CFF-AP2 Conference November 9, 2017
CFF-AP2 conference Nov 9, 2017 Welcome to a conference on November 9, arranged by the Second National Pension Fund - AP2 - and the Centre for Finance - CFF. Please register here. E45, Vasagatan 1, School of Business, Economics and Law CFF-AP2 Conference November 9, 2017; "Incentives, Talent, Culture and Risk-Taking in the Finance Industry". Although the finance sector is one of the most important and biggest industries worldwide – its share of GDP has increased from an average of 3% to about 9% over the past 50 years in major Western economies – the behavior, preferences and personal characteristics of its main protagonists (i.e., fund managers, traders, brokers) have until recently barely been investigated. This conference will bring academics and practitioners together to discuss some recent findings related to the behavior and culture within the finance industry.
Although the finance sector is one of the most important and biggest industries worldwide – its share of GDP has increased from an average of 3% to about 9% over the past 50 years in major Western economies – the behavior, preferences and personal characteristics of its main protagonists (i.e., fund managers, traders, brokers) have until recently barely been investigated. This conference will bring academics and practitioners together to discuss some recent findings related to the behavior and culture within the finance industry.
13.30-14.00 Coffee
14.00-14.45 Erik Thedéen, Director General Finansinspektionen
"Current Issues and Challenges"
14.45-15.30 Per Strömberg, Professor Stockholm School of Economics
“Talent and Compensation in the Finance Industry”
15.30-16.00 Coffee Break
16.00-16.30 Alain Cohn, Professor University of Michigan
“Business Culture in the Banking Industry”
16.30-17.00 Anna Dreber, Professor Stockholm School of Economics
“Gender and Risk Preferences”
17.00-17.15 Break
17.15-17.45 Anna-Karin Fors, SEB, Head Gothenburg Region
"Talent, Culture and Values within Banking - Reflections from an Employer's Perspective"
17.45-18.15 Michael Kirchler, Professor Innsbruck University and University of Gothenburg
“Rankings and Risk-Taking in the Finance Industry“
Per Strömberg, Stockholm School of Economics
Alain Cohn, University of Michigan
Alain Cohn, University of Michigan
Michael Kirchler, Innsbruck University
Michael Kirchler, Innsbruck University