Financial Globalisation and Sustainable Finance: Implications for Policy and Practice

Conference & Special Edition of the Journal of Banking and Finance

Cape Town, South Africa, May 29-31, 2013

The European Centre for Corporate Engagement (ECCE) at the Maastricht University and the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) are very pleased to invite you to submit papers to their joint conference on Financial Globalisation and Sustainable Finance: Implications for Policy and Practice. The Journal of Banking and Finance will devote a special edition to this conference.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
William L. Megginson (University of Oklahoma)
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Narjess Boubakri (American University of Sharjah, UAE), Gordon Clark (Oxford University, UK), Ian Cooper (London Business School, UK), Stefano Gatti (Bocconi University, Italy), Ralph de Haas (EBRD), Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham University, USA), Jie Gan (Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China), Ricardo Leal (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), John Luiz (University of Cape Town, South Africa), Ron Masulis (University of New South Wales, Australia), Camelia Minoiu (IMF), Leonce Ndikumana (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA), Kingsley Obiora (IMF), Sebastian Pouget (University Toulouse 1, France), Annette Poulsen (University of Georgia, USA), Meijun Qian (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Harald Sander (Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany), Krishnamurthy Subramanian (Indian School of Business, India), Nicola Viegi (University of Pretoria, South Africa)

BACKGROUND: The on-going challenges of managing the consequences of the global financial crisis have generated much academic and policy debate. The academic community is just beginning to understand the lessons from this crisis. Of major concern is the stability of the financial system: In the medium to long run, a financial system is only sustainable when it is stable. At the same time, concerns over the impact of financial institutions' actions lead to the question of how important a stable financial system is for sustainability in finance.

TOPICS: In this conference, we aim to bring together researchers to present and discuss their evidence and conclusions on financial stability and sustainable finance. The intention is to investigate (the links between) financial stability and sustainable finance from various perspectives, with research based in macro-, micro- and institutional economics as well as corporate finance and financial markets. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Financial policy and regulation
- Macro-economic policies in the global economy
- The role of finance in economic growth and development
- International capital flows and foreign direct investment
- The role of development finance institutions and instruments
- The role of engagement
- Corporate governance and the role of institutional investors

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Interested authors should electronically submit either a completed paper or an extended, detailed abstract by 15 January 2013 via the conference website at http://www.ecce-usb-conference2013.org

SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUE: A special issue of the Journal of Banking and Finance (JBF) on the conference theme will be published under the guest editorship of Meshach Aziakpono, Rob Bauer and Stefanie Kleimeier. Papers submitted for this special issue will undergo the normal journal review process and the journal's usual submission fee will apply. Authors whose papers are accepted for presentation at the conference are encouraged to submit their papers for the JBF special issue. Additional details for the submission procedure will be provided later.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for Paper Submission: January 15, 2013
Notification of Acceptance by: February 28, 2013
Authors' Registration Deadline (for inclusion in the Conference Programme): March 15, 2013
Early Registration Deadline: March 15, 2013
Conference Dates: May 29-31, 2013

ORGANIZATIONAL DETAILS: The organizing committee consists of Stefanie Kleimeier (Maastricht University & ECCE), Rob Bauer (Maastricht University & ECCE), Meshach Aziakpono (University of Stellenbosch Business School), Sylvanus Ikhide (University of Stellenbosch Business School)

The conference will be held at the University of Stellenbosch Business School. Accommodations are available on campus and there are various hotels in the Bellville area. During the conference, a bus shuttle service between selected conference hotels and the campus will be provided. Participants are expected to arrive on Wednesday, May 29 for the opening reception. The presentations will begin on Thursday morning, May 30 and end in the afternoon of the following day. A conference dinner featuring traditional South African cuisine will be held on Thursday evening.

There will be parallel sessions with 15 minutes allocated to the presenter, 10 minutes to the discussant and 5 minutes for general discussion. Presenters are requested to serve as discussants for papers in their field of expertise. People not intending to present a paper but willing to act as discussants or chairpersons are welcome to attend the conference.

FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information and updates please go to http://www.ecce-usb-conference2013.org or contact Els van Aernsbergen, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, e.vanaernsbergen@maastrichtuniversity.nl

EXPENSES: There is no paper submission fee for the conferences. A conference fee of Euro 300 applies to all presenters and discussants.