Program - IÉSEG

08:30 – 09:15	Registration
09:15 – 09:30	Opening by Martin Walker, Manchester Business School
09:30 – 10:30	The contracting and economic benefits of conservatism in the bond market Speaker: Hami Amiraslani, LSE Discussant: Sophie van der Meulen, IESEG
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee and tea
11:00 – 12:00	Managerial Discretion in Unregulated Lending Institutions: Evidence from the Securitized Loan Market Speaker: Florin Vasvari, LBS Discussant: Stefano Cascino, LSE
12:00 – 13:00	Plenary 1: The Effect of Banks’ Financial Reporting on Syndicated Loan Structures Speaker: Anne Beatty, University of Ohio
13:00 – 14:30	Buffet lunch
14:30 – 15:30	Assessing the Accuracy of Forward-Looking Information in Debt Contract Negotiations Speaker: Peter Demerjian, Washington University Discussant: Cheng Zeng, MBS
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee and tea
16:00 – 17:00	Plenary 2: The Role of Accounting Information in Bank Analysis: A Credit Rating Perspective Speaker: Osman Sattar, S&P London
17:00 – 17:15	Closing by organizers
17:15 – 18:30	Closing cocktail

Christof Beuselinck, IÉSEG School of Management
Edward Lee, Manchester Business School.