TOPIC AREAS: 1 Asset Pricing 2 Banking / Financial Institutions 3 Financial Accounting 4 Financial Statement Analysis 5 Equity Valuations 6 Earnings Quality 7 Financial Economics 8 Financial and Economic Integration 9 Capital Markets 10 Corporate Finance 11 Corporate Governance 12 Derivative...

Topics: - the effects of the terms of trade on the economy - financial intermediation and monetary policy - DSGE estimation, factor models and policy evaluations - learning and DSGE estimation

Topics: -Measurement, modelling and forecasting of correlation and volatility -Theory and Applications in: Banking; Stock and Bond Markets; Commodity Markets; Derivatives; Corporate Finance; Macroeconomic Modelling; International Finance; Insurance.

Research papers in any area of banking and finance may be submitted for presentation.

The conference will focus on various aspects within the field, with special attention given to the interaction between the different areas and, in particular, emphasising the role of mathematics and statistics. Topics that would be covered include: - Stochastic models - Modern methods of risk...

The conference is very broad in its scope and we intend to include concurrent sessions in finance, financial reporting, international accounting, auditing and governance, management accounting, public sector accounting, environmental reporting, accounting information systems, tax, accounting...

The Summer/Winter school is primarily intended for graduate students, preferably having completed some graduate coursework, but will be of interest to all members of the academic community, including practioners in government and at the Reserve Bank of Australia, interested in the theory of...

The conference theme for the PBFEAM 2008 is "Innovation for a Sustainable Future: Visions for 2020." Each discipline will host plenary sessions involving invited papers dealing with contemporary issues relating to the 2008 conference theme.