CGF Seminar Series 2019/2020

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COVID-19, the energy transition & adaptation strategies for MENA oil exporters
Jun 3
COVID-19, the energy transition & adaptation strategies for MENA oil exporters

Time: 13:00 – 15:00 (GMT+1), Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Presenter: Professor Bassam Fattouh, SOAS University of London
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams

Uncertainty, institutions and regulatory responses to emerging technologies: the case of CRISPR Gene Editing in the US and the EU (2012-2019)
May 27
Uncertainty, institutions and regulatory responses to emerging technologies: the case of CRISPR Gene Editing in the US and the EU (2012-2019)

Time: 13:00 – 15:00 (GMT+1), Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Presenter: Dr Alberto Asquer, SOAS University of London
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams

Do women directors add value?
May 20
Do women directors add value?

Time: 13:00 – 15:00 (GMT+1), Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Presenter: Professor Sunil Poshakwale, Cranfield University
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams

CSR Communication Research: A theoretical-cum-methodological approach
May 13
CSR Communication Research: A theoretical-cum-methodological approach

Time: 13:00 – 15:00 (GMT+1), Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Presenter: Professor Kemi Yekini, SOAS University of London
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams

Cross-border banking, credit cycles, commodity markets and macroprudential regulation
May 6
Cross-border banking, credit cycles, commodity markets and macroprudential regulation

Time: 13:00 – 15:00 (GMT+1), Wednesday, 6 May 2020
Presenter: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams

Implications of COVID-19 for Global Business and Finance: Research, Policy and Practice
Apr 29
Implications of COVID-19 for Global Business and Finance: Research, Policy and Practice

Wednesday, the 29 April 2020 at 13:00 – 15:00 (GMT+1) on Microsoft Teams

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The systemic risk in Chinese banking system
Feb 19
The systemic risk in Chinese banking system

Speaker: Dr Eugene Nivorozhkin, University College London
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Time: Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House), SOAS University of London

Competitiveness and South African Manufacturing: looking back with data
Feb 5
Competitiveness and South African Manufacturing: looking back with data

Speaker: Professor Ciaran Driver, SOAS University of London
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Time: Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House), SOAS University of London

A new method for jump detection
Jan 29
A new method for jump detection

Speaker:  Dr Maggie Chen, Cardiff University
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Time: Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House), SOAS University of London

The politics of banking regulation in developing countries: risk and reputation
Jan 22
The politics of banking regulation in developing countries: risk and reputation

Speaker:  Dr Emily Jones, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Time: Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House), SOAS University of London

Can trade-credit rejuvenate Islamic banking?
Jan 15
Can trade-credit rejuvenate Islamic banking?

Speaker:  Professor Muhammed-Shahid Ebrahim, Durham University
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Time: Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House), SOAS University of London

The Economics of Supranational Bank Supervision
Jan 8
The Economics of Supranational Bank Supervision

Speaker: Professor Thorsten Beck, Cass Business School
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Time: Wednesday, 8 January 2020, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House), SOAS University of London

European banking union and bank risk disclosure
Dec 11
European banking union and bank risk disclosure

Speaker: Professor Yener Altunbas, Bangor University
Time: Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House)

Financial Literacy and Digital Finance: An empirical investigation on Chinese households
Nov 27
Financial Literacy and Digital Finance: An empirical investigation on Chinese households

Speaker: Dr Junhong Yang, SOAS University of London
Time: Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House), SOAS University of London

Is Vice-Chancellor pay really excessive?
Nov 20
Is Vice-Chancellor pay really excessive?

Speaker: Dr Andrew Urquhart, ICMA Centre, Henley Business School
Time: Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House)

Financialization, valuation and governance in the conservation and climate change panopticon
Nov 13
Financialization, valuation and governance in the conservation and climate change panopticon

Speaker: Professor Sarah Bracking, King’s College London
Time: Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House)

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Consumption-based time varying risk aversion with loss aversion to rare disasters
Oct 30
Consumption-based time varying risk aversion with loss aversion to rare disasters

Speaker: Dr Godfrey Charles-Cadogan, Lecturer in Finance, University of Leicester
Time: Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House)

Oxford and Grenoble: twin cities in divergent pathways
Oct 23
Oxford and Grenoble: twin cities in divergent pathways

Speaker: Helen Lawton Smith, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Birkbeck, University of London & Oxford University and Dimitris Assimakopoulos, University of Lyon
Time: Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing, Senate House)

How has the rise of pan-African banks impacted on bank stability in WAEMU?
Oct 16
How has the rise of pan-African banks impacted on bank stability in WAEMU?

Speaker: Désiré Kanga, SOAS University of London
Time: Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing; Senate House)

Main Bank Relationships and Risk-Taking in Japanese Listed Firms
Oct 9
Main Bank Relationships and Risk-Taking in Japanese Listed Firms

Speakers: Professor Hideaki Sakawa and Professor Naoki Watanabe , Nagoya City University, Japan
Time: Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing; Senate House)

Financial centres’ competitiveness and economic convergence: evidence from the EU regions
Oct 2
Financial centres’ competitiveness and economic convergence: evidence from the EU regions

Speaker: Roman Matousek, Professor of Economics, Queen Mary University of London
Time: Wednesday, 2 October 2019, 13:00-15:00
Venue: S314 (Paul Webley Wing; Senate House)

Did Post-Crisis Government Bailouts Reduce Systemic Risk in European Banks?
Sep 25
Did Post-Crisis Government Bailouts Reduce Systemic Risk in European Banks?

Speaker: Victor Murinde, AXA Professor in Global Finance, SOAS University of London
Time: Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 13:00-15:00
Venue: Cayley Room, De Morgan House (57-58 Russell Square, Holborn, WC1B 4HS London)