Bhanu Balasubramnian, Ph.D.

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Education

• Ph.D., The University of Mississippi, University, Finance, 2008.
• M.B.A., The University of Mississippi, University, MS - MBA, 2004.
• B.Sc., The University of Madras, Madras, India Physics, 1981

Biography

Professional & Academic Experience

Academic Experience:

• Instructor, Assistant Professor of Finance, Emporia State University, Emporia  (2008 - Present).

Business Experience:

• Deloitte & Touché LLP, Memphis, TN ( Summer Intern) (2003).
• Manager State Bank of India Group, India  (1981 - 2001).

Professional Experience:

• Program Appearances:
  • Discussant, FMA Annual Meeting, 2006, 2008.
  • Referee, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2009.
  • Referee, Financial Review, 2010.
• Organizational Involvement:
  • Member, Financial Management Association.
  • Member, American Finance Association.
  • Member, Indian Institute of Bankers, India.
  • Member, Program Committee, FMA Annual Meeting, 2009.
  • Member, Program Committee, Southern Finance Association, 2008.

Teaching Interests:

• Corporate Finance, Investments, Institutions and Markets.

Research Interests:

•   Financial Intermediation, Institutions and Markets, Corporate Finance.

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Research Accomplishments

Refereed Journal Articles

• Balasubramnian and Ken B. Cyree, "Market Discipline of Banks: Why are yield spreads on bank-issued subordinated notes and debentures not sensitive to bank risks?," Journal of Banking and Finance, forthcoming.
• Balasubramnian with Kevin Coulson and Tanja Steigner, “A Recipe for Success: How cross-functional projects motivate MBA Students, bring the
  University and local community closer, and keep the AACSB happy,” Journal for Advancement of Marketing Education, forthcoming.

 

Conference Presentations

• "Acquirer Returns, Private Information, and Regulation Fair Disclosure" with Kathleen Fuller and Tanja Steigner
  • Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting , 2010 (Scheduled)
• "Cross-Functional Course Design for the Accelerated MBA Program" with Tanja Steigner and Kevin Coulson
  • Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2010 (Scheduled)
• “The Default Risk Sensitivity and Determinants of Subordinated Debt Yield Spreads” with Ken Cyree
  • The 45th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition by The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2009.
  • Financial Management Association Annual Meeting , 2009
  • Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2009
• “Recipe for Success: How Cross-functional Projects Motivate MBA Students, Bring University and the Local Community Closer, and Keep AACSB Happy", with Tanja Steigner and Kevin Coulson
  • Fall Educators' Conference of the Marketing Management Association, St. Louis, 2009
• “Market Discipline of Banks – Do Short Sellers Monitor Banks?” with Ken Cyree
  • Financial Management Association Annual Meeting , 2008
  • Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2008
• “Why do banks issue trust-preferred securities?” with Ken Cyree
  • Financial Management Association Annual Meeting , 2006

Working Papers:

• Balasubramnian with Ken Cyree, “Market discipline of Banks – Do short sellers monitor banks?”.
• Balasubramnian with Ken Cyree, “Are banks opaque? – Evidence from short sales data” –.
• Balasubramnian with Kathleen Fuller and Tanja Steigner, "Acquirer Returns, Private Information, and Regulation Fair Disclosure".
• Balasubramnian with Ken Cyree, "Why do banks issue trust-preferred securities?".
• Balasubramnian with Ken Cyree, "Is bank-debt inside debt?-Evidence from the Loan-sales and Short-sales data".

Work in  Progress:

• Balasubramnian with Tim Curry and Kevin Broom, “Do short sellers identify weak banks earlier than regulators – Evidence from short interest data”.
• Balasubramnian with Ken Cyree, “Behavior of yield spreads on bank-issued subordinated debt and transparency of bond markets”.
• Balasubramnian with Ken Cyree, “Market Discipline of Banks: Can yield spread of trust-preferred securities help?”.

Awards:

• The Audrey S. Major Fund Award, 2009.
• Graduate School Honors Fellowship, 2004-2008.
• Graduate School Summer Research Grant, 2005, 2008.
• AFA Travel Grant, 2007.
• FMA Travel Grant, 2006.
• Graduate Achievement Award, 2004.
• John Palmer Scholar, 2002 - 2004.
• Government of India Scholarship, 1978 - 1981.
• National Merit Scholarship, 1977.