8:00 - 8:30

Registration and welcome with refreshments

8:30 - 8:45

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

Professor Gregory Whitwell, University of Sydney Business School
Conference Opening and Dean’s Welcome

8:45 - 9:30

Chair: Mr Chris Whitehead, FINSIA

Presenter: Professor Ron Masulis, UNSW Business School
External Financing of Last Resort? Bank Lines of Credit as a Source of Long-term Finance

Discussant: Professor Nadia Massoud, Melbourne Business School

9:30 - 10:15

Chair: Dr Stephen Kirchner, Australian Financial Markets Association

Presenter: Professor Nadia Massoud, Melbourne Business School
Presidential Power and Shareholder Wealth

Discussant: Dr Buhui Qiu, University of Sydney Business School

10:15 - 10:45

Morning refreshments

10:45 - 11:30

Chair: Dr Jonathan Kearns, Reserve Bank of Australia

Presenter: Dr Adonis Antoniades, National University of Singapore
Commercial Bank Failures During The Great Recession: The Real (Estate) Story

Discussant: Associate Professor Harald Scheule, UTS Business School

11:30 - 12:30

Chair: Professor Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University; University of Sydney Business School & Bank of Finland

Keynote address: Professor Steven Ongena, Professor of Banking, University of Zurich
Spillovers of Macroprudential Policies

12:30 - 1:30

Luncheon

1:30 - 2:30

Chair & Moderator: Associate Professor Eliza Wu, University of Sydney Business School

Policy Panel Discussion: The Future of Banking Regulation

Dr Iikka Korhonen (Bank of Finland), Dr Frank Packer (Bank for International Settlements) &
Mr. Aidan O’Shaughnessy (Australian Bankers’ Association)

2:30 - 3:15

Chair: Professor Steven Ongena, University of Zurich

Presenter: Dr Andrew Grant, University of Sydney
Consumer marketplace lending in Australia: credit scores and loan funding success

Discussant: Dr Kristle Cortes, University of New South Wales

3:15 - 3:45

Afternoon refreshments

3:45 - 4:30

Chair: Dr John Laker AO, The Banking and Finance Oath

Presenter: Professor Thorsten Beck, Professor of Banking and Finance, Cass Business School
Sharing the Pain? Credit Supply and Real Effects of Bank Bail-ins

Discussant: Dr Duckki Cho, University of Sydney

4:30 - 5:15

Chair: Professor Susan Thorp, University of Sydney Business School

Presenter: Dr Kristle Cortes, UNSW Business School
Where are the Large Banks? Stress Tests and Small Business Lending

Discussant: Professor Thorsten Beck, Cass Business School

5:15 - 6:00

Chair: Professor Stephen Satchell, Cambridge University & University of Sydney Business School

Presenter: Dr Zhaoxia Xu, UNSW Business School
Off-balance Sheet Securitization, Bank Lending and Corporate Innovation

Discussant: Professor Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University; Bank of Finland & University of Sydney Business School

9:00 - 9:45

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

Presenter: Dr Matthew Greenwood-Nimmo, University of Melbourne
On the International Effects of Country-Specific Financial Sector Bailouts

Discussant: Dr Stephen Kirchner, Australian Financial Markets Association

9:45 - 10:30

Chair: Professor Nadia Massoud, Melbourne Business School

Presenter: Associate Professor Joakim Westerholm, University of Sydney Business School
Personal Trading by Brokers, Analysts and Fund Managers

Discussant: Associate Professor Martien Lubberink, Victoria University of Wellington

10:30 - 11:00

Morning refreshments

11:00 - 11:45

Chair: Professor Doug Foster, University of Sydney Business School

Presenter: Dr Phong Ngo, Australian National University
Geopolitics and International Bank Flows

Discussant: Dr Adonis Antoniades, National University of Singapore

11:45 - 12:30

Chair: Associate Professor Harald Scheule, UTS Business School

Presenter: Professor Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University; Bank of Finland & University of Sydney Business School
The Impact of Risk-based Capital Rules on Income Inequality: Global Evidence

Discussant: Associate Professor Joakim Westerholm, University of Sydney Business School

12:30 - 12:40

Closing remarks

12:40 - 2:00

Luncheon