Applied sessions on the challenges in investment banking -Marco Illy, Credit Suisse -Walter Braegger, UBS -Felix Oegerli, Zurich Cantonal Bank -Charles Murphy, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York Research sessions on recent developments in corporate governance -Marco Becht, University...

Topics: - The connection between funding liquidity, market liquidity and arbitrage trading during the recent financial crisis; - What is the role of arbitrage trading? Is it stabilizing or de-stabilizing financial markets? - Which are the causes and consequences of asset prices distortions and...

Theme of the Colloquium: Bankrupt states, (f)ailing banks, angry citizens – a toxic cocktail threatens the European and the world economy. The current global financial, economic and fiscal crisis reveals a complex interplay between states and financial markets: Instability in banking has...

One outcome of the recent crisis has been further consolidation of the global banking system. There are economic reasons for anticipating economies of scale in banking. Size and scope can be used to diversify risks. Aside from diversification, there may be technical and relationship lending...

The organizing committee of this small, informal conference invites submissions of high quality theoretical or empirical research papers on financial intermediation.

ESSET 2011 will be devoted to theoretical perspectives on financial crises. Focus sessions in the first week (4-8 July) will be organised around the theme of "Asset Pricing, Financial Stability, and the Crisis" . Focus sessions in the second week (11-15 July) will be organised around the theme...

Topics: Local interaction games on financial networks; Risk-sharing and contagion within financial networks; Analysis of banking networks; Implications of network theory for financial markets and banking regulation; Strategic financial network formation; Social networks in finance.

Topical subjects including solvency, international supervisory cooperation, IFRS and current regulatory issues.

The main focus of the 2011 Conference is to generate a series of publications based on contributions from scholars, regulators, and industry players on Islamic Banking more narrowly focusing on Islamic banking products: •Banking: Framework of maqasid al-Shariah & Related Issues •Banking:...

The organizing committee of this small, informal conference invites submissions of high quality theoretical or empirical research papers on financial intermediation.