This conference will bring together experts in liquidity and researchers who analyze the underlying mechanisms that cause liquidity dislocations. The goal is to further the understanding of these mechanisms and to link them to current policy tools.

Topics: - Market power and anticompetitive behavior, - Comparing and contrasting structural change in the U.S., the European Union and Asia, - Efficient scale, synergies and productive efficiency at financial institutions, - Supply of credit to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), - Market-based...

The goal of this one-day conference is to enhance the interaction among researchers interested in financial intermediation. The conference will consist of five to seven papers; submissions on all areas of financial intermediation will be considered (except papers already accepted for publication).

Research papers covering all aspects of personal financial planning and education are wanted. Papers in the areas of estate planning, insurance and risk management, retirement planning, tax planning, employee benefits, and investments, as well as comprehensive planning, are encouraged. Panel...

This conference focuses on emerging practices and innovations in financial services developed by financial institutions and other organizations to reach underserved consumers on the East Coast. This forum gives agencies and practitioners an opportunity to build networks that can help leverage...

This year's theme is Globalization and Systemic Risk and will address the current landscape of cross-border banking activity, how systemic risk may be enhanced or contained by globalization, the potential sources of systemic risk (particularly banks, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge...

The Journal Of Investment Management (JOIM) is pleased to announce the JOIM Conference Series. Conferences will be held twice a year, focusing on current topics in investment management. The mandate of the Conference Series is to showcase the highest quality presentations which provide practical...

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: • Personal bankruptcy and default • Contractual and informational issues in consumer credit markets • Credit scoring and credit reporting agencies • Innovations in mortgage finance, including sub-prime lending •...

Topics to be covered at the seminar will include: • global dealing/OECD revised report on profit attribution to permanent establishments; • legislative developments and recent and upcoming regulation projects (including 1.882-5 changes, 475 safe harbor, and our proposal for branch...