Papers on all fields of finance are welcomed, but submission of papers related to financial markets competition and integration is especially encouraged.

In financial markets, financial intermediaries act as agents of issuers and investors, and “gatekeepers.” This multiplicity of functions can lead to conflicts of interest. By performing its gatekeeping role well, for instance, a financial intermediary may have to forgo profitable investment...

The objective of this year’s symposium is to discuss new empirical and theoretical advances in research on hedge funds. We are particularly interested in research on new strategies for investment funds, analysis of alternative investments, style investing, and performance evaluation.

Das Seminar vermittelt damit grundlegendes und umfassendes Wissen über den modernen Forschungsansatz der BEHAVIORAL FINANCE. SCHWERPUNKTE DES SEMINARS sind: - die Vermittlung eines generellen Verständnisses der Methoden und Probleme des Behavioral Finance Ansatzes - Die Verdeutlichung...

The focus will be on the implications of the structure of the financial markets such as short selling constraints and implementation shortfall.

During the conference research papers will be presented on topics of future directions in business informatics research and application of information technologies. Moreover, papers are presented on the coming information society and its requirements on support systems and their design. The...

Vermittlung von anwendungsbezogenem Wissen zur Bilanzierung und Bewertung von Finanzinstrumenten nach HGB, US-GAAP und IAS, insbesondere zur Rechnungslegung derivativer Finanzinstrumente und zur Berücksichtigung von Kurssicherungsmaßnahmen ("hedge accounting"). Inhalte: - Einsatz derivativer...

Wettbewerb der Finanzplätze - Wettbewerb am Finanzplatz / Competition between and within Financial Centers

How can universities respond to these major challenges, become more entrepreneurial, stimulate innovation, produce and transfer knowledge to society, and contribute to local and regional socio-economic growth while at the same time be competitive at the global level. Can some respond more easily...