Conference Organizers and Guest Editors:
Douglas Cumming: College of Business, Florida Atlantic University and Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham
Sofia Johan: College of Business, Florida Atlantic University
Hisham Farag: Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham
Day 1: Thursday 21st January 2021
Developments in Sustainable Finance and Responsible Investments
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Welcome Address: Douglas Cumming, Sofia Johan and Hisham Farag
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14:00-14:10
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Opening Address:
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Professor David Sadler: Provost, University of Birmingham, Dubai
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14:10:14:20
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Professor Catherine Cassell: Dean, Birmingham Business School
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14:20:14:30
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Session 1 A: Developments in ESG Chair: Douglas Cumming (Florida Atlantic University and University of Birmingham)
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CEO Facial Masculinity, Fraud, and ESG: Evidence from South Korea
Junho Park: Singapore Management University
Hojong Shin: California State University
Han (Andy) Kim: Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea
Discussant: Stefano Maiani, University of Essex, UK
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14:30-15:00
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Firm-Level ESG News and Active Fund Management
Woon-Sau Leung: University of Edinburgh
Linquan Chen: University of Exeter
Yao Chen: University of Exeter
Alok Kumar: University of Miami
Discussant: Partha P. Roy, University of Strathclyde. UK
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15:00-15:30
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Equity Costs and Risks in Emerging Markets: are ESG and Sharia principles Complementary?
Andrea Paltrinieri: University of Udine, Italy
M. Kabir Hassan: University of New Orleans
Laura Chiaramonte: University of Verona, Italy
Alberto Dreassi: University of Trieste, Italy
Stefano Piserà: University of Udine, Italy
Discussant: Muhammad Arif, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Pakistan
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15:30-16:00
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Session 1B: Sustainability & Market Performance Chair: Sofia Johan, Florida Atlantic University
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Does a Sustainability Risk Premium Exist where it Matters the Most?
Yann Ferrat, University of Grenoble Alps, France
Frédéric Daty, University of Grenoble Alps, France
Radu Burlacu, University of Grenoble Alps, France
Discussant: Aymen Karoui, Glendon College, York University, Canada
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14:30-15:00
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Sustainability Practices of Oil Firms in Niger Delta Region - Institutional and Stakeholder Perspectives
Sabur Mollah, University of Sheffield, UK
Abugu Kevin Ofoma, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Samuel Karmuriwo, City, University of London, UK
María Jesús Muñoz-Torres, Jaume I University, Spain
Discussant: Andrea Paltrinieri: University of Udine, Italy
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15:00-15:30
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Is Sustainability Sustainable? A real Options Analysis of its Value Sources
Margarita Ortiz, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
Gabriel de la Fuente, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
Pilar Velasco, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
Discussant: Woon-Sau Leung: University of Edinburgh
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15:30-16:00
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Session 2A: Green Finance Chair: Hisham Farag, University of Birmingham
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The Green and Brown Performances of Mutual Fund Portfolios
Aymen Karoui, Glendon College, York University, Canada
Sadok El Ghoul, University of Alberta, Canada
Saurin Patel, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Srikanth Ramani, Huron College, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Discussant: Junho Park: Singapore Management University
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16:15-16:45
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Institutional Settings and Financing Green innovation
Stefano Maiani, University of Essex, UK
Neil Kellard, University of Essex, UK
Alexandros Kontonikas, University of Essex, UK
Michael J. Lamla, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany
Geoffrey Wood, Dan Management, Western University, Ontario, Canada
Discussant: Hui Li, University of Birmingham
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16:45:17:15
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Session 2B: Corporate Social Responsibility Chair: Malika Hamadi, University of Birmingham
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COVID19 and Connectedness between Sustainable and Islamic Equity Markets Muhammad Arif, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Pakistan
Majed Alharthi, , King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Abubakr Naeem, Massey University, New Zealand
Saqib Farid, University of Management and Technology, Pakistan
Discussant: Sabur Mollah, University of Sheffield, UK
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16:15-16:45
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Mandatory CSR Expenditure and Stock Market Liquidity
Partha P. Roy, University of Strathclyde. UK
Sandeep Rao, Dublin City University, Ireland
Min Zhu, University of Stirling, UK
Discussant: Grace Low, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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16:45-17:15
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Corporate Social Responsibility, bank liquidity and deposit funding
Grace Low, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Charl de Villiers, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Michelle Li, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Discussant: Yann Ferrat, University of Grenoble Alps, France
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17:15-17:45
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Keynote speech and networking
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Keynote Speech: The Challenge of Meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) while Fostering Green Finance
Professor Jonathan A. Batten: Professor of Finance, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University, Melbourne Campus. Editor in Chief of Journal of Financial Markets Institutions & Money
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18:00-19:30
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Networking Event
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19:30-20:00
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Day 2: Friday 22nd January 2021
Developments in Financial Technology
Session 1 A: ICOs and Cryptocurrencies Chair: Douglas Cumming (Florida Atlantic University and University of Birmingham)
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Initial Coin Offerings, Information Disclosure, and Fraud
Armin Schwienbacher: SKEMA Business School—Université Côte d’Azur
Lars Hornuf: University of Bremen
Theresa Kück: University of Bremen
Discussant: Daniel Rabetti, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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14:00-14:30
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Security Token Offerings
Dan Liebau: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
Thomas Lambert: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
Peter Roosenboom:Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
Discussant: Di Luo: University of Southampton, UK
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14:30-15:00
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Ambiguity and Bitcoin Returns
Di Luo: University of Southampton, UK
Tapas Mishra: University of Southampton, UK
Larisa Yarovaya: University of Southampton, UK
Zhuang Zhang: University of Southampton, UK
Discussant: Armin Schwienbacher: SKEMA Business School—Université Côte d’Azur
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15:00-15:30
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Session 1B: Impact of Fintech Chair: Sofia Johan
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Fintech-based financial inclusion and bank risk-taking: Evidence from OIC countries
Hasanul Banna: Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
M. Kabir Hassan: University of New Orleans, US
Mamunur Rashid: Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
Discussant: Muhammad Zubair Khan: Queens University Belfast, UK
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14:30-15:00
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Network infrastructure, Mobile Financial Technologies and Financial Inclusion: Micro-spatial Evidence From Rural Nigeria
Victor Murinde: Centre for Global Finance, SOAS University of London
Morakinyo O. Adetutu: Nottingham Trent University, UK
Robert Lensink: University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Kayode A. Odusanya: Nottingham Trent University, UK
Frank I. Ogbeide: University of Benin, Nigeria
Discussant: Xiaofei Xing, University of Birmingham
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15:00-15:30
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Fintech and Opportunity Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Market-place lending
Santosh Koirala, University of Birmingham, UK
Discussant: Dan Liebau: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
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15:30-16:00
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Session 2A: Fintech & Regulations Chair: Hisham Farag
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Increased Transparency of the Global Financial System: Evidence from Terrorist Attacks Financing Detection in Blockchain-based Currencies
Daniel Rabetti, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Dan Amiram, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Bjørn N. Jørgensen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Discussant: Santosh Koirala, University of Birmingham, UK
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16:15-16:45
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Transparency, Salience and Investment Decisions: Evidence from the Disposition Effect
Arman Eshraghi: Cardiff University, UK
Marcel Lukas: Heriot-Watt University, UK
Jo Danbolt: University of Edinburgh, UK
Discussant: Alistair Milne, Loughborough University, UK
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16:45:17:15
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Marketplace lending: business models and regulation in Australia and the UK
Alistair Milne, Loughborough University, UK
Discussant: Arman Eshraghi: Cardiff University, UK
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17:15:17:45
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Session 2B: Marketplace Lending and Digital Disruption Chair: Danny McGowan
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On the upside or flipside: where is venture capital positioned in the era of digital disruptions
Muhammad Zubair Khan: Queens University Belfast, UK
Affan Hameed, Queens University Belfast, UK
Zafir Ullah Khan: University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
Shenaz Sahibzada: Abdul Wali Khan University, Pakistan
Discussant: Victor Murinde: Centre for Global Finance, SOAS University of London
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16:15-16:45
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The influence of marketplace lending on the Financial Performance of US
Tanzeela Hanif, University of Birmingham
Xiaofei Xing, University of Birmingham
Discussant: Seyit Gokmen, University of Birmingham
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16:45:17:15
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Screening Behaviour in Fintech Markets
Seyit Gokmen, University of Birmingham
Discussant: Muhammad Zubair Khan: Queens University Belfast, UK
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17:15:17:45
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Keynote speech and meet the editors
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Keynote Speech: Recent Developments in Crypto Assets and their Derivatives
Professor Carol Alexander: Professor of Finance, University of Sussex Business School; Visiting Professor, Peking University HSBC Business School; Co-Editor, Journal Banking and Finance.
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18:00-19:30
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Meet the Editors:
Professor Carol Alexander: Co-Editor, Journal Banking and Finance
Professor Douglas Cumming: Editor of British Management Journal and Review of Corporate Finance
Professor Jonathan Batten: Editor of Journal of Financial Markets Institutions & Money
Professor; Rose Liao: Editor Emerging Markets Review
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19:30-20:15
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Closing Remarks
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20:15- 20:30
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