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Carene Boucher

Ms.

Assistant Professor of Finance
Toronto Metropolitan University
TRSM
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Sessions in which Carene Boucher attends

quarta-feira 31 maio, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30
8:30 - 9:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
Divisional sessionfinance

sábado 1 junho, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
17:30
17:30 - 19:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
Conference wide

Meet us in the Agora and enjoy some delicious foods and drinks, enjoy the view of Montreal on the adjacent terasse and mingle with all ASAC participants!

domingo 2 junho, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00 - 10:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

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...

10:30
10:30 - 11:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
FINDivisional speakerConference widefinanceSimultaneous translation

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...

13:00
13:00 - 14:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFINAwards

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...

14:30
14:30 - 15:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

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...

16:00
16:00 - 17:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

* 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 ...

17:15
17:15 - 18:30 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFINDivisional meeting

 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

segunda-feira 3 junho, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00 - 10:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFINHYBRID

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...

12:00
12:00 - 13:00 | 1 hour
AwardsConference wide

Join us for a special lunchtime event where we will be handing out awards to our distinguished presenters! 

13:00
13:00 - 15:45 | 2 hours 45 minutes
Conference wideSimultaneous translation

Finalists for the Abridged Pitch Competition have 180 seconds to pitch their work for a chance at a grand prize — $5,000 for five best paper finalists and $2,500 for three best student paper finalists.  This isn’t your typical academic presentation and finalists won’t be judged on the merits of their research—they've already won an award at the conference, we know they're good. Finalists will be judged based on their ability to tell a captivating story, capture the emo...

sábado 17 maio, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
13:00
13:00 - 14:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Olakunle Ologun (McMaster University)Financial Regulation and Financial Stability: The role of Financial InclusionAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Ebenezer Anarfo (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration)Reemergence of the Social from Public to Social EnterprisesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Richard Bozec (University of Ottawa) & Mohamed Dia (Laurentian University)Navigating the Cost of Sustainability: ESG Practic...

14:30
14:30 - 15:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Tashfeen Hussain (Mount Royal University Bissett School of Business)On Short Sellers and Financial Covenant ViolationsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Sukesh Patro (Grand Valley State University) & Lu Zhang (Toronto Metropolitan University)ESG and the Cost of Capital: Insights from an AI-Assisted Systematic Literature ReviewAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Ebenezer Asem (University of Lethbridge), Ruijie Fan (University of Lethbridge) & Gl...

16:00
16:00 - 17:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
Divisional speakerfinanceFINVIRTUALHYBRIDhybrid session

ABSTRACT:Despite the existence of many different financial service providers, some consumers remain underserved and have limited access to funds or financial products. In some cases, access is limited by an individual’s financial history while in others it can be negatively impacted by their own confidence in their ability to navigate financial service firms. Technology has frequently been suggested as a possible solution to improving financial inclusion and while it brings distinct ad...

17:30
17:30 - 19:30 | 2 hours

Please join us for an evening social including food and beverages to welcome you to ASAC 2025!  Thank you to our sponsors:  University of Regina, Hill | Levene Schools of BusinessMount Royal University, Faculty of Business, Communications Studies and Aviation 

Sponsored by:

domingo 18 maio, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30
8:30 - 9:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Yi Feng (Toronto Metropolitan University)The Role of Shareholder Activism and Media Coverage in Shaping ESG PerformanceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Apel Mahmood Rifat (Queen's University), Lynnette Purda (Queen's University) & Tashfeen Hussain (Mount Royal University Bissett School of Business)Competition, Common Ownership and Environmental DisclosureAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Dimitri Hadjistavropoulos (Queen's University Smith Schoo...

10:00
10:00 - 11:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Lu Zhang (Toronto Metropolitan University)  BEST PAPER/MEILLEURE COMMUNICATION Leadership Structure and Strategic Change: The Case of Incomplete Corporate SpinoffsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Azadeh Babaghaderi (University of Windsor) & Sam Kolahgar (University of Prince Edward Island) Debt capital access procedures for small and medium-sized enterprises in a dev...

11:30
11:30 - 12:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Vijay Vishwakarma (St Francis Xavier University Gerald Schwartz School of Business)A Topological Perspective on Borsa Istanbul After the Earthquake: Seismic Shocks and Financial SystemsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Lutfun Nahar (Lutfun Nahar)Stock Market Responses to the Brexit Referendum: Industry Level Evidence from the UK.Author(s)/Auteur(s): Sergiy Rakhmayil (Toronto Metropolitan University) & Asha Rani (Toronto Metropolitan...

12:45
12:45 - 14:15 | 1 hour 30 minutes
Conference wide

All attendees are invited for this sit down hot lunch indigenous buffet, sponsored by the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, during which we will announce the award recipients for this year's conference.     

Sponsored by:
14:15
14:15 - 16:30 | 2 hours 15 minutes
Conference wide

Generously sponsored by the Dalhousie University, Faculty of Management, please join us for the Spark Tank Pitch Competition where authors selected for their excellent work will present their research projects in just a few minutes. Find all the details: presentation criteria, contestants topics and...

16:30
16:30 - 17:30 | 1 hour
Informal SocialfinanceFIN

FinanceDivision ChairLaleh Samarbakhsh lsamarbakhsh@torontomu.caToronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)FinanceDivision ChairYi Feng yi.feng@torontomu.caToronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)FinanceDivisional Co-EditorCarene Boucher 

18:00
18:00 - 20:00 | 2 hours

Each division can organize their own gathering, you should reach out to your divisional officers to learn more!