Special issue of Managerial Finance: "Monetary and Political Policy"

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Submission deadline: 31 December 2013 This special issue covers the general topic of Monetary and Political Policy. Suggested ideas for papers include: (1) Theoretical work addressing political policy (election cycles, political gridlock, public policy, etc.) and monetary policy impacts on the capital markets. (2) Theoretical works that offers testable hypotheses in regards to political policy, political structure, or monetary policy. (3) Empirical research testing the effect of political policy and monetary policy related to capital market theories and capital market risk. (4) Empirical research investigating the market behavior surrounding election cycles with the emphasis on political structure and monetary policy. (5) Papers that represent a pedagogical emphasis providing students with an understanding of the how political and monetary policy impact stock markets. (6) Papers that embody a practical application giving mangers insight into how monetary and political policy might impact managerial deicision. (7) A Literature Review paper on topic is certainly welcomed. Please contact the Guest Editor to discuss the commissioning of such a paper. (8) Any other work within the topical area is most welcomed. Paper submission procedure Submissions to Managerial Finance are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts, the online submission and peer review system. Registration and access is available at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mf. All submissions should follow the format and style requirements for Managerial Finance. When submitting your paper there will be a dropdown menu showing various issues, be sure to select this special issue from the choices. For more information, contact the Guest Editors: Professor Scott Beyer: beyers@uwosh.edu; Professor Gerald Jensen; Professor Robert Johnson. Submission Deadline is December 31, 2013.

Banking and Financial Regulation in Emerging Markets

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Guest Editors Professor SK Shanthi, Union Bank of India Chair Professor, Banking and Finance, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India (shanthi.sk@greatlakes.edu.in). Professor Vinay Kumar Nangia, Banking & Financial Markets, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India (nangvfdm@iitr.ernet.in). Professor Sanjoy Sircar, Director-PGPM, Finance and Accounting, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India (sanjoy.s@greatlakes.edu.in). Theme of the special issue

This Call for Papers is a Special Issue of International Journal of Law and Management, which aims to review the banking and financial regulations, and corporate governance practices of emerging market nations. Therefore, the Guest Editors of this Special Issue welcomes senior academic scholars, banking professionals, business consultants and doctoral students thus to contribute extant new knowledge to the body of literature on banking and financial regulation. In particular, it encourages authors to submit their papers on comparative and/or competitive in view of banking regulations, financial systems and laws, and corporate governance practices in financial markets, especially emerging markets perspectives (e.g. Amri et al., 2011). It accepts quantitative and/or qualitative methodology-based, review and view-point articles. It is strongly advised that papers should advance policy thinking and policy measures for a social and/or economic good. It is worth mentioning that there is a great deal of capital-flows, financial activities and financial markets integration between developed and developing countries in light of economic deregulation and policy amendments. Thus, these activities have been removed many regulatory hurdles, conversely facilitated an association and integration between banking and financial markets operations of different emerging market countries. For example, Valdez (2003, pp. 25-26) suggests that international banking involves a variety of activities such as deposits/loans to countries, also covers cross-border operations, trade finance, foreign exchange, corresponding banking, international payment services and so on. Therefore, it is essential to understand different banking systems and financial regulations of emerging markets. On the other hand, it is fact that global financial system has faced several crises like the Asian financial crisis (1997), dot-com bubble (1997-2000), and the recent sub-prime crisis (2007) that have led governments and regulators to take preventive actions in ensuring financial markets stability (Paulet, 2011). Conversely, Paulet also suggests that regulation is a necessary but not sufficient condition to ensure the efficiency of banking and financial markets, therefore these institutions should be refocused on the collection and distribution of long term lending and retail activities. Likewise, Mullineux (2006) mentions that banks require good regulation that should be aimed at limiting the excessive risk taking, and attention to conflicts of interest and competition issues, especially given the clear information advantage of banks over their retail customers (p. 381). Overall, regulatory system and corporate governance practices must be wide-spread and well-balanced (Petitjean, 2013). In a recent study, Barth et al. (2013) survey the bank regulatory and supervisory policies in 180 economies during 1999-2011 and infer that there has not been a convergence in bank regulatory regimes over the past decade despite the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depress ion. In particular, de Mendona et al. (2012) suggest that the given regulation and transparency of the Brazilian financial and banking system could be progressed through an optimal balance between governmental regulation and market discipline. Furthermore, apart from the crisis a given economy should monitor and control unethical actions, like insider trading, money laundering and other unacceptable practices. With this backdrop, this special issue welcomes scholars to submit their research work on the following themes, but not limited. Topic I: Review of Banking Regulations

Traditional vs. Modern banking system Basel II and III regulations Regulation of Banks and Banking activities Legal aspects of banking business Commercial banking vs. Corporate Banking Investment banking Local vs. International banking Internationalization of banking operations Financial performance of banking and financial institutions Public, Private vs. International banking Banking and Monetary economics Banking and Fiscal economics Banking, Inflation and Interest rate Financial crime in banking business Unacceptable practices in banking business Corporate governance in Banking

Topic II: Review of Securities and Financial Laws

Regulation of Financial Markets and Institutions Primary market vs. Secondary market norms and guidelines Regulation and Taxation of Financial Services Financial markets and economic growth Regulation of Mergers and Acquisitions, and Takeovers Regulation of Mutual Funds

Regulation of Insurance business Regulation of Commodity markets Gaps in Corporate Tax laws and practices (e.g. Ezeoha & Ogamba, 2010) Association, Integration and Stock Markets Single vs. Dual listing norms and consequences Fraud and investigation in financial markets Insider trading and unacceptable practices, and regulation (Kadir & Muhamad, 2012) Business ethics code in financial markets Regulation, Policy initiative and economic development

Submission and Publication Information Submission of First Draft via ScholarOne Manuscripts: 28 February, 2014 First round review comments returned to authors: 30 June, 2014 Submission of revised-papers via ScholarOne Manuscripts: 31 August, 2014 Final Decision: 15 October, 2014 Year of publication: Second issue of 2015 (57[2]) Number of papers: 4/5 papers Submission guidelines Authors are advised to follow the manuscript requirements; see the Author Guidelines mentioned on the International Journal of Law and Management. Authors may contact Guest Editorial Assistant for assistance, if any. Please submit via http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijlma, and choose Banking and Financial Regulation in Emerging Markets in the dropdown list provided at Type of Issue. Key benefits to the authors: There is one best paper award, which will be conferred by the Guest Editors of this special issue. Authors may contact Guest Editorial Assistant, K. Srinivasa Reddy (srinivasa.k@greatlakes.edu.in) for assistance in manuscript preparation, submission assistance and other possible explanations/queries, if any. References Amri, P., Angkinand, A.P. and Wihlborg, C. (2011), International comparisons of bank regulation, liberalization, and banking crises,Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 322-339. Barth, J.R., Caprio, G. Jr. and Levine, R. (2013), Bank regulation and supervision in 180 countries from 1999 to 2011, Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Vol. 5 No. 2, in press. de Mendona, H.F., Galvo, D.J.C. and Loures, R.F.V. (2012), Financial regulation and transparency of information: evidence from banking industry, Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 39 No. 4, pp. 380-397. Ezeoha, A.E. and Ogamba, E. (2010), Corporate tax shield or fraud? Insight from Nigeria, International Journal of Law and Management, Vol. 52 No. 1, pp. 5-20. Kadir, R. and Muhamad, S. (2012), Insider trading in Malaysia; towards an improved regulation, International Journal of Law and Management, Vol. 54 No. 1, pp. 78-86. Mullineux, A. (2006), The corporate governance of banks, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 375382 Paulet, E. (2011), Banking ethics, Corporate Governance, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 293-300. Petitjean, M. (2013), Bank failures and regulation: a critical review, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Vol. 21 No. 1, pp. 16-38. Valdez, S. (2003), An Introduction to Global Financial Markets, 4th Ed., Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY.

Behavioural Finance
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Guest Editors: F. Douglas (Doug) Foster, University of Technology, Sydney Petko S. Kalev, University of South Australia Behavioural finance has become more popular as psychological and sociological issues have been acknowledged to affect decision-making. These issues have been shown to lead to individual biases and may disrupt the underlying framework of financial theory. TOPICS: We welcome submissions on any topic related to behavioural finance, but preference will be given to the papers that focus on the implications for managers decision making. We especially encourage studies that examine behavioural finance issues in previously unexplored markets and in an international setting. Specifically, topics of interest to this special issue include but are not limited to: - Prospect theory, disposition effect and mental accounting, as well as applications for managers and investors - Overconfidence of managers - Overreaction of investors - Herding behaviour - Biases in financial decision making including framing, confirmation, hindsight, anchoring among others - Heuristics and investing FURTHER INFORMATION: Deadline for submissions: April 15, 2014 For further queries on the special issue please contact: Doug Foster Douglas.Foster@uts.edu.au Petko Kalev Petko.Kalev@unisa.edu.au PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Please submit via IJMF ScholarOne Manuscripts and choose the Behavioural Finance Special Issue http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijmf For author submission guidelines and full editorial team details, please go to: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ijmf.htm

Call for Papers: 49th Annual (2014) Journal of Accounting Research Conference REQUEST FOR PAPERS 49th Annual (2014) JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH CONFERENCE Disclosure, the Media, and Capital Markets Over the past decade, there have been enormous changes in the way information is disseminated by and about firms, as well as how information is impounded into security prices. These changes include: Changes in the way firms report and file information with regulatory agencies (for the SEC, for example, EDGAR filings are now available in real time and XBRL is now mandated), Changes in the way the media processes and disseminates information (around the clock coverage and immediate dissemination), The increasing use of social media as a venue for investors, companies, and others to interact, The increasing use of intelligent machines to process and trade on information about firms, and Other changes in capital markets, including the advent of high frequency trading and other innovations. We know relatively little about how, if at all, these changes affect the way capital markets process information, how price formation occurs in

these markets, how managers disclosure policies have responded to these changes, etc. On the one hand, work in finance and accounting points to evidence of inefficiencies in information processing, including investor inattention, incomplete processing of information, etc., and documents some findings that are hard to reconcile with market efficiency. However, economic intuition suggests that more is better, in the sense that by getting more information faster, capital market efficiency should improve. Furthermore, even though such informational changes could improve price efficiency, there is still scant research on whether such price efficiency would improve economic efficiency. Finally, there are increasing concerns about the role of public equity markets, with the number of traded firms declining in several of the worlds major capital markets, including the U.S. Some commentators point to the increasingly costly interactions that public companies have with external constituents and the capital markets, and there are claims that the cost-benefit tradeoff is increasingly tilting companies toward obtaining capital from sources other than public equity markets. We encourage conference submissions that address any of these areas using empirical archival, empirical experimental, analytical, clinical, or other methods. Papers selected for inclusion in the conference are published in the annual conference issue in the spring of the year following the conference, along with discussant comments. As always, inclusion of conference papers in the conference issue is subject to satisfactory resolution of issues raised in the editorial and review process. The conference will be held on May 16-17, 2014, at the Gleacher Center of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, in downtown Chicago. Papers should be submitted electronically through the links provided on the Journal of Accounting Research Web site at http://www.chicagobooth.edu/jar/. The submission fee is $500.00. The deadline for submission of papers is January 6, 2014.