The purpose of the conference is to analyze the challenges facing the development of MMEs due to non-availability of IFS and studying the ways and means to develop the IFS and the related infrastructures with a view to enhancing the access of MMEs to financial services.

FOCUS: Credit Risk, Risk Management, Derivative Pricing, High Dimensional Quantitative Methods and other areas of Quantitative Finance

Topics: Consolidation of Banking and Financial Services Institutions; Valuation and Financial Modeling; Role of Technology Advancements; Cross-border M&As; M&As and Efficiency Studies; Economies of scale and scope associated with M&As; Basel II and Risk Management; Legal and Regulatory Aspects; Human...

The International Conference proposes to highlight the various dimensions of Financial Risk Management – Innovative Tools and Techniques, within the basic corporate objective of wealth creation and wealth protection. The importance of achieving corporate objectives within an appropriate and...

Papers adopting qualitative, quantitative and macro or micro economic approaches to understanding aspects of knowledge intensive sectors are welcome. As are those providing conceptual developments and critical appraisals of various dimensions of knowledge and innovation within...

The conference will provide a forum for presenting the latest advances in various empirical and theoretical issues. Possible topics include: - Financial market imperfections and business cycle fluctuations - Corporate finance and macroeconomic stability - Credit and the housing market - Banking...

The SMS Special Conference theme will be Emerging India: Strategic Innovation in a Flat World. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): - Emerging market firms’ strategies in global markets - New models of Multinational Firm Strategies - Corporate governance in Indian firms -...

Topics: • The role of creditors in the reorganization of distressed firms - The liquidation preference of secured creditors - Conflicts between (1) junior and senior creditors, and (2) debt and equity - The effects of creditors on managerial delay decisions and procedure selection - The...

Advancements in Information and Communication Technologies have paved the way to new business models, markets, networks, services, and players in the financial services industry. FinanceCom 2008 invites papers that help to understand, drive and exploit the associated systems, technologies and...

Topics: - What are good approaches to measure the shortfall risk for individuals and pension plans? - What are appropriate models to measure long-run expected returns, volatilities, and correlations for retirement assets? - How good are individuals at saving for retirement and at managing their...