18.12.2009
Personalia
We congratulate the member of our CFR Research Team, Michaela Bär, for obtaining her Doctorate. Michaela Bär wrote her thesis on „Gemeinsam statt einsam? Teammanagement bei Investmentfonds“.

15.10.2009
CFR Working Paper Accepted for Publication
The CFR Working Paper No. 09-07 "The information content of implied volatilities and model - free volatility expectations: Evidence from options written on individual stocks" by Pradeep Yadav (with Stephen J. Taylor and Yuanyuan Zhang) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Banking and Finance.

05.10.2009
CFR Working Paper Accepted for Publication
The CFR Working Paper No. 08-06 "Sooner or Later: Delays in Trade Reporting by Corporate Insiders" by Erik Theissen and André Betzer has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting.

01.10.2009
New Member of the CFR Research Team
We are proud to welcome Monika Trapp at the CFR. Her research focuses on topics in credit, liquidity and systemic risk.

21.09.2009
CFR Working Paper Accepted for Publication
The CFR Working Paper No. 07-03 "The Early News Catches the Attention: On the Relative Price Impact of Similar Economic Indicators" by Dieter Hess and Alexandra Niessen has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Futures Markets.

19.09.2009
CFR Working Paper Accepted for Publication
The CFR Working Paper No. 07-01 "CAPM und erwartete Renditen: Eine Untersuchung auf Basis der Erwartung von Marktteilnehmern" by Alexander Kempf and Meike Hagemeister has been accepted for publication in "Die Betriebswirtschaft".

31.08.2009
CFR Research Seminar programme online
The programme of the CFR Research Seminar is now online on the homepage of the CFR. At the CFR Research Seminar national and international academics present their findings.

23.07.2009
New CFR Member
We are proud to welcome our new member on the Advisory Body of the CFR Mr. Dietrich Voigtländer (WestLB AG).

10.07.2009
Personalia
We congratulate the member of our CFR Research Team, Stefan Ruenzi, for obtaining his Habilitation. Stefan Ruenzi wrote his thesis on "Essays on Investor Behavior and Determinants of Firm Performance".

09.07.2009
New CFR Member
We are proud to welcome our new member on the Advisory Body of the CFR Mr. Norbert Matysik (Deutsche Bundesbank).

06.07.2009
CFR Working Paper Accepted for Publication
The CFR Working Paper No. 04-08 "Operating performance changes associated with corporate mergers and the role of corporate governance" by CFR Research team member Pradeep Yadav (jointly with Nicholas F. Carline, Scott C. Linn) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Banking and Finance.

02.07.2009
CFR Working Paper Accepted for Publication
The CFR Working Paper No. 09-05 "Commonalities in the Order Book" by CFR Research team member Joachim Grammig (jointly with Héléna Beltran-Lopez, Pierre Giot) has been accepted for publication in the "Financial Markets and Portfolio Management".

01.07.2009
Personalia
We congratulate the member of our CFR Research Team, Alexandra Niessen, for obtaining her Doctorate. Alexandra Niessen wrote her thesis on "The Price Impact of Macroeconomic News on Capital Markets".

28.06.2009
CFR Working Paper Accepted for Publication
The CFR Working Paper No. 09-02 "Long-Horizon Consumption Risk and the Cross-Section Of Returns: New Tests and International Evidence" by CFR Research team member Joachim Grammig (jointly with Andreas Schrimpf, Michael Schuppli) has been accepted for publication in the European Journal of Finance.

24.06.2009
Personalia
We congratulate the member of our CFR Research Team, Meike Hagemeister, for obtaining her Doctorate.

10.06.2009
CFR Working Paper Accepted for Publication
The CFR Working Paper No. 07-15 "Political Connectedness and Firm Performance - Evidence from Germany" by CFR Research team members Alexandra Niessen and Stefan Ruenzi has been accepted for publication in the German Economic Review.

08.06.2009
CFR Student Group Event on June 15th
The CFR Student Group and Postbank AG have the pleasure to invite you to the case study "Fusion von vier europäischen Banken zu einer Weltbank" on June 15th between 9 am and 6 pm. The event will take place in auditorium B III, university libary, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne.

06.06.2009
CFR Working Paper Accepted for Publication
The CFR Working Paper No. 07-05 "Asset Pricing with a Reference Level of Consumption: New Evidence from the Cross-Section of Stock Returns" by CFR Research team member Joachim Grammig (jointly with Andreas Schrimpf) has been accepted for publication in the Review of Financial Economics.

28.05.2009
CFR Student Group Event on June 8th
The CFR Student Group and AmpegaGerling have the pleasure to invite you to the presentation on "Credit Default Swaps - Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Einsatzmöglichkeiten im Investmentsfondsmanagement" on June 8th at 7pm. The event will take place in room 610 A, University of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne. After the presentation you will have the opportunity to inform yourself about a possible career and work placements at AmpegaGerling.

25.05.2009
CFR Student Group Event on May 28th
The CFR Student Group and Lazard & Co. GmbH have the pleasure to invite you to the presentation on "Öffentliche Übernahme von Ciba durch BASF" on May 28th at 7pm. The event will take place in the Restaurant Vintage, Hahnenstraße 37, 50667 Köln. After the presentation you will have the opportunity to inform yourself about a possible career and work placements at Lazard & Co. GmbH.

28.04.2009
CFR Student Group Event on May 4th

The CFR Student Group and KPMG have the pleasure to invite you to the presentation on "Matroschka - Prüfung des Risikomanagements bei Kreditinstituten" on May 4th at 7pm. The event will take place in room 64, University of Cologne. The room is next to Prof. Dr. Tempelmeier's office, University of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne. After the presentation you will have the opportunity to inform yourself about a possible career and work placements at KPMG.

24.04.2009
CFR Working Paper Accepted for Publication
The CFR Working Paper No. 06-02 "False Discoveries in Mutual Fund Performance: Measuring Luck in Estimated Alphas" by CFR Research team member Russ Wermers (jointly with L. Barras and O. Scaillet) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Finance.

20.04.2009
CFR Student Group event on April 27th
The CFR Student Group and Postbank AG have the pleasure to invite you to the presentation on "Geschäftsberichterstellung in der Praxis" on April 27th at 7pm. The event will take place in the Repetitorium Hemmer, Zülpicher Str. 58, 50674 Cologne (1st Floor). After the presentation you will have the opportunity to inform yourself about a possible career and work placements at Postbank AG.

18.03.2009
Program of the CFR Research Workshop 2009
The program of the CFR Research Workshop 2009 is now online on the homepage of the CFR. The Workshop will take place on April 20th 2009 at Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA.
You can find the program here.

05.02.2009
Impressions of the 7th Cologne Colloquium on Financial Markets online
The pictures of the 8th Cologne Colloquium on Financial Markets "Asset Management" are now available on the CFR homepage.

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Responsible for content in the sense of § 18 para. 2 MStV:
Dr. Alexander Pütz
Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln
puetz@cfr-cologne.de