Topics: - Ownership form, such as pyramidal ownership, business groups, keiretsus, chaebols and mutuals, and its impact on corporate governance - Family control and ownership - The role of hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds - Dual-class capitalisations and unifications - Large and small...

Topics: - Systemic vs Systematic Risk Measurement, Systemic Risk Factors, - Stress Testing, Systemic Risk Allocation Capital Adequacy and Procyclicality, - Contagion Model, Double Default, Bilateral Counterparty Risk and Chain Failures, - Network Modelling Tools, - Risk Concentration, -...

Topics: - Persistence in Linear and Nonlinear Dynamic Models: Low Frequency Analysis, Long Run Risk (LRR) Asset Pricing Model, Persistence of Extreme Events, Long Term Volatility; - Long Term Interest Rates: Actualization for Long Term Investment Projects, Social Efficient Discount Rate, Term...

The recent events around the credit crunch have put managerial compensation firmly back on the agenda of policy makers and shareholders alike. Recent cases in failing firms even have turned excessive managerial compensation into an issue of concern for society at large. Around 12 academic papers...

Topics: - Economic Foundation of Risk Dependence: term structure of dependence, contagion models, effects of cycles, links between real and financial factors, dynamic of demand, lapse and prepayment, long run factors such as longevity, global warming or demography, effect of life cycle for...

Papers are invited on all aspects of Financial Reporting and Business Communication. This includes empirical, case study and review articles on such topics as the measurement, disclosure, presentation, communication and impact of financial and business information contained in the annual reports...