*This paper session will be immediately followed by divisional meeting*  Machine-Learning Based Bankruptcy Prediction: The Role of External Audits and Financial ConstraintsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Hyunjun Song (Yonsei University), Dojoon Park (Yonsei University), Zoonky Lee (Yonsei University) & Yong Joo Kang (Thompson Rivers University) Data Analytics and AI: St...

Chair/Président: Gloria Tian (University of Lethbridge) Discussant/Discutant: Ahmed Marhfor (UQAT), Ali Rouhghalandari (Concordia University) & Erin Oldford (Memorial University of Newfoundland) Stakeholder Orientation and Investment Efficiency: Assessing the Role of Intangible InvestmentsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Ahmed Marhfor (UQAT), Jose Linares Zegarra (University of Essex) & Kais Bouslah (Univers...

Presentation: Forecasting stock return distributions using mixture models Summary:This presentation will provide examples of theory-informed mixture models which can improve forecasts, providing better bases for decisions. Models (whether cognitive or statistical) are increasingly important for separating signals from noise. It is important to model higher-order moments of distributions and their interdependence rather than mode...

Chair/Président: Yi Feng (Toronto Metropolitan University)  Discussant/Discutant: Ebenezer Asem, ARASH FAIZABAD (Universite de Sherbrooke) & Lawrence Kryzanowski (Concordia University) The Relationship Between Cost of Equity and ESG: The Effect of COVID-19Author(s)/Auteur(s): Ebenezer Asem (University of Lethbridge Dhillon School of Business), Ruijie Fan (University of Lethbridge Dhillon School of Busi...

Chair/Président: Ahmed Marhfor (UQAT) Discussant/Discutant: Hamdi Ben Nasr, Vijay Vishwakarma (St Francis Xavier University Gerald Schwartz School of Business) & Laleh Samarbakhsh (Ryerson University)   Carbon Risk and Trade CreditAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Hamdi Ben Nasr (Qatar University), Shadin El Masri (Qatar University), Abdullah Al Masum (Johnson C Smith University) & Zeineb Ouni (Univ...

* The presentation is followed by a quick divisional meeting and divisional diner.  Chair/Président: Ibrahima I I Diallo (Universite de Sherbrooke)  Discussant/Discutant: Leonor Perez (Universidad Santo Tomas), Alexandre Savoie-Comeau (Universite de Moncton) & Samaneh Mohebalizadeh (The University of Memphis Fogelman College ...

 Division ChairLaleh Samarbakhshlsamarbakhsh@torontomu.caDivisional Co-EditorYi Fengyi.feng@torontomu.caDivisional Co-EditorTashfeen Hussainthussain@mtroyal.caProgram Co-CoordinatorCarene Bouchercarene.boucher@torontomu.caProgram Co-CoordinatorSamir Saadis.saadi@psbedu.paris

Chair/Président: ARASH FAIZABAD (Universite de Sherbrooke)Discussant/Discutant: Olivier Mesly (ICN Business School), Ibrahima I I Diallo (Universite de Sherbrooke) & Ayokounle Nazif OROU ZIME (Universtity of Sherbrooke)   Bien-être Financier des Employés: Effets des Aspects Psychologiques et Comportements Financiers des EmployésAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Ibrahima I I Diallo (Universite de Sherbrooke), Cl...