Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management
Speaker Series: Mayo Center for Asset Management Virtual Seminar Series
Speaker Series: Mayo Center for Asset Management Virtual Seminar Series
The Mayo Center for Asset Management at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business offers an ongoing virtual series. The purpose of the series is to provide a venue for the continued sharing of ideas and insights of practical relevance in the field of asset management.
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Past Speakers
Topic: Disrupting Personal Finance with Robo Advisors
Date: Friday, 1 October 2021
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EDTIn partnership with FMA International, the Mayo Center for Asset Management invites you to join us for an upcoming session of our Virtual Seminar Series. This session will explore the promises and pitfalls of robo-advising. The FinTech revolution has brought with it many advances in asset management, including the area of dispensing personal financial advice without the interaction of human advisors. Our guest speaker will examine the uptake of this burgeoning tool and assess its impact on financial decision-making by investors – both the good and the bad. The Zoom link will be distributed to all registrants prior to the session. Presented through Zoom, Friday 1 October 2021 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.
Speaker:
Alberto Rossi, Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of Finance, Director of the AI, Technology and Future of Work Initiative, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown UniversityModerator:
Pedro Matos, John G. Macfarlane Family Chair and Professor of Business Administration, Academic Director of Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management, University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessTopic: SPACs
Date: Friday, 7 May 2021
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EDTThe Mayo Center for Asset Management invites you to join us for the next session of our Virtual Seminar Series. Over the past year, we have witnessed a boom in Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). However, understanding the returns to SPAC investors has been complex as returns have varied greatly for sponsors and investors. In this session, we seek a deeper understanding of why certain companies go public via a SPAC merger despite their high costs by identifying the economic roles of SPAC sponsors and investors. We will be joined by Professor Ritter, also known as "Mr. IPO" for his work on initial public offerings. His recent research on SPACs has been heavily cited by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and other major publications. Presented through Zoom, Friday 7 May 2021 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.
Speaker:
Jay R. Ritter, Cordell Eminent Scholar, Eugene Brigham Dept. of Finance, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida
Moderators:
Susan Chaplinsky, Tipton R. Snavely Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Pedro Matos, John G. Macfarlane Family Chair and Professor of Business Administration, Academic Director of Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management, University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessTopic: How the Rise of Retail Trading Impacts Markets and Investors
Date: Friday, 16 April 2021
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EDTThe Mayo Center for Asset Management invites you to join us for the upcoming session of our Virtual Seminar Series. Over the past year, we have witnessed the rise of a retail army whereby amateur traders have been transforming markets in ways never seen before. In this session, we gain an expert view into what has been the impact of this rapid increase in retail traders and how they have been influencing the markets, in both positive and negative ways. We will discuss what the future may hold in store for markets and investors. Presented through Zoom, Friday 16 April 2021 at 1-2 p.m. EDT. The Zoom Link will be distributed to all registrants prior to the session.
Speaker:
Michael Piwowar, Executive Director, Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets and Former Commissioner (and Acting Chairman) at the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionModerator:
Prof. Marc Lipson, Robert F. Vandell Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business 
Topic: Deglobalization: The Threat to Financial Markets, Political Stability, the Rise of International Tensions - and What Should be Done About it
Date: Thursday, 4 March 2021
Time: 2 p.m.−3 p.m. EDTIn partnership with the UVA Darden School of Business' Leadership Speaker Series, the Mayo Center for Asset Management at the Darden School of Business invites you to join us for a special session of our Virtual Seminar Series. Presented through Zoom, Mayo Center Academic Director Prof. Pedro Matos hosts an intimate fireside chat with Paul Schott Stevens, former President and CEO of the Investment Company Institute.
Topic: Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System
Date: Friday, 5 February 2021
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. ESTPanelists
Rostin Behnam
Acting Chairman
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Dan Scarbrough
Founder, President and Chief Operating Officer
IncubExModerator
Athena Eastwood
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Adjunct Professor, UVA School of LawTopic: Economic Forecast: The Path Forward for the Economy and Markets
Professor Alan Beckenstein and economist Nick Sargen present a forecast of where the economy and global capital markets might be headed in the coming year.
Date: Thursday, 28 January 2021
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. ESTTopic: Responsible investing: What Is It, Does It Work, and How To Do It?
Date: Friday, 6 November 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School, and author of Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver both Purpose and Profit
Topic: Can the Market Multiply and Divide? Non-Proportional Thinking in Financial MarketsDate: Friday, 15 May 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Kelly Shue, Professor of Finance School of Management and Department of Economics, Yale UniversityCan the Market Multiply and Divide? Non-Proportional Thinking in Financial Markets
Topic: Quantitative Investing: Insights from Covid-19Date: Friday, 8 May 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Marcos Lopez de Prado, Chief Investment Officer of True Positive Technologies (TPT) and a professor of practice at Cornell University’s School of EngineeringThree Quant Lessons from COVID-19
Topic: THE ESG FRONTIERDate: Friday, 1 May 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Lasse Pedersen, Professor of Finance at Copenhagen Business School, Principal at AQR Capital Management, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Responsible Investing: The ESG-Efficient Frontier
Topic: Exchange-Traded Funds, Innovation, and Informed TradingMaureen O’Hara, the Robert W. Purcell Professor of Finance and Professor of Economics at Cornell University and recognized thought leader in the areas of market structure, trading and liquidity, will present her paper “Innovation and informed trading: Evidence from industry ETFs” with Shiyang Huang and Zhuo Zhong. She will also address questions regarding the functioning of ETFs and their underlying liquidity provision mechanism in current markets and identify vital questions for future research on ETFs.
Date: Friday, 24 April 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Dr. Maureen O’Hara, Robert W. Purcell Professorship of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of BusinessInnovation and Informed Trading: Evidence from Industry ETFs
Related Work:
CFA Institute Research Foundation brief: ETFs and Systemic Risks
The Active World of Passive Investing
Topic: Whither Financial Globalization? Some Reflections on how COVID-19 Might Shape Global Capital MarketsAndrew Karolyi, the Harold Bierman, Jr. Distinguished Professor at Cornell's S. C. Johnson College of Business and recognized thought leader in the area of financial globalization, will explore where global capital markets might be headed as a result of COVID-19. Based on his prior published papers and also very recent work in progress, he will identify vital questions for future research and provide some insight into what we might expect to see happening as the pandemic recedes.
Date: Friday, 17 April 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Karolyi, Harold Bierman, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Topic: The Economic and Financial Implications of COVID-19Date: Friday, 3 April 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Dr. Campbell Harvey, Partner and Senior Advisor, Research Affiliates, Professor of Finance, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University
Topic: Disrupting Personal Finance with Robo Advisors
Date: Friday, 1 October 2021
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EDT
In partnership with FMA International, the Mayo Center for Asset Management invites you to join us for an upcoming session of our Virtual Seminar Series. This session will explore the promises and pitfalls of robo-advising. The FinTech revolution has brought with it many advances in asset management, including the area of dispensing personal financial advice without the interaction of human advisors. Our guest speaker will examine the uptake of this burgeoning tool and assess its impact on financial decision-making by investors – both the good and the bad. The Zoom link will be distributed to all registrants prior to the session. Presented through Zoom, Friday 1 October 2021 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.
Speaker:
Alberto Rossi, Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of Finance, Director of the AI, Technology and Future of Work Initiative, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
Moderator:
Pedro Matos, John G. Macfarlane Family Chair and Professor of Business Administration, Academic Director of Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Topic: SPACs
Date: Friday, 7 May 2021
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EDT
The Mayo Center for Asset Management invites you to join us for the next session of our Virtual Seminar Series. Over the past year, we have witnessed a boom in Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). However, understanding the returns to SPAC investors has been complex as returns have varied greatly for sponsors and investors. In this session, we seek a deeper understanding of why certain companies go public via a SPAC merger despite their high costs by identifying the economic roles of SPAC sponsors and investors. We will be joined by Professor Ritter, also known as "Mr. IPO" for his work on initial public offerings. His recent research on SPACs has been heavily cited by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and other major publications. Presented through Zoom, Friday 7 May 2021 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.
Speaker:
Jay R. Ritter, Cordell Eminent Scholar, Eugene Brigham Dept. of Finance, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida
Moderators:
Susan Chaplinsky, Tipton R. Snavely Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Pedro Matos, John G. Macfarlane Family Chair and Professor of Business Administration, Academic Director of Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Topic: How the Rise of Retail Trading Impacts Markets and Investors
Date: Friday, 16 April 2021
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EDT
The Mayo Center for Asset Management invites you to join us for the upcoming session of our Virtual Seminar Series. Over the past year, we have witnessed the rise of a retail army whereby amateur traders have been transforming markets in ways never seen before. In this session, we gain an expert view into what has been the impact of this rapid increase in retail traders and how they have been influencing the markets, in both positive and negative ways. We will discuss what the future may hold in store for markets and investors. Presented through Zoom, Friday 16 April 2021 at 1-2 p.m. EDT. The Zoom Link will be distributed to all registrants prior to the session.
Speaker:
Michael Piwowar, Executive Director, Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets and Former Commissioner (and Acting Chairman) at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Moderator:
Prof. Marc Lipson, Robert F. Vandell Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business
Topic: Deglobalization: The Threat to Financial Markets, Political Stability, the Rise of International Tensions - and What Should be Done About it
Date: Thursday, 4 March 2021
Time: 2 p.m.−3 p.m. EDT
In partnership with the UVA Darden School of Business' Leadership Speaker Series, the Mayo Center for Asset Management at the Darden School of Business invites you to join us for a special session of our Virtual Seminar Series. Presented through Zoom, Mayo Center Academic Director Prof. Pedro Matos hosts an intimate fireside chat with Paul Schott Stevens, former President and CEO of the Investment Company Institute.
Topic: Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System
Date: Friday, 5 February 2021
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Panelists
Rostin Behnam
Acting Chairman
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Dan Scarbrough
Founder, President and Chief Operating Officer
IncubEx
Moderator
Athena Eastwood
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Adjunct Professor, UVA School of Law
Topic: Economic Forecast: The Path Forward for the Economy and Markets
Professor Alan Beckenstein and economist Nick Sargen present a forecast of where the economy and global capital markets might be headed in the coming year.
Date: Thursday, 28 January 2021
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Topic: Responsible investing: What Is It, Does It Work, and How To Do It?
Date: Friday, 6 November 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School, and author of Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver both Purpose and Profit
Topic: Can the Market Multiply and Divide? Non-Proportional Thinking in Financial Markets
Date: Friday, 15 May 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Kelly Shue, Professor of Finance School of Management and Department of Economics, Yale University
Can the Market Multiply and Divide? Non-Proportional Thinking in Financial Markets
Topic: Quantitative Investing: Insights from Covid-19
Date: Friday, 8 May 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Marcos Lopez de Prado, Chief Investment Officer of True Positive Technologies (TPT) and a professor of practice at Cornell University’s School of Engineering
Three Quant Lessons from COVID-19
Topic: THE ESG FRONTIER
Date: Friday, 1 May 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Lasse Pedersen, Professor of Finance at Copenhagen Business School, Principal at AQR Capital Management, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Responsible Investing: The ESG-Efficient Frontier
Topic: Exchange-Traded Funds, Innovation, and Informed Trading
Maureen O’Hara, the Robert W. Purcell Professor of Finance and Professor of Economics at Cornell University and recognized thought leader in the areas of market structure, trading and liquidity, will present her paper “Innovation and informed trading: Evidence from industry ETFs” with Shiyang Huang and Zhuo Zhong. She will also address questions regarding the functioning of ETFs and their underlying liquidity provision mechanism in current markets and identify vital questions for future research on ETFs.
Date: Friday, 24 April 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Dr. Maureen O’Hara, Robert W. Purcell Professorship of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Innovation and Informed Trading: Evidence from Industry ETFs
Related Work:
CFA Institute Research Foundation brief: ETFs and Systemic Risks
The Active World of Passive Investing
Topic: Whither Financial Globalization? Some Reflections on how COVID-19 Might Shape Global Capital Markets
Andrew Karolyi, the Harold Bierman, Jr. Distinguished Professor at Cornell's S. C. Johnson College of Business and recognized thought leader in the area of financial globalization, will explore where global capital markets might be headed as a result of COVID-19. Based on his prior published papers and also very recent work in progress, he will identify vital questions for future research and provide some insight into what we might expect to see happening as the pandemic recedes.
Date: Friday, 17 April 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Karolyi, Harold Bierman, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Topic: The Economic and Financial Implications of COVID-19
Date: Friday, 3 April 2020
Time: 1 p.m.−2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Dr. Campbell Harvey, Partner and Senior Advisor, Research Affiliates, Professor of Finance, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University