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, on March 7-9, 2024.

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 be comprised of 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 2024, we will celebrate the body of work on corporate governance by Professor Kai Li of UBC. We are honoured to have Professor Li and Professor Jarrad Harford of the University of Washington as our keynote speakers.

In addition to the academic sessions, attendees can participate in a half-day tour of the local wine country following the Saturday morning session as well as a conference wine and food reception.

The CFAM-ARX Award

Jointly sponsored by the CFA Society of Melbourne (CFAM) and the Asia-Pacific Research Exchange of the CFA Institute (ARX), this award will be presented, with a prize of A$1,500, to a paper that has relevance to the Asia-Pacific region and/or to the asset management industry. To be considered for this award, authors need to select the option when submitting their papers.

FDU Organising Committee

Federico Nardari (Chair), Maurice McCourt, Garry Twite and Qi Zeng
Department of Finance
Faculty of Business and Economics
The University of Melbourne