Ivana Raonic

Ivana joined Cass in 2004. She received her Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance from the University of Wales. Before joining Cass, she has previously worked at the University of Siena and, before that, for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Her research interests include international accounting, empirical financial accounting research, corporate governance and financial disclosure. Ivana has published in some major journals such as the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Abacus and European Accounting Review. Her teaching experience includes Financial Statement Reporting and Analysis, Equity Investments and Valuation, Security Analysis.

Qualifications

PhD Accounting and Finance (Wales), MSc Finance (Brunel) and BA Economics (Belgrade).

Visiting Appointments

• Visiting Lecturer, EDHEC Business School, Nice, Jan 2007 – present
• Visiting Lecturer, University of Belgrade, Oct 2005 – present

Memberships of Professional Organisations

Affiliated Member, Methodological and Empirical Advances in Financial Analysis Network (MEAFA), Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Sydney, Australia, Jun 2007 – present

Expertise

Primary Topics

• Accounting
• Asset Valuation
• Capital Markets
• Corporate Governance
• Financial Accounting

Additional Topics

• Corporate Finance
• Financial Economics

Geographic Areas

Americas - North Europe

Research Topics

• Covenant-light debt contracts and the role of accounting
• Debt contracting and financial distress
• Fresh Start Accounting and the role of hedge funds
• Analysts' strategic role in using accruals
• Forecast versus earnings management in single and multi segment firms

Journal Articles (9)

• Gietzmann, M. and Raonic, I. (2014). Thinly Traded Growth Stocks: A Joint Examination of Transparency in Communication and the Trading Platform. European Accounting Review, 23(2), pp. 257–289. doi:10.1080/09638180.2013.768802.
• Raonic, I. and Isidro, H. (2012). Firm Incentives, Institutional Complexity and the Quality of “Harmonized” Accounting Numbers. The International Journal of Accounting, 47(4), pp. 407–436. doi:10.1016/j.intacc.2012.10.007.
• Dargenidou, C., McLeay, S. and Raonic, I. (2011). Accruals, disclosure and the pricing of future earnings in the European market. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 38(5-6), pp. 473–504. doi:10.1111/j.1468-5957.2011.02245.x.
• Dargenidou, C., McLeay, S.J. and Raonic, I. (2011). Transparency, Disclosure and the Pricing of Future Earnings in the European Market. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting .
• Espinosa, M., Gietzmann, M. and Raonic, I. (2009). US institutional investors response to the news flow of intangibles intensive European stocks: A study of European Biotech and Pharma stocks. European Accounting Review, 18(1), pp. 63–92. doi:10.1080/09638180802481581.
• Di Pietra, R., Grambovas, C.A., Raonic, I. and Riccaboni, A. (2008). The effects of board size and ‘busy’ directors on the market value of Italian companies. Journal of Management & Governance, 12(1), pp. 73–91. doi:10.1007/s10997-008-9044-y.
• Dargenidou, C., McLeay, S. and Raonic, I. (2007). Ownership, investor protection and earnings expectations. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 34(1-2), pp. 247–268. doi:10.1111/j.1468-5957.2006.00663.x.
• Dargenidou, C., McLeay, S. and Raonic, I. (2006). Expected earnings growth and the cost of capital: an analysis of accounting regime change in the European financial market. Abacus, 42(3-4), pp. 388–414. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6281.2006.00207.x.
• Raonic, I., McLeay, S. and Asimakopoulos, I. (2004). The timeliness of income recognition by European companies: An analysis of institutional and market complexity. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 31(1-2), pp. 115–148. doi:10.1111/j.0306-686X.2004.00004.x.

Course Directorship

• 2009 - 2009, International Accounting and Finance, Director

Editorial Activities (5)

• Accounting Business Research, Editorial Board Member, May 2017 – present.
• European Accounting Review, Referee, 2010 – present.
• Accounting and Business Research, Referee, 2007 – present.
• Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Referee, 2006 – present.
• Journal of Management and Governance, Referee, 2006 – present.