Time: 10:00, April 21, 2014 (Monday)

Venue: Room 303, Starr Building

Moderator: Dr. Yan Luo　 Department of Finance, School of Management, Fudan University　

Topic: Firm Ownership, Institutional Environment, and IPO Underpricing: Evidence from China

Speaker: Prof. Wilson H.S. Tong, Professor of Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Profile of the speaker: Professor Wilson Tong is Professor of Finance of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His primary research interests include privatization, China market, Asian markets, and return anomalies.

Professor Tong has published numerous research articles in top finance journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Financial Management, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Journal of International Money and Finance. He serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Economics and Business and as ad hoc reviewer for prestigious journals like Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and Review of Financial Studies. He is also a panel reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Professor Tong is recipient of various research grants and awards including the Competitive Earmarked Research Grant of the Hong Kong Research Grants Council and the Outstanding Faculty Research Award of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.