, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
Consuming Values
space
May 26 (Tue), 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Jacob CONWAY, The University of Chicago
Venue
LAU-14-282, Level 14, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
Why Multimarket Banks Exist: A Quantitative Theory With Demand Complementarity
space
May 19 (Tue), 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Yufeng WU, Ohio State University
Venue
LAU-14-282, Level 14, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
Value, Values, and Opportunities in Corporate Environmental Practices
space
May 12 (Tue), 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Roni MICHAELY, The University of Hong Kong
Venue
14-282, Level 14, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
The Price of Personalization: Execution Inequality Inside Robo-Advising
space
Apr 30 (Thu), 2026
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Speaker
Prof. Chiyoung CHEONG, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Venue
LAU-7-207, Level 7, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
Different Shades of ESG Funds
space
Apr 21 (Tue), 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Andrea BUFFA, University of Colorado Boulder
Venue
LAU-7-207, Level 7, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
Global Insolvency and Cross-border Capital Flows
space
Apr 16 (Thu), 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Wei WANG, Queen's University
Venue
LAU-14-282, Level 14, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
The Making of (Modern) Banks
space
Apr 14 (Tue), 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Lucy WHITE, Boston University
Venue
LAU-14-282, Level 14, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
In Search of Seasonality in Intraday and Overnight Option Returns
space
Mar 24 (Tue), 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Amit GOYAL, University of Lausanne
Venue
LAU-14-282, Level 14, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
Sparse Portfolios and Benchmarking in Corporate Bond Markets
space
Mar 19 (Thu), 2026
10:30am - 12:00noon
Speaker
Prof. Anna PAVLOVA, London Business School
Venue
LAU-14-282, Level 14, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
Mind the Gap: The Market Price of Financial (In)Flexibility
space
Mar 17 (Tue), 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Roberto STERI, University of Luxembourg
Venue
LAU-14-282, Level 14, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
AI as “Co-founder”: GenAI for Entrepreneurship
space
Mar 10 (Tue), 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Xian GU, Durham University
Venue
LAU-14-282, Level 14, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
Data Scientists on Wall Street
space
Mar 5 (Thu), 2026
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Speaker
Prof. Chanik JO, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Venue
LAU-9-210, Level 9, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome
Capital Gains Tax Relief and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from the QSBS Exemption
space
Mar 3 (Tue), 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Speaker
Prof. Joan FARRE-MENSA, University of Illinois Chicago
Venue
LAU-14-282, Level 14, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU)
Details All are welcome