10th Mitsui Life Symposium Will Focus on Institutional Investors
5/20/2005 --
Annual conference will feature top international scholars discussing asset management and governance June 3-4.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The 10th Mitsui Life Symposium on Financial Markets, to be held June 3-4 at the Ross School of Business, will focus on "Institutional Investors: Issues in Asset Management and Governance."
Sponsored by the Ross School's Mitsui Life Financial Research Center, the symposium will feature scholars from around the world in a series of panel discussions on the following topics:
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Board Structure, Mergers and Shareholder Wealth: A Study of the Mutual Fund Industry
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The Selection and Termination of Investment Managers by Plan Sponsors
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Do Board Members Pay Attention When Institutional Investors Just Vote No?
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Monitoring: Which Institutions Matter?
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Participation Costs and the Sensitivity of Fund Flows to Past Performance
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Who Loses from Trade? Evidence from Taiwan
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Change is Good or the Disposition Effect Among Mutual Fund Managers
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Competition, Incentives and Herding in the Mutual Fund Industry
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Outsourcing Mutual Fund Management: Firm Boundaries, Incentives and Performance
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The Economics of Mutual Fund Brokerage: Evidence from the Cross-Section of Investment Channels
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Madison Avenue Meets Wall Street: Mutual Fund Families, Competition and Advertising
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Investing in Mutual Funds When Returns Are Predictable
The complete symposium agenda can be found online at:
www.bus.umich.edu/FacultyResearch/ResearchCenters/Centers/Mitsui/symposium.html
For more information, contact:
Bernie DeGroat
Phone: (734) 936-1015 or 647-1847
Email:bernied@umich.edu
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