Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
Bank of Canada Conference on Foreign Exchange Reserves Management

24-25 October 2013, Ottawa, Canada

The conference, organized by the Funds Management research group at the Bank of Canada, intends to bring together central bankers, academic researchers, and practitioners with interest and expertise in managing official foreign reserves. The conference aims to provide a forum for the discussion of recent research and policy developments and to encourage knowledge-sharing and facilitate an ongoing dialogue between the participants.

TOPICS: The topics relevant to the conference include, but are not limited to,
- Strategic asset allocation, particularly under the asset-liability matching framework
- The rise of new reserve currencies and asset classes
- Impact of investor flows into government debt on reserves management
- Governance structure and benchmarking of reserve portfolio performance
- Global safe assets and liquidity

The event will take place at the Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Canada on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 October 2013. The conference will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and will allow ample time for discussion and interaction.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Papers should be submitted in electronic format to ReservesConf@bank-banque-canada.ca by 31 August 2013; extended abstracts will also be considered. All papers will be reviewed by the conference's organizing committee, and a decision will be communicated to the authors by mid-September 2013. Final versions of the selected papers are due by end-September 2013. Authors are encouraged to contact the organizers to discuss the scope and focus of possible contributions.

ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION: Attendance in the conference is by invitation only. The conference will start in the morning of Thursday, October 24, 2013 and end in the early afternoon on Friday, October 25, 2013. Limited spots for participation are available to foreign reserves managers and practitioners from Central Banks and public institutions; please direct inquiries to ReservesConf@bank-banque-canada.ca

EXPENSES: The travel (economy fare) and accommodation expenses of academic speakers and discussants will be reimbursed.