Mark Humphery-Jenner

Forthcoming and published papers

• Humphery-Jenner, M. (in press). Takeover Defences as Drivers of Innovation and Value-Creation. Strategic Management Journal.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. (in press). Foreign VCs and the Internationalization of Entrepreneurial Companies: Evidence from China. Journal of International Business Studies.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. (in press). Strong Financial Laws Without Strong Enforcement: Is Good Law Always Better than No Law?. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies.
• Humphery-Jenner, M.L. (in press) Diversification in Private Equity Funds: On Knowledge-Sharing, Risk-Aversion and Limited-Attention. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
• Humphery-Jenner, M., & Suchard, J. A. (2013). Foreign VCs and Venture Success: Evidence from China. Journal of Corporate Finance, 21, 16-35.
• Dutt, T., & Humphery-Jenner, M. (2013). Stock Return Volatility, Operating Performance and Stock Returns: International evidence on drivers of the 'low volatility' anomaly. Journal of Banking and Finance, 35, 999-1017.
• Harford, J., Humphery-Jenner, M. L., & Powell, R. G. (2012). The Sources of Value Destruction in Acquisitions by Entrenched Managers. Journal of Financial Economics, 106, 247-261.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2012). Private Equity Fund Size, Investment Size, and Returns: Why Do Large Private Equity Funds Earn Lower Returns? Review of Finance, 16, 799-835.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2012). The Governance and Performance of Chinese Companies Listed Abroad: An Analysis of China’s Merits Review Approach to Oversea Listings. Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 12, 333-365.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2012). The impact of the EU takeover directive on takeover performance and empire building. Journal of Corporate Finance, 18, 254-272.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2012). Internal and External Discipline Following Securities Class Actions. Journal of Financial Intermediation, 21, 151-179.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L., & Powell, R. G. (2011). Firm size, takeover profitability, and the effectiveness of the market for corporate control: Does the absence of anti-takeover provisions make a difference? Journal of Corporate Finance, 17, 418-437.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2011). Optimal VWAP Trading Under Noisy Conditions. Journal of Banking and Finance, 35, 2319-2329.

Book Chapters

• Humphery-Jenner, M. & Wu, E. (2013). Trading Costs and Execution Strategies in Emerging Markets. In H. Kimayz & K. Baker (Eds.), Market Microstructure in Emerging and Developed Markets, Forthcoming.

Conference Presentations

• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2013). Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference (3 papers); Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS) Meeting, China International Conference on Finance (CICF).
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2012). Argentum Center for Private Equity Symposium; Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting; Australasian Finance and Banking Conference; Bachelier Finance Society World Conference; Deakin Finance Colloquium; FMA Asian Meeting; FMA Annual meeting; FMA European Meeting; Workshop on Venture Capital and Private Equity in the Asia Pacific.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2011). Australasian Finance and Banking Conference ; AVCAL Research Roundtable ; Conference on Empirical Legal Studies; EMG Conference on Emerging Markets; European Finance Association Annual Meeting; FMA Annual meeting (two papers); FMA Asian Meeting ; Workshop on Venture Capital and Private Equity in the Asia Pacific.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2010). AFFI/Eurofidai Paris Meetings; American Law and Economics Association Annual Meeting; Australasian Finance and Banking Conference; Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (two papers)
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2009). Australasian Finance and Banking Conference held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2007). Australasian Finance and Banking Conference held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney.
• Humphery-Jenner, M. L. (2006). National Honours Colloquium held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney. 

• Corporate finance
• Venture capital and private equity
• Law

Prizes and awards

• Best Paper Prize: Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference (2013)
• Centre for International Finance and Regulation "Project: The Regulation and Impact of Non Traditional Rights Issues and Placements in Australia" (2013)
• AVCAL Private Equity & Venture Capital Research Prize (2012)
• Australian Postgraduate Award (2009-2012)
• UNSW Research Excellence Award (2009-2012)
• PRSS Travel Grant (2012)
• Best Paper Prize: Finance and Corporate Governance Conference (2011)
• AFA Travel Grant (2011)
• Empirical Legal Studies Travel Grant (2010)
• Dean's Award for Service (2010)
• Dean's Award for Academic Excellence (2008)
• CFA Scholarship (2008)
• Warwick Negus Scholarship (2006)
• UNSW Honours Scholarship (2006)
• Allens Arthur Robinson Prize (2005)
• NSW Bar Association Prize (2005)