The Department of Finance in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne is pleased to continue its annual conference series: Finance Down Under: Building on the Best from the Cellars of Finance. The conference will be held in person and will take place in Melbourne, Australia, between February 25th and February 27th, 2027.
Overview
We invite submissions that embody the best in current empirical and theoretical research. We welcome papers in asset pricing, corporate finance and all other areas of finance. The general academic sessions will comprise papers from all areas. The conference selection committee includes eminent scholars in every facet of finance. With the help of the selection committee, we strive to provide a conference program that is internationally renowned for excellent presentations, discussions, and keynote speeches.
A unique feature of the program is that we honour 'vintage' research that has inspired recent advances and withstood the test of time. In 2027, we will celebrate the body of work by Professor Laura Veldkamp of Columbia University, given its impact on academia, industry and regulators. We are honoured to have Professor Veldkamp and Professor Christian Hellwig of the Toulouse School of Economics as our keynote speakers.
In addition to submissions in all other areas, we particularly encourage submission of work related to Professor Veldkamp's contributions on how investors’ or firms’ use of data and AI affects consumers, investors, the macroeconomy, economic measurement and financial valuations.
Paper Submission Procedure
The deadline for paper submissions is 11:59 pm US Eastern Time, September 25, 2026. Papers should be submitted electronically at http://editorialexpress.com/conference/FDU2027. A submission fee of US$100 will be required for each submission. Complete instructions for submission and other information can be found at https://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/fdu
Papers will be reviewed by members of the conference selection committee, and authors of selected papers will be notified in early November 2026. For further questions, please contact our administrator at fdu-conference@unimelb.edu.au
Award
- The J Spencer Martin Best Paper Award, with a prize of A$4,000.
We hope that you can join us in 2027 in delightful late-summer Melbourne.
FDU Organising Committee
Federico Nardari (Chair), Carole Comerton-Forde, Eduard Inozemtsev and Qi Zeng
Department of Finance
Faculty of Business & Economics
The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 AUSTRALIA
2026 Award Winners
The Spencer Martin Best Paper Award | AUD$4,000 |
Institutional Investors’ Subjective Risk Premia: Time Variation and Disagreement Spencer Couts, University of Southern California Andrei Goncalves; Ohio State University Yicheng Liu; Ohio State University Johnathan Loudis; University of Notre Dame |
Impact Paper Award | AUD$1,500This award is presented to a paper that has relevance to the Asia-Pacific region and/or to the asset management industry. |
When Public Information Goes Private: Analyst Careers and Market Efficiency Christoph Schiller; Ohio State University |