Paper Submission closed

​

The Conference Committee accepted 40 high quality papers for the conference with each paper having a 30-minute speaking slot. Papers were presented in sessions organised by asset class or a cross-cutting theme. Within each session papers came from different disciplines to foster inter-disciplinary collaboration and learning. 

​

Papers were presented over 14 conference sessions. 

 

Draft session themes were:

 

• Banking 

• Innovative methods and datasets (e.g. geospatial analysis, big data, machine learning etc) 

• Bonds 

• Insurance and Reinsurance 

• Cognition and Behaviour 

• Listed Equities 

• Corporate Governance 

• Nature and Biodiversity 

• Environmental performance and credit quality 

• Pension Funds 

• Financial Regulation and Supervision 

• Sovereign Investors (SWFs, state-owned banks etc) 

• Infrastructure Investment 

• Stranded Assets 

​

​

PAPER PRIZES 

​

Six paper prizes were awarded at the discretion of the Conference Committee: 

​

• GRASFI Best Paper Prize (sponsored by BNP Paribas Asset Management) - £3,000 

• GRASFI Best Novel Methods Paper Prize (sponsored by UBS) - £1,500 

• GRASFI Best PhD Paper Prize (sponsored by the CFA Institute Financial Analysts Journal) - £1,000

• GRASFI Best Paper Prize for Research on Sustainable Investment (sponsored by the CFA Institute Financial Analysts Journal) - £1,500

• GRASFI Best Paper Prize for Research on Climate Finance (sponsored by Imperial College London) - £1,500 

• GRASFI Best Paper Prize for Research that Supports Central Banks and Financial Regulators to Green the Financial System (sponsored by INSPIRE) - £1,500

​

​

New Prizes and Deadline Extension

​

On Monday 4th March 2019 we were pleased to announce two new paper prizes that are to be awarded at the conference:

​

Best Paper Prize for Research that Supports the Implementation of the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Framework

​

Best Paper Prize for Research that Supports Central Banks and Financial Regulators to Green the Financial System

​

At the time of writing, we have already received a large number of papers. However, we want to maximize the opportunity for scholars to be considered for these new prizes. We therefore announced a deadline extension to Monday 15th April 2019.

​

The value of these new prizes will be confirmed shortly, as will the sponsors. Papers already submitted for the previous deadline (Friday 1st March 2019) will be automatically considered for these new prizes.