Welcome to AFBC No 19
The School of Banking & Finance at the University of New South Wales held its 19th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference at the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney on 13, 14 and 15 December 2006. The 19th AFBC was a great success and the school would like to thank all submitting authors, speakers, forum presenters and participants for your contribution to and support of our annual conference. We hope the experience was a valuable and enjoyable one.
Photos
The photograph album includes the Business Forum, keynote sessions and the PhD forum, as well as covering social events such as the conference dinner and Women in Finance Cocktail Party.
Business Forum
In 2006 the International Business Forum ‘Financial Challenges and Opportunities in the Asia Pacific region’, was held on Wednesday 13th December featuring a roundtable discussion with senior executives from HSBC, Westpac, Citigroup and TD Securities.
The forum was chaired by Mr Gary Johnston of AXISS Australia.
At the conclusion of the Business Forum, the conference was officially opened by the Honorable Mr Michael Costa - New South Wales Government Treasurer.
Keynote Speakers
The 19th AFBC was privileged to host the following keynote speakers:
Can bankers pick winners?
Law and Finance: 10 years after
Agency Problems at Dual-Class Companies
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A New Approach to Financial Decision Making
Awards for 2006
Prizes were announced and awarded at the conference dinner on Thursday 14 for the following categories:
Barclay's Global Investors Australia Prize
AUD$10,000 for the best paper on Capital Markets/Funds Management/Mutual Funds with a focus on the Asia-Pacific Region.
Sirca Research Prize
AUD$2,500 for the best paper which used SIRCA Data
Sydney Futures Exchange Prize
Awarded for the best paper presented on derivatives / quantitative finance.
For any further information or questions email: Conference Administration
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