CFR Research Seminar
At the CFR Research Seminar national and international academics present their findings. Furthermore CFR researchers present the preliminary findings from ongoing research projects for informal discussion.
The seminar takes place via Zoom. Interested academics or practitioners are welcome to attend. If you want to join the seminar, please write an email to Dr. Alexander Puetz (puetz@cfr-cologne.de)
Time Table Winter Term 2026/27
Thur, 29.10.2026, 4.00pm-5.30pm
Hannah Unterberg
Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine
Passive Flows, Active Woes: Passive Investing and the Decline of Active Mutual Fund Alpha
Thur, 26.11.2026, 4.00pm-5.30pm
Laurent Barras
University of Luxembourg
From Funds to Families: Organizational Scale in Value Creation
Thur, 03.12.2026, 4.00pm-5.30pm
Chuck Fang
Drexel University
Target Allocation Funds, Strategic Complementarities, and Cross-Market Fragility
Thur, 14.01.2027, 4.00pm-5.30pm
Alberto Martín-Utrera
Iowa State University
Rethinking Mutual Fund Performance: From Traditional Alpha to Achievable Alpha
