Conference Background: Theoretical and empirical research on financial markets and the banking system, with special focus on the interaction among economic agents, market rules and institutions, appears of foremost importance in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

The conference will discuss various strategic and practical issues, including: - Customer-driven channel management: Developing the right multi-channel strategy for the next decade. The future roles of the branch and the customer relationship model. Building micro-capabilities within each...

Conference program: - Banking panel: The evolution of financial services - The regulatory reform cycle – future outlook - International focus: growth and opportunity - Australia as a financial services hub - Economist panel: Industry sector outlook and post-analysis of the financial crisis -...

The organizers encourage submissions of papers on any topic within the overall theme of the conference and in the following areas in particular: - Default risk, concentration risk, contagion risk, systemic risk; - Large portfolios ,granularity adjustment; - Pricing derivatives written on...

Topics: a. Mark to market accounting b. Opacity of banks’ assets c. The role of credit rating agencies d. Corporate governance, risk taking and disclosure e. Disclosure regulation f. Market discipline and its role during the banking crisis

Program: 1. Long Term Risk Measurement 2. Commodities and Energy Options 3. Longevity Risk Management

Areas of interest include, but not limited to: • Term structure modelling of risk-free and defaultable bonds • Interest rate derivatives • Term structure and the real economy • Risk premia in bond markets

Topics: - Monetary Policy and Banking - Empirical Evidence on the Effects of Fiscal Policy - Empirical Issues in Fiscal and Monetary Policy - Investment and the Business Cycle - Monetary Policy and Credit Markets Imperfections - Distortionary Taxation and Monetary Policy - Macroeconomic Policy...

Featuring an outstanding line-up of thoughts leaders, comprising Australian and international experts, this Summit will address the dynamic growth and changing architecture of Asia’s role in the finance system in the wake of the financial crisis; regulation and reform; investing and trading...

Conference Topics: 1. Financial Stability and Value and the Sustainability of the Recovery 2. Risk management, banking and regulation 3. Corporate Finance & Risk Management 4. Quantitative tools for risk management 5. Financial accounting and risk management