Consumer Finance: Inaugural Investment & Regulatory Symposium
Tuesday, 19 August, 2008
State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
Jointly presented by: Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies
and Finsia
Conference program
7:30am - 8:20am |
Welcome and opening remarks
Introduction: Dr Martin Fahy F Fin, Chief Executive Officer, Finsia
Keynote presentation: Senator the Hon Nick Sherry MP, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law
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8:30am - 9:50am |
Workshop 1 - Green Paper on Financial Services and Credit Reform issues
Presentation: Greg Kirk, Director, Consumer Protection, ASIC
Panellists: Roger Bacon SF Fin, Chairman, Trilogy Capital
Noel Dyett, President, Real Estate Institute of Australia
Prof Deborah Ralston F Fin, Director, Mortgage Choice
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9:50am - 10:20am |
Morning tea |
10:20am - 11:40am |
Workshop 2 - Consumers and Leveraged Products, incorporating a panel discussion
Presenters: Prof Ron Bewley, Chief Investment Officer, Private Client Services, Commonwelath Bank
Ken Chapman, General Manager - New Markets, ASX Limited
Stephen Blackhall, Financial Adviser, Superannuation and Retirement Planning, Paterson Securities
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:: Download article from inFinance December 2008, "Gearing Your Superannuation Fund" by Steve Blackhall, Patersons Securities Ltd |
11:40am - 12:40pm |
Workshop 3 - Financial Literacy, followed by a panel discussion
Presenters: Colin Neave, Chief Ombudsman, Financial Ombudsman Service Limited
Prof Robert Brooks, Monash University
Prof Andrew Worthington F Fin, Griffith University
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12:40pm - 1:00pm |
Presentation of Roy Morgan research, discussion summary and suggested policy directions
Presenter: Dr Martin Fahy, CEO, Finsia |
1:45pm - 6:00pm |
Academic Research Workshop
facilitated by the Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies |
1:45pm - 3:00pm |
Micro studies - Financial Literacy & Microfinance
Presentations: The Saver Plus program - latest data Prof Robert Brooks, Monash University
The Consumer Credit Fund on financial Constraint in Gippsland Judith Tennant, Monash University
Does Microfinance fight social exclusion and poverty? Mohshin Habib, Deakin University
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Household finance
Presentation: Householders to rent or to buy? Assoc Prof Greg Schwann, University of Melbourne
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3:25pm - 3:45pm |
Afternoon tea
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3:45pm - 4:35pm |
Retirement planning
Presentations: Returns, tax and volatility: Superannuation choice with a complete information set Dr Jason Hall, the University of Queensland
Performance of member investment choices in their superannuation accounts and implications for fund trustees and regulators Dr Paul Gerrans, Edith Cowan University
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4:35pm - 5:25pm |
Regulation
Presentations: The Costs of Financial Services Regulation in Australia: The Price of Consuming Regulation Assoc Prof Heather Mitchell & Dr Bruce Cowling, RMIT University
The regulation of payment cards in Australia: Recent changes and their implications Prof Steve Worthington, Monash University
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5:25pm - 5:45pm |
Review of symposium outcomes and future research directions
Presenters: Prof Kevin Davis SF Fin, MCFS
Dr Martin Fahy F Fin, Finsia |
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