All researchers in finance are invited to attend this conference which will be held in English and to get in on the latest research in all areas of finance. These areas include : asset pricing, behavioural finance, corporate finance, corporate governance, derivatives, emerging markets, financial...

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: • Bankruptcy and Financial Reorganization Games • Debt and Equity Pricing with Default Risk • Credit risk insurance and SME loan portfolios • Default risk, Value at Risk, and Extreme Value Theory • Credit Risk Derivatives...

TOPICS: Papers in all areas of finance are welcome. The conference follows the format of major international conferences, with the addition of special sessions on issues relevant to the financial development in China and other Asian and Pacific countries.

The AFA Meeting represents an important opportunity for academics and practitioners to discuss and analyse key research, market and product developments in the Asian financial services arena. The Meeting venue of Hong Kong, for the 2007 event, provides an ideal forum for the assessment of both...

Related themes: - Monetary policy - Fiscal policy and monetary policy, Pensions - Monetary Theory, Prices and Money demand - Banking risk and stability, prudential regulations - Banking competition, mergers and costs, Interest rates - Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance - Credit, asset...

To reflect the developments and practice in modern financial industry, the FERM2007 programme also includes "Wall Street Special Invited Session" and "Chicago Financial Exchanges-UIC Special Invited Session".

Theoretical and empirical submissions include: - Banking Risk and Derivatives Markets - Legal Determinants of Financial Innovation and Growth - Prudential Supervision in Emerging Economies - Transparency, Deposit Insurance and Legal Financial Systems - Banking Financing versus Assets Markets -...