26th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2013

17 - 19 December 2013, Sydney, Australia

and PhD Forum: 16 December 2013

Website: http://www.banking.unsw.edu.au/afbc

The Institute of Global Finance and the School of Banking & Finance at the Australian School of Business, UNSW, Sydney, would like to invite all academics and practitioners to participate in the 26th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference.

On Monday 16 December 2013, 10 selected doctorate students will present their research and have it discussed by leading members of the finance profession in a one day forum.

Submission Deadlines: Monday 19 August 2013.

SPECIAL ISSUE of The Journal of Banking & Finance on Financial Innovation, Governance and Global Financial Stability

This issue will include selected papers presented at the 26th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference. Authors who are pre-selected will be notified of the appropriate procedure for inclusion.

PRIZES:
BlackRock Research Award - AUD$10,000 will be awarded to the best paper presented on Capital Markets/Funds Management/Mutual Funds.

Sirca Research Prize - AUD$5,000 for the best paper which has used SIRCA Data Use of SIRCA data must be acknowledged in the paper.

BankScope Prize - AUD$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper in Banking. Authors whose institutions subscribe to Bankscope data are eligible.

Zephyr Prize - AUD$2,500 will be awarded for the best Corporate Finance paper. To be eligible for the award the university you attend will have to subscribe to the global M&A deal database, Zephyr by Bureau van Dijk.

Australian Securities Exchange Prize - Awarded to the best paper presented on derivatives/quantitative finance.

REGISTRATION: The deadline for registration for accepted authors is Monday 4 November 2013

Early bird fee (Payment prior to Monday 7 October 2013)
Full fee (Payment received after Monday 7 October 2013)

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Contact Conference Administrator
Email: bankconf@unsw.edu.au
Telephone: +61 (2) 9385 7774
Website: http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/afbc