Press Release

The 7th HKU Quarterly Forum on Chinese Economy, hosted by HKU Business School’s Institute of China Economy (ICE), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Alumni Liaison Office of School of Economics of Fudan University, was held on 4 July. The Forum brought together renowned experts and industry leaders to share valuable insights on the stablecoins finance, Asia’s economic landscape and the challenges and opportunities facing China’s economy, as well as the related growth engines of China’s economy and policy directions.

Congratulations to Professors Roni Michaely, Silvina Rubio, and Irene Yi on receiving the Charles River Associates Award for their paper “Voting Rationales.” The paper examines the disclosed rationales behind institutional investors’ voting decisions and whether these disclosures affect board behavior. This award-winning study brings fresh clarity to one of corporate governance’s most important questions.