The Asset Management Meeting forms part of the Financial Research Network (FIRN) program of topic-specific research meetings designed to extend the body of knowledge within a specific research area through the presentation and discussion of cutting edge research and the building of stronger networks.
FIRN in partnership with the University of Queensland (UQ) invites academics to submit a paper to the 2025 FIRN Asset Management meeting (AMM). The aim of this meeting is to develop a vibrant and interconnected academic community to discuss current issues and recent research on asset management, asset pricing, and FinTech in a stimulating and relaxing environment. In doing so, we hope to stimulate further research collaborations between local FIRN members and well-known international academics. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the UQ Brisbane City Campus.
We welcome submissions of both theoretical and empirical papers on all topics in asset management, asset pricing, and FinTech. Potential topics include but are not limited to: mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, private equity funds, ETFs, sustainable investing, performance measurement, retail/institutional investors’ incentives and behaviour, factor investing, asset pricing with big data, digital assets, and robo-advisors.
The Asset Management meeting will be held over two days with strong emphasis on high quality research on emerging issues related to asset management, asset pricing, and FinTech.
The 2025 AMM Best Paper Award – AUD$1,000
The 2025 AMM Best Discussant Award – AUD$500
The program committee members consist of Dr. Eric Tan and Associate Prof. Min Zhu. For further information about the meeting or the submission process, please send an email to asset.mgmt@business.uq.edu.au.
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FIRN Early Career Researchers (ECR) Workshop
July 18, 2025 | UQ City Campus
2-3:30pm | Workshop – Room 227
3:30 – 4:30pm | Networking drink session – Ground floor Atrium
Speaker: Professor Itzhak (“Zahi”) Ben-David
Finance Research Network (FIRN) in partnership with University of Queensland cordially invites early career researchers (assistant professor equivalent or Levels A–C within 8 years of PhD graduation) at FIRN member institutions to attend the FIRN ECR Workshop.
This workshop will feature a presentation titled “Where do research ideas come from?” There will be time for Q&A with Zahi. The workshop will be followed by a networking drink session from 3:30 to 4:30pm in the Atrium. This workshop explores strategies for generating and evaluating novel research ideas. Researchers can identify promising ideas by systematically exposing themselves to new, practitioner-relevant information and by contrasting emerging facts with existing theories. Additionally, by identifying the necessary conditions that are required for an idea to become a viable research project, researchers can quickly discard low-prospect ideas, freeing up mental space and time to evaluate new research opportunities.
Please ensure your register for both events separately.
Asset Management Meeting register here.
ECR Workshop register here.
Registrations close the 27th June
Professor Itzhak (Zahi) Ben-David
The Ohio State University
Professor Itzhak (“Zahi”) Ben-David is the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. He serves as the Academic Director of the Ohio State University Center for Real Estate. He teaches real estate finance classes to undergraduate and MBA students.
Dr. Ben-David has published in top finance and economics journals, such as Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies. His area of specialization is the real estate market, the financial markets, and behavioral finance. In his research on real estate he explores the drivers for the housing bubble and the aftermath of the financial crisis. His research on the financial markets focuses on the behavior and effects of institutions in the equity market. In behavioral finance, Dr. Ben-David writes about behavioral biases of managers, investors, and households.
Submissions have been closed.
The 2025 program is available here.
Asset Management Meeting, Brisbane
Hosted by the University of Queensland
17th - 18th of July 2025
Hosted by the University of Queensland
17th - 18th of July 2025