8.00-8.15

Registration and welcome with refreshments

8.15-8.30

Chair: Associate Professor Suk-Joong Kim, Chair of the Discipline of Finance, University of Sydney Business School

Conference Opening and Dean’s Welcome – Professor Gregory Whitwell

8.30-9.25

Chair: Dr Anthony Richards, Head of Payments Policy, Reserve Bank of Australia

Presenter: Dr Eli Remolona, Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific of the Bank For International Settlements

The rise of regional banking in Asia and the Pacific

Discussant: Associate Professor Suk-Joong Kim, University of Sydney Business School

9.25-10.20

Chair: Professor Christine Parlour, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Presenter: Professor Thorsten Beck, Professor of Banking and Finance, Cass Business School, City University London

Lending Concentration, Bank Performance and Systemic Risk

Discussant: Dr Phong Ngo, Australian National University

10.20-10.35

10.35-11.30

Chair: Professor Ron Masulis, University of New South Wales Business School

Presenter: Professor Kose John, Charles William Gerstenberg Professorship in Banking and Finance, New York University & Laura H. Carnell Professor of Finance, Temple University

Interstate Banking, Bank Information, and Corporate Acquisitions

Discussant: Dr Buhui Qiu, University of Sydney Business School

11.30-12.30

Chair: Professor Susan Thorp, University of Sydney Business School

Keynote Address: Dr Loretta Mester, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Financial stability Considerations for Monetary Policy

12.30-1.30

1.30-2.30

Chair: Professor Fariborz Moshirian, University of New South Wales Business School

Keynote Address: Dr Luci Ellis, Head of Financial Stability Department, Reserve Bank of Australia

Financial Stability and the Banking System

2.30-3.25

Chair: Mr Charles Littrell, Executive Manager, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Presenter: Professor Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne & Monash University & Australian Centre for Financial Studies

Hunting the BIRP: Is there a Bail In Risk Premium in Australian bank hybrids?

Discussant: Associate Professor Maurice Peat, University of Sydney Business School

3.25-3.40

Afternoon refreshments

3.40-4.35

Chair: Professor Renee Adams, University of New South Wales Business School

Presenter: Professor Nadia Massoud, Ian Potter Chair of Finance & Associate Dean of Research, Melbourne Business School

Why and How Do Banks Lay off Credit Risk? The Choice between Retention, Loan Sales and Credit Default Swaps

Discussant: Professor Christine Parlour, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

4.35-5.30

Chair: Professor Douglas Foster, University of Sydney Business School

Presenter: Professor Iftekhar Hasan, Professor of Finance and Corrigan Chair in International Business and Finance, Fordham University & Scientific Adviser, Bank of Finland

The real impact of Basel ratings-based capital rules on the finance-growth nexus

Discussant: Associate Professor Martien Lubberink, Victoria University of Wellington

5.30-5.40

Closing Remarks – Professor David Johnstone, University of Sydney Business School