{"id":117,"date":"2026-07-28T15:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/ffmm2026\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:41:11","slug":"programme-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/ffmm2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Download a copy of the FFMM Conference Programme.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Presentations:<\/strong> Presenters are allocated a 30-minute slot with a 20-25-minute presentation that will be followed by a 5\u201310-minute general discussion. Speakers and session chairs should meet in the lecture theatre at least 5 minutes prior to their session starting. PhD Students will be there to upload your presentation to the screen.<\/p>\n

Thursday, 10\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>September 2026<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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09:15-09:45<\/td>\n\n

Conference Registration and Refreshments<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS Breakout<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:45-11:15<\/td>\n\n

Session 1A \u2013 Misconduct<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS LT2
\nChair: Mark Buxton Support: Shanth Vidya Babu<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul Sibille, HEC Li\u00e8ge – University of Li\u00e8ge & CMK – Hasselt University
\n<\/strong>A Star is Born: When Financial Con\ufb02icts of Interest Give Rise to Publication Bias in Economics (with Julien Hambuckers, University of Li\u00e8ge & Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen & Stephan Bruns, CMK – Hasselt University & METRICS, Stanford University & INCHER, Universitat Kassel<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G\u00fcnter Strobl, University of Vienna
\n<\/strong>The Economics of Scienti\ufb01c Misconduct (with Andrew Winton, University of Minnesota)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Buxton. University of Illinois at Spring\ufb01eld<\/strong>
\nMirror, Mirror on the Server: ChatGPT Reveals Who\u2019s Most Likely to Commit Financial Crimes (with Serkan Karadas & Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky, University of Illinois at Spring\ufb01eld)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:45-11:15<\/td>\n\n

Session 1B \u2013 Political Contributions, Firm Valuations<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS LT3
\nChair: Yurtsev Uymaz Support: Weiqi Zhang<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dieter Hess, Universit\u00e4t zu K\u00f6ln<\/strong>
\nThe EPS Growth Illusion: How Analysts\u2019 Share Count Forecasts Shape Valuation Perceptions (with Nathalie Z\u00e4hrl, Universit\u00e4t zu K\u00f6ln<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yanyu Liu, University of Bristol<\/strong>
\nReturn on Campaign Contributions in the Mutual Fund Industry (with Xinyu Cu, University of Bristol & Olga Kolokolova, Lancaster University)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yurtsev Uymaz, University of East Anglia<\/strong>
\nPolitical Donations and Environmental Violations (with Yener Altunbas, Bangor University, John Thornton, US Department of the Treasury & Patrycja Klusak, Harriot-Watt University<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15-11:45<\/td>\n\n

Refreshment Break<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS Breakout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:45-12:45<\/td>\n\n

Session 2A \u2013 Cyber Risk<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS LT2
\nChair: Hao Ma Support: Reka Lantos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chenwei Wang, University of Manchester<\/strong>
\nCapturing Cyber Risk in the UK Equity Market (with Ser-Huang Poon, University of Manchester, Siliang Wei, University of London & Yakubu Tsado, Manchester Metropolitan University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hao Ma, Queen Mary University of London<\/strong>
\nMissing Not at Random: Cyber Risk and Asset Prices (with Tri Minh Phan, University of Basel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:45-12:45<\/td>\n\n

Session 2B \u2013 Incentives and Misconduct<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS LT3
\nChair: Murat Tini\u00e7 Support: Shanth Vidya Babu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yang Zhao, University of Liverpool<\/strong>
\nThe Dark Side of Credit Default Swaps: Empty Creditors and Corporate Misconduct (with Ha\ufb01z Hoque, Swansea University)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Murat Tini\u00e7, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam<\/strong>
\nMarket Transparency and Investor Activism (with Asl\u0131 Togan, Kadir Has University)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:45-14:15<\/td>\n\n

LUNCH<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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14:15-15:45<\/td>\nSession 3A \u2013 Prediction Markets<\/strong><\/td>\nLUMS LT2
\nChair: Hunter Ng Support: Weiqi Zhang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roberto Rozzi, University of London<\/strong>
\nHow Manipulable are Prediction Markets? (with Itzhak Rasooly, University of London)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roberto Gomez Cram, London Business School<\/strong>
\nPrediction Market Accuracy: Crowd Wisdom or Informed Minority?\u00a0 (with Yunhan Guo and Howard Kung, London Business School & Theis Ingerslev Jensen, Yale University)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hunter Ng, Baruch College<\/strong>
\nPrice Discovery and Trading in Modern Prediction Markets (with Dexin Zhou and Lin Peng, Baruch College & Yubo Tao, University of Macau)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:15-15:45<\/td>\nSession 3B – Financial Crime, Retail investors<\/strong><\/td>\nLUMS LT3
\nChair: David Pereira Support: Shanth Vidya Babu<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pierre-Fran\u00e7ois Weyders, University of Li\u00e8ge<\/strong>
\nFACT-AML: Functional Features for Money Laundering Detection in Retail Banking (with Julien Hambuckers, University of Li\u00e8ge)Jiayi Wei, INSEAD<\/strong>
\nThe Real Effects of Anonymous Payment Systems: Evidence from Bitcoin ATMs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Pereira, University of Lisbon<\/strong>
\nDo Size and Proximity Matter in Consumer Protection? Evidence from the Portuguese Mortgage Market and Supervisory Interventions (with Diana Bon\ufb01m, Cat\u00f3lica Lisbon School of Business and Economics & Ana Ven\u00e2ncio, ISEG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n15:45-16:15<\/td>\n\n

Refreshment Break<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nLUMS Breakout<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n16:15-17:45<\/td>\n\n

Session 4 \u2013 Keynote (Plenary)<\/h2>\n

Carol\u00a0 Alexander, University of Sussex \u201cCoordinated Journals, Concentrated Networks and Citation Growth: Evidence from Finance\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS LT1
\nChair: Olga Kolokolova Support: Reka Lantos<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n17:45-18:00<\/td>\n\n

CRUCIAL Best Paper Award<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nLUMS LT1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n18:30-21:00<\/td>\n\n

Drinks Reception and Conference Dinner<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Lancaster House Hotel<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n18:30-19:00\u00a0\u00a0 Drinks Reception<\/strong>
\n19:00-21:00\u00a0\u00a0 Conference Dinner<\/strong>
\nLancaster House Hotel is literally a 2-minute walk away from the Management School. The full address is Green Lane, Lancaster, LA1 4GJ.<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Friday, 11\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>September 2026<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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09:00-09:30<\/td>\n\n

Refreshments<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS Breakout<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:30-10:45<\/td>\n\n

Session 5 \u2013 Keynote (Plenary)<\/h2>\n

Peter Leitch, Chartered Cyber Security Professional<\/h2>\n

\u201cBusiness Risk Management in a Cyber and AI World\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS LT1
\nChair: Olga Kolokolova Support: Reka Lantos<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:45-11:15<\/td>\n\n

Refreshment Break<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS Breakout<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15-12:45<\/td>\n\n

Session 6A \u2013 Tax-related Fraud, DeFi<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS LT2
\nChair: Bismark Addai Support: Shanth Vidya Babu<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denisa Banulescu-Radu, University of Orleans<\/strong>
\nShortfall in Tax Revenue: Evaluating the Social Security Contribution Fraud in France (with Sylvain Benoit, University Paris-Dauphine, PSL University & Christophe Hurlin, University of Orleans, LEO, and Institute Universitaire de France<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lijie Yu, University of Strathclyde<\/strong>
\nThe (Unintended) Environmental Impacts of the 2003 Dividend Tax Cut (with Dimitris Andriosopoulos and Sheng Li, University of Strathclyde<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bismark Addai, University Canada West<\/strong>
\nDecentralized Finance, Systemic Risk Transmission and Contagion Risk: Assessing Spillover Effects on an Advanced Financial System (with Mohsen Ghodrat and Peiling Li, University Canada West)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15-12:45<\/td>\n\n

Session 6B Market Manipulation<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS LT3
\nChair: Xin Jiang Support: Weiqi Zhang<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kaitao Lin, The World Federation of Exchanges Ltd<\/strong>
\nDe\ufb01ning Market Manipulation: A Global NLP Analysis of Regulatory Heterogeneity Across Jurisdictions (with Pedro Gurrola, World Federation of Exchanges)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vu Tran, Henley Business School<\/strong>
\nWhen Attention Is Not Enough? Social Media Recommendations and Stock Price Manipulation (with Douglas Cumming, School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology, Shan Ji, Zhejiang Gongshang University & Monika Tarsalewska, University of Exeter<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xin Jiang, Kyoto University<\/strong>
\nIntraday High-Frequency Manipulation in China’s Securities Market: How Trading Mechanisms Reshape Manipulative Strategies<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:45-14:15<\/td>\n\n

LUNCH<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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14:15-15:45<\/td>\n\n

Session 7A \u2013 Inside Trading and Disclosure<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

LUMS LT2
\nChair: Bharat Raj Parajuli Support: Reka Lantos<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Alexis Stenfors, University of Portsmouth<\/h2>\n

AI-Driven Financial Market Surveillance of Shadow Insider Trading (with Boyu Li, University of Technology Sydney, Kaveesha Hewage, Ting Guo, Fang Chen, University of Technology Sydney & Peter Mere, Macquarie University<\/td>\n

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Andreas H\u00f6fer, Hochschule der Deutschen Bundesbank<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Seasonal Effects in US Insider Transactions (with Gabriel Cetatino Offermann, Deutsche Bundsbank)<\/td>\n

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Bharat Raj Parajuli, Monash University<\/strong>
\nWeaponized Salience: Firm-Initiated Stock Promotions and the Failure of Mandatory Disclosure with Jonathan A. Brogaard, University of Utah)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irem Erten, Warwick Business School<\/strong>
\nBlind until Shaken! Shareholder Voting without Shareholders<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:45<\/td>\n\n

E n d\u00a0\u00a0 o f\u00a0\u00a0 C o n f e r e n c e<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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On behalf of the Conference Committee, thank you for participating in the FFMM 2026 Conference. We wish you a safe onward travel and look forward to seeing you again soon.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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