The conference will focus on a range of theoretical and empirical issues in fund management and performance measurement, including: - Techniques of performance measurement - Performance of investment strategies - Persistence in performance - Style analysis - Hedge fund strategies and...

Private banks who are able to identify how the composition of the wealthy is changing and their evolving needs and adapt services accordingly will be afforded a critical advantage in an increasingly competitive market.

The conference will have three main themes: 1. The Private Sector and Agriculture and Rural Development 2. Trade Links to the Private Sector and Poverty Reduction 3. Business, Finance and Poverty Reduction

Some of the topics: - The choice between alternative sources of financing for innovative firms and their impact on strategic decision in entrepreneurial firms; - The determinants of knowledge-based entrepreneurship; - Venture capital, its contribution to the knowledge-based economy; - Economics...

Papers can be on any topic in Economics, Finance or Management Science as related to risk and insurance.

The goal of this conference is to promote a better understanding of the impact of the evolution of the financial system on systemic risk. Recent years have seen substantial changes in the financial system including the development of credit derivatives markets, the integration of traditional...

In virtually every country in the world more than 95% of enterprises are SMEs. Their economic and social importance cannot be under-estimated. The problems of funding such SMEs, also seems to cross international boundaries, because complete information about them is not always available to...