Centre for Banking Research Financial Markets and Institutions Cass Business School Special Interest Group City University, London British Accounting Association Call for Papers Emerging Scholars in Banking and Finance Conference Theme: “Contemporary Issues in Financial Markets and Institutions” Cass Business School London EC1Y 8TZ 9th December 2009 Keynote Speaker: Dr Philipp Hartmann, European Central Bank “The Financial Crisis and Policy Responses in the European Union” The scientific committee invites submissions of high-quality and unpublished theoretical and empirical research papers from“emerging scholars” (i.e. within 3 years of completion of their PhDs) addressing: Contemporary Issues in Financial Markets and Institutions. Special Issue: European Journal of Finance Guest Editors: John O.S. Wilson, Barbara Casu, David McMillan Authors should indicate if they wish their paper to be considered for a special issue of the European Journal of Finance. Best Paper Prize Sponsored by: Pearson Education Financial Times Publishing A prize sponsored by Pearson FT will be awarded to the best paper presented at the conference. Submission deadline: 15th September 2009 Authors will be notified by: 15th October 2009 Scientific Committee: John O.S. Wilson (St Andrews University); Barbara Casu (Cass Business School); Shelagh Heffernan (Cass Business School); David McMillan (St Andrews University); Claudia Girardone (Essex University); Philip Hamill (University of Ulster). For any further queries please contact: [log in to unmask] Centre for Banking Research website: http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/cbr/index.html