The objectives of the conference are: - to present state-of-the-art international research on major issues regarding asset management, private equity firms and international financial flows, including their role for financial integration and efficiency; - to provide a forum for debate among...

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Collective Risk Models and Ruin Theory - Extreme Value Theory and Applications - Insurance (Life, Non-life, Pension and Health) and Reinsurance - Risk Measures and Portfolio Selection - Statistical Analysis of Insurance and Finance Data -...

Topics:· Global imbalances and sustainability of current account deficits · Macroeconomics of exchange rates · Capital flows, international trade and outsourcing · International transmission of shocks · Financial linkages within and across regions · Capital markets: challenges and...