Topics: - Statistical significance and economic value of return and volatility predictability in asset returns (e.g. commodities, derivatives, equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, hedge funds, REITS,...) - How do Hedge Funds manage their risks? Hedge fund performance and risk measurement. -...

This conference is an annual event which showcases brand new ideas from leading thinkers in the world of hedge fund research.

Financial regulation is usually justified by pointing to market imperfections that regulation seeks to address. Yet all real-world markets are imperfect and the welfare costs arising from these imperfections create strong incentives for market participants to devise their own solutions....

The seminar will focus on a wide range of financial stability issues. The topics covered in the event will fit within the following broad themes: • the enhanced role of the Bank of England in the UK framework for financial stability; • identification and assessment of key risks to financial...

Agriculture Investment Conference 2011 will explore the opportunities available in what is currently one of the most attractive investment classes around. Markets for agricultural commodities are being squeezed and with underinvestment in agriculture for the last few decades demand is likely to...

This summit will bring together senior-executives from around the globe to provide a perceptive look at the economic drivers for growth, case studies of profitable investment, and insider insights into the best strategies and tactics for success in these key markets.

The conference organizers are inviting submissions of papers for an academic conference on issues related to recent developments in links between macroeconomics and financial markets, with special emphasis on the yield curve. The conference will be held on 1 and 2 September 2011 in Cambridge....

The main theme of the Conference is Space, Economy and Environment. This main theme would include the following topics: - Global Financial Crisis - Green Growth and its Spatial Implications - Aging Society and Economic Space - Urbanization and Economic Development - Local Development in a...

Papers are invited on issues relating to any area of corporate governance and its role in coping with financial crisis. Possible topic areas may include the development of corporate governance codes, for example, revamped country codes such as those introduced in 2010 in the UK, Australia,...

The aim of this workshop is to allow those responsible for the design and implementation of such policies to deepen their theoretical understanding of monetary operations and to compare and contrast experiences with their peers. The following topics will be covered: • scale of liquidity...