MCFS Events Policy (click here)
MCFS has demonstrated its value to the financial services sector through its involvement in developing and hosting many value-adding activities. These include:
Upcoming Events
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10 February 2010 |
4th MCFS International Distinguished Lecture
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2010 (lead sponsored by KPMG)
Speaker: Jaime Caruana, General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, Basel.
Previously:
- Financial Counsellor to the Managing Director and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund
- Governor of the Bank of Spain from 2000 to 2006
- Served on the Governing Council of the European Central Bank from 2000 to 2006
- Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision from 2003 to 2006
- Member of the Financial Stability Forum since 2003
MCFS wishes to acknowledge the support of the Reserve Bank of Australia in bringing Mr Caruana to Melbourne
:: Download flyer and registration form for individual and table booking NEW
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1 March 2010 |
Melbourne Financial Services Symposium (MFSS2010)
Date: Monday, 1 March 2010
:: Symposium website
:: Program Information |
Past Events
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18-19 November 2009 |
Partner event - Australia Securities Lending Seminar
Dates and venues:
Sydney: Wednesday 18th November 2009, 8.30am-12.30pm, Sheraton on the Park
Melbourne: Thursday 19th November 2009, 8.30am-12.30pm, Westin Hotel
Topics:
#1 The fundamentals of securities lending including trends in Australia and around the globe
#2 The regulators' perspective with a focus on transparency, short selling and regulation in Australia
#3 Borrowing demand drivers and trading strategies
#4 The beneficial owners' perspective including lessons learned and best practices going forward
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:: More information
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22 October 2009 |
Research Seminar
Topic: Analyzing the Spectrum of Asset Returns: Jump and Volatility Components in High Frequency Data
Speaker: Prof Yacine Ait-Sahalia, Otto A. Hack'03 Professor of Finance and Economics and the Director of the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University
Date: Thursday 22 October 2009, 12.15pm for 12.30pm - 2.00pm (sandwich lunch provided)
Venue: Thomson Reuters Markets, 43/80 Collins Street, Melbourne (opposite MCFS and Finsia office)
:: Download flyer
:: Download practitioner synopsis
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14-16 October 2009 |
Rotman International Centre for Pension Management - Discussion Forum
Themes: #1 Pension Things that Australia and New Zealand Can Teach the World... and Vice Versa, #2 The Financial Crisis and Pension Fund Management: Lessons Learned and Actions Implied
:: Presentations
:: Key findings
:: Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index website
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2 October 2009 |
MCFS - Janus Capital Funds Management Forum Series
Topic: 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
Speaker: Dr Joe Breeden, Founder and Chief Scientist of Strategic Analytics (US)
Date: Friday October 2nd 2009, 12.15pm for 12.30pm - 2.00pm (sandwich lunch provided)
Venue: Thomson Reuters Markets, 43/80 Collins Street, Melbourne (opposite MCFS and Finsia office)
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:: Download presentation
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28-29 September 2009 |
14th Finsia-MCFS Banking and Finance Conference
Reassessing the Role of Financial Services
Date: Monday and Tuesday, 28 + 29 September 2009
Venue: University of Melbourne, Economics and Commerce Building, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia (click to download map)
:: Conference Programme and Papers
:: Short Conference Brochure and Registration Form
:: Conference website
Speakers:
:: Peter Boxall, Commissioner, Australian Securites and Investment Commission (ASIC)
:: Deborah Cope, Commissioner, Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission
:: Chris Dalton, CEO, Australian Securitisation Forum (ASF)
:: John Daley, CEO, Grattan Institute
:: Prof Kevin Davis, Research Director, Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies
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Stephen Halmarick, Head of Investment Markets Research, Colonial First State Global Asset Management
:: Dr Munawar Iqbal, Chief of Research, Islamic Banking and Finance Division, Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank
:: Kevin Stevenson, Chairman and CEO of Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)
Dinner speaker: John Wylie, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Advisory, Lazard (Monday 28 September @ RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne)
Dinner theme: ˇ°The Future of Investment Banking and the Role of Financial Services in the Real Economyˇ±
Lead sponsor: SIRCA
Venue sponsor: Department of Finance, University of Melbourne |
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8+10 September 2009 |
Melbourne Institute Economic Forum - The Future of Financial Regulation
Speakers:
Professor Kevin Davis, Research Director, Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies
Mr Tony Cole, Business Leader for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, Mercer (Australia)
Mr John O'Shaughnessy, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA)
Professor Guay Lim, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
Date: 12:00 - 1.45pm, Tuesday 8 September 2009
Venue: Federation Ballroom North, Hyatt Hotel Canberra
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Date: 12.30 - 2.00pm, Thursday 10 September 2009
Venue: Trilogy, Park Hyatt Melbourne
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27 August 2009 |
2009 Finsia - MCFS Consumer Finance, Investment & Regulatory symposium and research workshop
Key note speaker: Senator Nick Sherry, Assistant Treasurer
Speakers include: Greg Kirk, Senior Executive Leader - Deposit takers, credit and insurance providers, ASIC, Professor Deborah Ralston, Director, Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies, Dr David Cousins, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Regulatory Studies, Monash University
Date: Thursday 27 August 2009
Venue: Windsor Hotel, Melbourne
:: Download Call for Papers, participation
:: Download Programme of Research Workshop
:: Research Workshop website
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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?
Speakers: Mike Davis and Tim Martin, Joint Managing Directors, Causeway Asset Management
Date: Friday 21st August 2009, 12:15 for 12.30pm-2pm (sandwich lunch included)
Venue sponsor: Thomson Reuters Markets, Level 43, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne
Price: Academics free; $99 GST inclusive for non-academics
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19 Aug 2009 |
Garry Weaven Chairman of IFM relaunches Melbourne Financial Services Symposium.
Treasurer John Lenders launches Victorian Financial Services Strategic at MFSS function.
:: Download Growing Victoria's Financial Services Sector - the Financial Services Strategic Statement
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30 July 2009 |
Academic Seminar - "Restoring Financial Stability: How to Repair a Failed System", with NYU Stern's Professor Stephen Brown
Speaker: Stephen J. Brown, David S. Loeb Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business, and Melbourne University
Date and time: Thursday 30 July 2009, 10.45am - 12.45pm (sandwich lunch provided)
Venue sponsor: Thomson Reuters Markets, Level 43, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne
Price: Academics free; $99 GST inclusive for non-academics
:: Download flyer
:: Download presentation
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22 July 2009 |
Finance Forum Series 2009 - Brazilian Equities Market - What's in it for Australian investors?
Speaker: Raphael Eckmann, Head of US, GCC and Asia-Pacific investors, Tarpon Investimentos SA
Date and time: Wednesday 22 July 2009, 12.30pm - 2.00pm (sandwich lunch provided)
Venue sponsor: Thomson Reuters Markets, Level 43, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne
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1+2 June 2009 |
14th Melbourne Money and Finance Conference
Venue: The Brighton Savoy Convention Centre
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5 May 2009 |
AIST-MCFS Superannuation Fund Governance Conference
Venue: Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
:: Download overview and outcomes (this report reviews some of the issues raised over the course of the conference and research workshop, and suggests some questions arising which warrant future research)
:: Download presentations:
What are the governance challenges and risk factors facing trustees in 2009? David Atkin, CEO, Cubus, David Sarkin, Partner, Holding Redlich
Regulator Radar - A Super Update.
Ramani SG, General Manager - Specialised Institutions Divison, APRA, Dean Arden, Project Manager, Australian Accounting Standards Board
MCFS Research Presentation - What do superannuation fund ratings tell trustees?
Dr Jerry Parwada, Associate Professor of Finance - Australian School of Business
Governance of Investments - What have we got right and what can we do better?
Fiona Trafford-Walker, Managing Director, Frontier Investment Consulting,
Sue Dahn, Chair - Investment Committee, ESSSuper
The VFMC Governance Model - from V1.0 toward V3.0. Justin Pascoe, Chief Investment Officer & Acting Chief Executive Officer, VFMC
Beyond the sole purpose test: ESG & trustee responsibilities post the Global Financial Crisis. Howard Pender, Director, Australian Ethical Investment & Superannuation, Graeme Russell, Chief Executive Officer, First Super, Scott Donald, Director - Fiduciary Research, Russell Investments
MCFS Research Presentation: Board Quality, Board Structure and the Performance of Superannuation Funds. Dr Chander Shekhar, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
AIST Governance Research update: What drives superannuation trustee board performance?
Shey Newitt, Manager - Board & Risk Advisory Services, KPMG
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1 May |
MCFS - Janus Capital Funds Management Forum Series
Topic: Stochastic Portfolio Theory - Using Maths to Generate Alpha
Speaker: Robert Garvy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Enhanced Investment Technologies (US)
Date: Friday May 1st 2009, 12.15pm for 12.30pm - 2.00pm (light sandwich lunch provided)
Venue: Thomson Reuters Markets, 43/80 Collins Street, Melbourne (opposite MCFS and Finsia office)
:: Download flyer
:: Download presentation: Stochastic Portfolio Theory
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7 April 2009 |
Melbourne Derivatives Research Group Conference
Finance Down Under
Hosted by The University of Melbourne and FIRN
:: Download program and registration |
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31 March 2009 |
MCFS Finance Forum
The Future of Hedge Funds
Presenter: Geremy Connor, Director and Portfolio Manager, Attalus Capital (USA)
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm (sandwich lunch provided)
Venue:Standard & Poor's, Level 45, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne
:: More information
:: Download presentation: The future of hedge funds
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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
Presenters: Prof Daniel Rosch, Head of Institute Banking & Finance at Leibniz University (Hannover, Germany), and Dr Harry Scheule, Department of Finance at The University of Melbourne
Venue: Ernst & Young, 8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
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:: Download article: Risk2 - leveraging downturn risk by Harry Scheule, published in inFinance June 2008
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12 February 2009 |
MCFS-Finsia Executive Luncheon with Satyajit Das
Voodoo Banking - The Outlook for Banks
Voodoo banking describes the performance enhancements that banks have used to boost returns in response to the commoditisation of financial products and increased competition.
Venue: RACV Club, Level 2, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne
:: Download brochure
:: Download article: Voodoo Banking (Part 1) by Satyajit Das, published in inFinance October 2008
:: Download article: Bank Earnings - The V, U or L-shaped recovery by Satyajit Das, published in inFinance December 2008 |
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Industry/Academic Events
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30 July 2009 |
Max Corden Lecture (University of Melbourne)
Speaker: Prof Douglas Irwin, Robert E. Maxwell Professor of Arts and Sciences in the Department of Economics at Dartmouth College (US)
Topic: "The Current Financial Crisis vs. the Great Depression: Lessons for Avoiding 1930s Style Protectionism"
Date: Thursday 30th July 2009
Time: 6.30pm with refreshments to follow at 7.30pm
Venue: The Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building, University of Melbourne
RSVP: Kirby Gagliardi on 03 8344 1848 or via email at kirbyg@unimelb.edu.au by Thursday, 23 July 2009
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13 August 2009 |
David Finch Memorial Lecture (University of Melbourne)
Speaker: Sir Howard Davies, Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Former Chairman of the Financial Services Authority (UK)
Date: Thursday 13th August 2009
Time: 6.00pm with refreshments to follow at 7.15pm
Venue: The Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building, University of Melbourne
RSVP: Kirby Gagliardi on 03 8344 1848 or via email at kirbyg@unimelb.edu.au, by Thursday 6 August 2009
More information: http://www.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/faculty/events.html#pub
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Monash University
Academic finance research seminar program
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RMIT University
Academic finance research seminar program
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The University of Melbourne
Academic finance research seminar program
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