Math Finance Seminar Series

2024 MAFI SeminarS

The Changing Role of Bank Branching featuring Philip E. Strahan, Collins Chair in Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College

The Changing Role of Bank Branching

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | 3:30-5:15 p.m.

Speaker: Philip E. Strahan, Collins Chair in Finance, Carroll School of Management at Boston College

Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, Room 1104
320 E 9th St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Banks’ physical presence in local markets has traditionally been crucial both for their ability to raise deposits and support the payments system, as well as to supply credit and liquidity to customers. As such, regulation and deregulation of banks’ ability to extend their branch networks had large effects on credit supply, entrepreneurial outcomes, and economic growth. Moreover, banks’ ability to respond effectively to local shocks was mediated by the location and scope of their branch networks.

The critical role of branches, however, is being challenged by the advent of information technologies ("Fintech") which exploit modern telecommunications to supply both payments and credit services outside the traditional banking system. These changes have the potential to affect bank competitive behavior, financial stability, and the transmission of monetary policy, posing significant challenges for regulators and policy makers.

Dr. Philip E. Strahan, Collins Professor of Finance, Boston College, Carroll School of Management, will discuss new research which has begun to develop these implications, although many uncertainties remain.

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Empirical Applications of Valuation and Risk Management Models featuring Michael Pagano, The Robert J. and Mary Ellen Darretta Endowed Chair in Finance at Villanova

Empirical Applications of Valuation and Risk Management Models

Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 3:30-5:15 p.m.

Speaker: Michael Pagano, The Robert J. and Mary Ellen Darretta Endowed Chair in Finance at Villanova University

Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, Room 1104
320 E 9th St, Charlotte, NC 28202

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Past events

Guest Speaker: Dr. Zhenyu Wang, Professor of Business Finance and Edward E. Edwards Professor at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, and former head of Financial Intermediation Function at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 
Guest Speaker: Renren Dong, Director, Senior Trader at Bank of America
Guest Speaker: Dr. Steven Clark, Associate Professor of Finance.
Panelists: Danielle Avery, AVP, Sr. Data Technology Analyst, Bank of America; Jacob Etringer, Quantitative Analytics Co-Op Associate, Wells Fargo; Katrina Hartley, AMD Engineer, Goldman Sachs; Peter Trzil, Risk Analytics Sr. Specialist, Charles Schwab
Guest Speaker: Jane Wu '07, M.S. in Mathematical Finance, recipient of the 2020 Belk College Outstanding Young Alumna Award and President of Panorama Holdings, LLC.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Guofu Zhou, Frederick Bierman and James E. Spears Professor of Finance at Olin Business School (OBS)
Guest Speaker: Jonathan Wu, Managing Director Area Head of Corporate Market Risk Oversight of Rates, Wells Fargo Bank; Presentation
Guest Speaker: Dr. Tao Pang, Associate Professor & Director of Financial Mathematics Program, Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University
Guest Speaker: Professor David X. Li, Professor of Finance, Faculty Co-director of Master of Finance at Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Associate Director of Chinese Academy of Financial Research (CAFR) at Shanghai Jiaotong University
Guest Speaker: Dr. Keith A. Heyen, Managing Director, Market Risk Analytics Credit & Market Risk Management, Wells Fargo

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