DFI Newsletter December 2023

New DFI Fellows - second half year 2023

Please welcome 

Olesia Verchenko, Aalborg University

Seung Lee, University of Southern Denmark

Marie-Louise Vierø, Aarhus University

Jesper Nydam Wulff, Aarhus University

as new DFI Fellows.

Goodbye to DFI Research Scholars

At the same time, we said goodbye to the following Research Scholars in 2023:

Einar Kjenstad, Aarhus University, as per 31 July 2023

Simon Rother, Copenhagen Business School, as per 31 August 2023

Fabrice Tourre, Copenhagen Business School, as per 31 August 2023

Olga Balakina, Aarhus University, as per 30 September 2023

Awarded Publication Scholarships 2023

In 2023, the Danish Finance Institute has awarded 20 Publication Scholarships:

- 8 level 1 Publication Scholarships

- 12 level 2 Publication Scholarships

We are pleased to inform you that the DFI Board decided to maintain the amounts for level 1 and level 2 Publication Scholarships. The first installments should be available before the end of the year.

To view the awarded Publication Scholarships of 2023, and of previous years, click the link below.  

Next application deadline: June 30, 2024

Applications for DFI Publication Scholarships 2024 should be submitted before June 30, 2024. You can only apply for one Publication Scholarship (level 1 or 2) per year. All applications received after the deadline will be reviewed the following year.

We accept applications for papers that have been accepted for publication or published in the current year or the year before (i.e. 2023 and 2024). Please make sure to include DFI in the acknowledgement statement. You can use the following sentence: 'Support from the Danish Finance Institute (DFI) is gratefully acknowledged', see also comments relating to the Board meeting below. 

Scientific Board Meeting 2023

The DFI Scientific Board had their annual meeting on August 21, 2023, where they discussed and approved the DFI Publication Scholarship applications.

Please find an extract of the latest Scientific Board report below.

DFI Board Meeting 2023

The DFI board held its regular meeting in October 2023, and among other things discussed minor changes of the Principles Program regarding the Publication Scholarships.

It is a precondition for starting to receive the payments that there exits a DOI-link to the journal's published version of the article.   

In particular, the DFI affiliation and acknowledgement stated in articles eligible for Publication Scholarships was discussed. At the time when an article is submitted for a Publication Scholarship, the Research Fellow may not be sure whether the Publication Scholarship will be approved and therefore it may be difficult to acknowledge financial support.  

With effect from January 1, 2024 the following acknowledgement in the article is required:

a)  A Research Scholar may use the following statement: “Support from the Danish Finance Institute (DFI) is gratefully acknowledged”.
 

b) A Research Fellow who does not receive a Research Scholarship from DFI, and where it is uncertain that a Publication Scholarship will be granted, can use the following statement: “NN is affiliated with the Danish Finance Institute which financially supports researchers in finance”. When the application for a publication scholarship is approved, the applicant is recommended, if possible, to have the article updated with the statement mentioned in a).

DFI Annual Conference 2023

The Danish Finance Institute hosted its annual conference on Thursday October 12, 2023 at the University of Copenhagen. Approximately 75 people attended the conference. Thanks to all the Research Fellows who participated in the event.

This year's program covered selected topics within finance including a panel debate: "Does banking regulation already need another overhaul?".

Keynote speaker at the conference was David Yermack from New York University Stern School of Business. In addition, the program featured talks by the DFI Research Fellows Ulf Nielsson, Copenhagen Business School, Yingjie Qi, Copenhagen Business School, Søren Leth-Petersen, University of Copenhagen and Charlotte Christiansen, Aarhus University.

The panel discussion was led by David Lando, Professor at Copenhagen Business School. The participating panelists were Karsten Biltoft, CEO, Finansiel Stabilitet, Kristian Vie Madsen, Deputy Director General at the Danish Financial Authority and Per Grønborg, former equity analyst, now columnist at Økonomisk Ugebrev.

DFI Dissemination Award 2023

Søren Hove Ravn from University of Copenhagen and DFI Fellow, was awarded the DFI Dessemination Award 2023. The award goes to a researcher, who based on financial insight had made a significant contribution to the public debate or has otherwise excelled in dissemination research in finance to a wider audience. The award was presented by Niels Arne Dam, the chairman of the award committee. Søren Hove Ravn receives a monetary award of 50,000 DKK.

You can read more about the motivation for this year's award on Linkeldln news

Please reserve the dates:

DFI Fellows Retreat 2024

May 2-3, 2024, at Sandbjerg Gods, Sønderborg. Registration for the retreat will open early after New Year.

Annual DFI Conference 2024 

October 10, 2024, at Copenhagen Business School.

Merry Christmas!

From DFI, we would like to wish you and your family a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. 😉🎅

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