The main objective of the Symposium is to further research in the areas of finance, banking, and insurance, and to strengthen the cooperation between academia and practice. Therefore, we encourage the submission of academic papers from all areas including: - Asset Pricing and Asset Management -...

Papers – theoretical or applied – may address, amongst others, the following issues: I. Cross-sectional topics - Organizational models for infrastructure sectors: vertical integration vs. unbundling, concessions, role of public ownership etc. - Regulation of liberalized infrastructure...

The range of products available to retail investors and the total trading volume in retail investment products has grown dramatically. Banks and financial intermediaries offer investment products and services that are designed to provide retail investors with a greater choice of investment...