ACFS Events 2009 | Australian Centre for Financial Studies

Events – 2009

Events conducted in 2009 under the Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies included:

18-19 November 2009
Partner event – Australian Securities Lending Seminar

22 October 2009
Finance Forum Series 2009: Analyzing the Spectrum of Asset Returns: Jump and Volatility Components in High Frequency Data

14-16 October 2009
Rotman International Centre for Pension Management – Discussion Forum

2 October 2009
Finance Forum: MCFS – Janus Capital Funds Management Forum Series
Canary in the Coal Mine – How nonlinear dynamics based risk evaluation proved itself in the US Mortgage Crisis and is now being adopted by RMBS investors – implications for Australia
Proudly sponsored by Janus Capital Group

28-29 September 2009
14th Finsia-MCFS Banking and Finance Conference – Reassessing the Role of Financial Services
Lead sponsor: Sirca

8+10 September 2009
Melbourne Institute Economic Forum – The Future of Financial Regulation

27 August 2009
2009 Finsia – MCFS Consumer Finance, Investment & Regulatory symposium and research workshop

21 August 2009
Debt financing for SMEs – Back to the future of merchant banking…What is the scope in Australia for a bespoke mid-size business lending offering funded by risk-tolerant investors?
Proudly sponsored by Causeway

19 Aug 2009
Garry Weaven Chairman of IFM relaunches Melbourne Financial Services Symposium.
Treasurer John Lenders launches Victorian Financial Services Strategic Statement at MFSS function.
Download the Financial Services Strategic Statement

30 July 2009
Academic Seminar – Restoring Financial Stability: How to Repair a Failed System, NYU Stern’s Professor Stephen Brown

22 July 2009
Finance Forum Series 2009 – Brazilian Equities Market – What’s in it for Australian investors, with Raphael Eckmann, Head of US, GCC and Asia-Pacific investors, Tarpon Investimentos SA

1+2 June 2009
14th Melbourne Money and Finance Conference – Reassessing the Role of Financial Services
Presentations

5 May 2009
AIST-MCFS Superannuation Fund Governance Conference
Download overview and outcomes
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1 May 2009
MCFS – Janus Capital Funds Management Forum – Stochastic Portfolio Theory – Using Maths to Generate Alpha
Robert Garvy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Enhanced Investment Technologies (US)
Stochastic Portfolio Theory
Proudly sponsored by Janus Capital Group

7 April 2009
Melbourne Derivatives Research Group Conference – Finance Down Under
Hosted by The University of Melbourne and FIRN
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31 March 2009
MCFS Finance Forum – The Future of Hedge Funds, Geremy Connor, Director and Portfolio Manager, Attalus Capital (USA)
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Proudly sponsored by AFM Investment Partners

23 February 2009
Occasional Seminar Series and book launch – Forecasting credit portfolio losses for economic downturns
Including the launch of the book Stress-Testing for Financial Institutions
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Proudly sponsored by Ernst & Young

12 February 2009
MCFS-Finsia Executive Luncheon with Satyajit Das – Voodoo Banking – The Outlook for Banks .
Download Voodoo Banking (Part 1) by Satyajit Das, published in inFinance October 2008
Download Bank Earnings – The V, U or L-shaped recovery by Satyajit Das, published in inFinance December 2008