8.50-9.20

Registration, Welcome and Coffee

9.20-9.40

Opening Speeches

Professor John McKernan (University of Glasgow)

Session 1

Chair: Dr Lu Xing (University of Glasgow)

9.40-10.20

Dr Evangelos Vagenas-Nanos (University of Glasgow)

A run-down of merger target run-ups

10.20-11.00

Dr Tingting Cheng (Nankai University)

Improved Inferences in Fund Performance Evaluation Using Time-Varying Fund Alphas and Betas: A Nonparametric Approach.

11.00-11.40

Dr Dmitri Vinogradov (University of Glasgow)

11.40-12.20

Dr Xiao Li ( Nankai University)

Do Chinese internet stock message boards convey firm-specific information?

12.20-1.30

Lunch Break

Session 2

Chair: Dr Tingting Cheng (University of Glasgow)

1.30-2.10

Dr Daniel Hung (University of Glasgow)

Managerial Overreaction and Dividend Policy: Theory and Evidence.

2.10-2.50

Dr Meihui Zhang ( Nankai University)

Using Cooling-off Periods for Consumer Protection: Empirical Evidences from Online

2.50-3.30

Dr Lu Xing(University of Glasgow)

Does CEO familiarity with the Holy Bible prevent the stock price crashes?