CFC Workshop
Elizaveta Tatarinova, a Doctoral Student of the Lab, presented the theoretical part of her thesis "Influence of Board Composition on Payout Policy".
A team of FES students led by Alina Valerievna Kostochko, a Lecturer at the School of Finance, took first place at the VII All-Russian Olympiad “Corporate Finance”
Students of the Faculty of Economic Sciences - Kirill Sivtsov, Stanislav Chernenko, Evelina Kolomets, Amir Kasumov - took first place at the VII All-Russian Olympiad "Corporate Finance".
Journal of Corporate Finance Research released its 69th issue
The 1st issue of 2024 includes papers on the impact of ESG ratings on ETFs, market reaction on environmental disasters, dividend payment theories on Russian market, etc.
Journal of Corporate Finance Research released its 68th issue
The 4th issue of 2023 includes papers on the impact of mergers and acquisitions on R&D, corporate resilience in the era of “cancel culture,” the consequences of Western sanctions for Russian airlines, etc.
The International Seminar «ESG Transformation: The Challenges for Emerging Capital Markets»
On the 8th and 9th of December, the School of Finance successfully hosted the international seminar “ESG Transformation: Challenges in Emerging Markets”
International Partners’ Week – meeting with the School of Finance team
A conversation on the perspectives of educational and research collaboration took place at Pokrovka.
Journal of Corporate Finance Research has been accepted for Scopus
On 2 October, the Journal of Corporate Finance Research was accepted into Scopus. The open-access journal, which uses double-blind peer review, is already on the Russian HAC list and indexed in the RSCI; inclusion in Scopus confirms its international recognition.
Research Interns of the Corporate Finance Center Talk About Their Upcoming Conferences
Research interns of the laboratory presented the papers they will deliver this summer and autumn. Alina Kostochko will present “Do M&As create value for companies from the TMT sector?” at a University of Pennsylvania conference on 5 August, Konstantin Popov will speak on the effect of boards of directors on financial performance, and Ekaterina Zagudalova and Egor Pashkov will present at the 5th Russian Economic Congress.
The First Junior Meeting of Research Interns Was Held at the Corporate Finance Center
On the initiative of several research interns, the Corporate Finance Center has introduced the practice of junior meetings. These meetings are aimed at productive interaction among interns, stronger internal communication, and more effective preparation of junior researchers for the main seminars held with senior colleagues.
Board Committees and Corporate Performance in Russia: Research Presentation on International Conference
Elena Makeeva and Konstantin Popov presented their findings at the 44th EBES Conference in Istanbul on 6–8 July. The study examines how the human capital of board committees affects the performance of Russian companies: diversity of education and experience among members of key committees is positively associated with both Tobin’s Q and ESG ratings.