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New Publication of IGF Staff in 2014

26 June 2014
Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming

Three IGF Staff have recently published a paper in the Journal of Financial Economics. The Journal of Financial Economics is one of the top three journals in the finance area.

The title of this new publication is:
“Commonality in News around the World”

The authors include:

Professor Fariborz Moshirian, Director of IGF
Dr. Bohui Zhang, IGF Associate Researcher
Dr. Tung Lam Dang, IGF Post-Doctorate Student

Director of IGF invited to be on the Judging Panel of the Advisor Australian Broking Awards 2014

26 June 2014

The Director of the IGF, Professor Fariborz Moshirian, was invited to be on the Judging Panel of the Advisor Australian Broking Awards (ABA) 2014. The Advisor Australian Broking Awards (ABA) was started from 2011 and it is targeted solely on the leading brokers and brokerages in the Australian mortgage industry. Its partners include leading financial institutions such as the Commonwealth Bank, Citi Group and NAB Broker.

Risk Management and Implementation

12 June 2014
Speech by Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes

Noble Laureate Myron Scholes visited the Institute of Global Finance (“IGF”). Professor Scholes is currently one of the International Associate Researchers of the IGF. During his stay in Sydney, Professor Scholes gave a brilliant speech on risk management and also shared his views regarding the flexibility of risk management and crisis management.

the Small and Medium Enterprises and the Financial Stability Oversight

29 May 2014
CouncilInterview of Professor Reena Aggarwal from Georgetown University

Professor Reena Aggarwal from Georgetown University visited the IGF at UNSW on April 22, 2014. Professor Aggarwal is the Robert E. McDonough Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Finance of Georgetown University and the Director of Center for Financial Markets and Policy.

The Asian Development Bank Conference:

29 May 2014
The First International Public AMC Forum (IPAF)

Professor Fariborz Moshirian, the Director of the IGF, was invited as a keynote speaker to the First IPAF Summit Meeting and Conference on Reinforcing the Safety Net of the Asian Economy. The conference held on May 27-28, 2013 in Seoul, Korea. The conference was jointly organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMC). The objective of this meeting was to address cooperative business strategies and policy implications of the safety net to transform Asia’s financial landscape.

The Asian Development Bank Conference:

29 May 2014
on International Regulator Cooperation: Reforms and Impact

Professor Fariborz Moshirian, the Director of the IGF, was invited as one of the keynote speakers to the conference on International Regulator Cooperation: Reforms and Impact. The conference was held in Seoul, Korea on May 23, 2012. The conference was jointly organised by the Asian Development Bank and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).

Business Forum on Systemic Risk and Global Financial Stability

06 May 2014
Macro-Prudential Policy: Issues in Design and Implementation

The Institute of Global Finance (IGF) organised a business forum on systemic risk and global financial stability on May 2, 2014 at the Australian School of Business. A Senior Official from the IMF in Asia, Dr Sunil Sharma, gave a keynote speech at this business forum.

IGF has completed a major publication

23 April 2014
on Systemic Risk, Basel III, Global Financial stability and regulation

The global financial crisis has created a new opportunity to reassess both the strength and weaknesses of the current international financial architecture. To this end, the IGF has brought together a number of eminent scholars including Nobel Laureate Professor Robert Engle and Distinguished Professor of Finance from the University of Chicago, Professor Douglas Diamond and policy makers including Deputy Secretary of Federal Treasury, Mr Jim Murphy.

IGF launches a major research policy

23 April 2014
on Liquidity Shocks, Governance, Systemic Risk and Global Financial Stability

The IGF has just completed a major research work on issues related to liquidity shocks, governance, systemic risk and global financial stability in collaboration with the Bank of England, Reserve Bank of Australia and Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Resources regarding global prosperity

16 April 2014
Research Tools

The IGF is engaged in global issues that have direct and indirect financial impacts on systemic risk, global financial stability and world security. Except sharing the research, event and publications of our own, we also strive to provide other useful resources in these areas.

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