The 2nd Sydney Banking and Financial Stability Conference

Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd of December 2017

Keynote address

Steven Ongena

Professor of Banking,
University of Zurich

Spillovers of Macroprudential Policies

Conference program

Friday 1st December

Time Event

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

Saturday 2nd December

Time Event

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