Fall 2019

Fall 2019 Conference Agenda

14th Annual California Corporate Finance Conference
Saturday, September 21, 2019

Continental Breakfast: 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

Opening Remarks: 9:30 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

Session 1: Finance and Politicians: 9:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

• Lobbying Externalities and Competition
  
  • Presenter: Ekaterina Neretina, University of Southern California
  • Discussant: Charles Danso, California State University LA

• Pay to Play in Investment Management
  
  • Presenter: William Beggs, University of San Diego
  • Discussant: Yawen Jiao, University of California, Riverside

 Break: 11:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.

 Session 2: Compensation and Share Pledging: 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

• The Dark Side of Executive Compensation Duration: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions 
  
  • Presenter: Zhi Li, Chapman University
  • Discussant: Mete Kilic, University of Southern California
    
    
• Insider Share Pledging, Managerial Risk-Taking and Corporate Policies
  • Presenter: Siqi Wei, California State University-Northridge
  • Discussant: Zhi Li, Chapman University

Lunch: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Location: Hilton 302)

• With remarks by our Distinguished Guest, Wei Jiang, Columbia Business School "Career Advice for Assistant Professors"

Break: 2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.

Session 3: Mutual Funds: 2:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

• The Repercussions of Two SEC Rules for Mutual Fund Investors: Evidence from Share Class Flows
  
  • Presenter: Iva Kalcheva, University of California, Riverside
  • Discussant: Michael Reher, University of California San Diego

• When Mutual Fund Managers Write Confidently
  
  • Presenter: Yawen Jiao, University of California, Riverside
  • Discussant: William Beggs, University of San Diego

Break: 3:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

Session 4: Gold and Robo Advisors: 3:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

• Leverage Risk and Investment: The Case of Gold Clauses in the 1930s
  
  • Presenter: Mete Kilic, University of Southern California
  • Discussant: Raymond Kim, University of California Riverside
    
    
• How Robo Advisors Democratize Investing
  
  • Presenter: Michael Reher, University of California San Diego
  • Discussant: Iva Kalcheva, University of California, Riverside

Closing Remarks

Dinner: Thai Talay (8411 Lincoln Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045) following the conference - carpool available