Topics: - Fiscal and monetary policies when interest rates are at, or close to, the zero lower bound, including balance sheet and debt management considerations. - Modelling financial stability Attendance at the workshop is by invitation only.

In this one day course the international expert Andrea Roncoroni will examine practical issues that arise in the area of Energy and Commodity Risk Management. The focus throughout will be on how to develop models for energy and commodity price processes, quantify associated risks, and price and...

The scientific committee invites submissions of high-quality and unpublished theoretical and empricial research papers from "emerging sholars" (i.e. within 3 years of completion of their PhDs) addressing: Contemporary Issues in Financial Markets and Institutions.

Recent years have seen an increasing use in economics and finance of models employing large datasets, involving the estimation of large number of parameters. The severe computational problems that these models involve have partly motivated the huge body of contributions on stationary and non...

The Future of Distribution in Financial Services has established itself as a leading forum for the key players in financial services distribution to come together to debate the challenges and opportunities presented by the Retail Distribution Review and the evolving distribution landscape.

Contributions are welcomed on the following themes: • Health and welfare at the local and regional scale • Happiness and wellbeing: definitions and indicators • Poverty, exclusion and wellbeing • Social impacts of housing • The personal, social and financial costs of housing •...

Banks are working hard to restore trust in the industry and promote a stable and robust banking sector. The conference will help attendees to create informed strategies to respond to this changing environment and emerge from the economic downturn with revitalised consumer confidence, resilience...

Topics: - Crisis topology; asset pricing bubbles, mispricing, contagion, counterparty risk, transparency. - Prediction of crises, indicators, risk measures, ratings, performance measures. - Market regulation, transparency, innovation, disclosure, liquidity, global regulation, governance...

A two-day workshop designed to give a better understanding of enterprise risk management procedures within banks and how these risks are addressed by both Basel II and internal economic capital models. An overview of best practice in the identification, monitoring and management of risk. The...

The event of Cost Reduction in Insurance comes at a time where insurers are facing increased pressure to improve efficiency and increase profit margins, and is therefore of increased pertinence to all who work within the sector.