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FIRN - Financial Integrity Research Network

FIRN (Financial Integrity Research Network) is a network of fourteen universities and one research institute (SIRCA) who have come together for the purpose of advancing Australia's financial research activities and research outcomes to meet world class standards. The Network is funded by contributions from its member institutions.

FIRN's vision is to harness the considerable strengths of Australia's internationally renowned finance and economics researchers to match the research focus and scale of other major international financial centres and establish Australia as the Asia-Pacific hub in a global alliance of centres of financial research excellence.

FIRN's mission is to enhance the integrity and efficiency of Australia's financial system and to establish Australia as the Asia-Pacific hub of financial markets research excellence.

FIRN's objective to achieve its vision and mission to bring people from various finance based disciplines together through a program of educational events which offer the opportunity to lead to further collaboration and research networking.

FIRN's goals are to:

Coordinate and develop a major programme of collaborative research addressing the integrity and efficiency of financial systems and services.
Initiate, foster and promote formal linkages and collaborations across institutions, regions, disciplines and industry participants.
Strengthen existing international collaborative research efforts, especially with leading US, UK, European and Asian researchers.
Promote Australia's capability as a financial centre and research hub.

2011 Master Class Dinner Photos

Members and students join Jay Ritter and Yael Hochberg at the 2011 Master Class Dinner

left to right

Rita and Jay Ritter, Yael Hochberg, Zangina Isshaq, Kelvin Tan, Robert Faff, Karen Benson, Shams Pathan, Mamiza Haq, Shams Pathan and Renee Adams.

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Bachelier Finance Society 7th World Congress

The Seventh World Congress of the Bachelier Finance Society will be held June 19-22, 2012 in Sydney. This is the premier event in the international quantitative and mathematical finance calendar, attracting hundreds of participants every two years.
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Sydney. Click here for more information.

AUSTRALIAN FINE WINE RECEPTION AT AFA CHICAGO 2012

FIRN is launching the first stage of an international campaign to promote Australian finance research and research leaders. The Australian Fine Wine reception will be held during the 2012 AFA Conference in Chicago, 6-8 January Swissotel. Co-hosting Universities are ANU, UNSW, UQ, UWA and University of Melbourne.

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