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ENTFIN 2026 — 10th Anniversary Conference Marseille, France — July 1–3, 2026
(PhD Day on July 1 | Optional Touristic Activities on July 4) Hosted by KEDGE Business School

About the Conference

The Entrepreneurial Finance Association (ENTFIN) is pleased to announce its 10th Anniversary Conference, to be held at Kedge Business School, Marseille, France. Since its creation, ENTFIN has become the leading association dedicated to entrepreneurial finance, bringing together scholars working on crowdfunding, venture capital, private equity, business angels, entrepreneurial banking, corporate innovation financing, FinTech, and all topics at the intersection of finance, innovation, and entrepreneurship. ENTFIN will continue its tradition of supporting early-career researchers with a dedicated PhD Day, including, paper presentations, faculty feedback sessions, networking with senior scholars in the field. The ENTFIN Association and the European Investment Fund will award three prizes: one for the Best PhD Paper, one for the Best Paper in Entrepreneurial Finance, and one for the Best Paper on Policy Impact Assessment.

Topics of Interest

We invite submissions on all areas of entrepreneurial finance, including (but not limited to):
Venture capital; private equity, and buyouts; Business angels and early-stage financing; Crowdfunding; token offerings, and digital finance; Entrepreneurial banking and credit relationships; Corporate governance, contracts, and monitoring; Financial innovation; FinTech, and AI in entrepreneurial finance; ESG, sustainability, and impact finance; Entrepreneurial ecosystems and regional financing gaps; Entrepreneurial risk-taking and behavioral finance;
Impact assessment for publicly supported financial instruments (e.g., PE/VC, credit guarantee schemes, securitization) and their real effects and societal outcomes (entrepreneurship, innovation, growth dynamics, sustainability, etc.).
Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome.

Keynote Speakers
– Professor Boris Vallee (INSEAD, Fontainebleau)
– Professor Ludovic Phalippou (University of Oxford, Saïd Business School)
– Professor Gilles Chemla (Imperial College London)

Important Dates

– Submission deadline: April 20, 2026
– Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2026
– Conference dates: July 1–3, 2026
– Touristic activities: July 4, 2026

Registration Fees

– Main conference: 450 euros
– PhD workshop: 200 euros
– Late registration (after June 15, 2026): 500 euros
– Additional participants for the gala dinner: 90 euros
The registration fee covers lunches, coffee breaks, the Gala Dinner on Thursday evening, and a social event on Friday evening.

Submission Guidelines

Papers should be submitted in two PDF versions: one complete version including author information, and one blind version, to entfinasso@gmail.com
Both completed papers and advanced work-in-progress will be considered.

Conference Chair and contact

Aurélie Sannajust, KEDGE Business School – Founding President, ENTFIN
For questions regarding submissions, the program, or logistics, please contact: aurelie.sannajust@kedgebs.com
For more information, please visit the ENTFIN website, www.entfin.org

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Call for papers: Advances in Cost-of-Capital Regulation

The WU Research Institute for Capital Markets (ISK) organizes the workshop Advances in Cost-of-Capital Regulation, to be held at the WU campus (Vienna, Austria) on December 17, 2026. The workshop will feature a small number of high-quality papers.

Submission of papers

We welcome both theoretical and empirical contributions. Topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Innovations in estimating the cost of capital (e.g., methods, data, implementation in regulated settings)
  • Interactions between cost-of-capital regulation and asset prices
  • Real effects of cost-of-capital regulation on corporate decisions, in particular capital expenditures (CAPEX)
  • Green Transition and Cost of Capital Regulation
  • Geopolitical Risks and Cost of Capital Regulation

Submission site: https://www.conftool.net/cost-of-capital-regulation2026/

Deadline: June 15, 2026

Organizing committee

Klaus Gugler, Otto Randl, Josef Zechner

WU Vienna University of Economics and Business

Further information

There is no conference fee for presenters, discussants, and academic participants. Participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses.
Participants visiting Vienna in December may also enjoy the city’s cultural offerings and traditional Christmas markets.

Website: Advances in Cost-of-Capital Regulation – Events – Activities

Email: isk@wu.ac.at

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IFMR GSB (formerly IFMR)

at Krea University organizes its seventh edition of The Research Symposium on Finance and Economics (RSFE) 2026. The research symposium will be held virtually from June 17 to June 19, 2026. The objective of the research symposium is to invite researchers, academicians, doctoral scholars, practitioners, and policy makers in finance and economics across the globe to submit their papers. This research symposium will include keynote lectures, panel discussions, and technical sessions among renowned academicians across the world in the area of Finance and Economics. In the past three symposiums, more than 100 high-quality research papers from close to 20 countries were presented.

The speakers, who will deliver keynote lectures include Prof. Sumit Agarwal (Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor of Finance, Economics and Real Estate, National University of Singapore, Singapore), Prof. Amil Dasgupta (Professor of Finance, Director of Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK), Prof. Kose John (Charles William Gerstenberg Professor of Banking and Finance, Stern School of Business, New York University, US), Prof. Bin Srinidhi (Carlock Endowed Distinguished Professor of Accounting, the University of Texas at Arlington, US), Prof. Bart Frijns (Professor of Finance, Auckland University of Technology Auckland, New Zealand), Prof. Peter Szilagyi (Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School, France), Prof. Manju Puri (J.B Fuqua Professor of Finance, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, US), Prof. Gary Monroe (Professor of Accounting, University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia), Prof. Hariom Manchiraju (Associate Professor of Accounting, Indian School of Business Hyderabad, India), and Prof. Marcin Kacperczyk (Professor of Finance, Imperial College, UK).

Symposium Registration link: The registration link w.r.t research symposium is mentioned below:

https://krea-edu-in.zoom.us/meeting/register/_IZoOsD0SQ2xk5aid9if2g

Symposium Paper Submission: Paper submissions to the research symposium should be sent to gsb.research_symposium2026@krea.edu.in

Important dates

  • Submission of full paper starts: Dec 15, 2025
  • Submission of papers closes: April 15, 2026
  • Acceptance notification: May 15, 2026
  • Registration for symposium starts: Dec 15, 2025
  • Registration for symposium closes: May 25, 2026
  • Symposium dates: June 17-19, 2026

Note: There is no paper submission fee and no registration fee for the research symposium.

Submission guidelines

Full research papers with a title page, abstract, keywords, main text, tables, figures, references etc. should be submitted.

Use Times New Roman with 12-point font size and double spaced.

During your paper submission, you will have to indicate whether your paper should be included under Finance area or Economics area.

You are expected to submit two versions of the paper in PDF format. In the first version, you will have to include the names of authors, affiliation of authors, complete address of affiliated institution, and email address of each author in the paper. In the second version, all author-identifying information must be removed before submission, which we will use for blind review process.

Depending upon whether you would like to consider your paper under Finance area or Economics area, you will have to name your paper, which is in PDF format, as follows:

For Finance: Finance_Title of the paper

For Economics: Economics_Title of the paper

You will have to mention the details of the presenting author during your paper submission to research symposium.

All email submission should have the following subject line

For Finance: RSFE 2026 Submission Finance

For Economics: RSFE 2026 Submission Economics

The submitted papers should not be accepted for publication in journals at the time of submission of paper to symposium.

Contact Details:

Prof. Praveen Bhagawan M

Area Chair (Accounting, Finance, and Quantitative Finance)

Chair, Research Symposium on Finance and Economics (RSFE) 2026

Deputy Chair, Ph.D programme

IFMR GSB, Krea University, India

https://krea.edu.in/ifmrgsb/research-symposium-finance-and-economics/

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PhD Program in Banking and Finance

The PhD Program in Banking and Finance offered at the University of Limoges in France, aims at training a selected group of students for a career as economists in academic institutions or in research departments of international organizations, financial institutions, and governments.

How to Apply:

The duly completed application package: /UserFiles/PhD Application Form 2026-RevRT.pdf must be submitted by email as an attachment, with “PhD Program in Banking and Finance 2026 – Your name” as the subject heading.

The email address: lape-phdbankingandfinance@unilim.fr

Deadline: May 28, 2026

More Information: https://www.unilim.fr/lape/master-and-phd-programs/phd-program/.

The PhD Guidelines are available at: https://www.unilim.fr/lape/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2025/12/2025Guidelines-and-Recommendations-to-PhD-students.pdf.

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PhD PROGRAM IN FINANCE

The Doctoral Program is offered on a full-time basis.

We offer up to 4 PhD scholarships/research positions to outstanding students from all nationalities. The scholarships cover 80%-100% of the tuition fees and pay approximately €14000 per year before the Comprehensive exams and approximately €16000-18000 per year after the Comprehensive exams, depending on performance.

Applicants must hold:

  • A Master’s degreefrom an accredited university with at least “Very Good” / Upper Second classification.
  • Priority is given to candidates with First-Class Honours in both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

More info: Ph.D. Programme – Department of Accounting and Finance

Applications: APPLY NOW – Graduate School

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Assistant Professor Position (Maître de Conférences) – Section CNU 05

Aix-Marseille School of Economics – Aix-Marseille Université (France)

Aix-Marseille Université invites applications for a Maître de Conférences (Assistant Professor, Section CNU 05) position affiliated with the Aix-Marseille School of Economics.

  • Research profile: Macroeconomics / Finance (macro-finance, international finance, asset pricing, sustainable finance).
  • Teaching profile: Courses in macro-finance, international finance, and financial markets at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Candidates are expected to demonstrate strong research potential and the ability to publish in international peer-reviewed journals, while contributing to the research activities of the department.

  • Deadline: April 3, 2026
  • Start date: September 2026
  • Application procedure: via Galaxie (French MESR platform).

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EFFAS has launched the third edition of the prestigious and well-endowed Gasperini ESG Research Award, established in memory of Dr Andrea Gasperini, an Italian financial analyst who passed away in 2023.

The Gasperini ESG 2026 Awards aim to recognise outstanding unpublished papers and articles addressing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics. The Awards seek to promote high-quality research, advance thought leadership on ESG issues, and encourage both academics and investment professionals to contribute to the field.

The deadline for submitting unpublished papers and articles is 4 May 2026.

Further information about the Gasperini Awards 2026 is available on the dedicated webpage: https://effas.com/professional-certificates/gasperini-awards-2026/

The complete 2026 Award Rules can be accessed here: https://effas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gasperini-Awards-Rules-2026-5_compressed.pdf

Professor Stefano Zambon will chair the pre-selection committee and will also serve as a member of the final jury: https://effas.com/stefano-zambon-chair-preselection-jury-2026/.

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The Master+ in Banking and Finance is a unique opportunity to follow a standard Master program combined with a specific training delivered by a well-established Research Center dedicated to banking studies, LAPE, in the Université de Limoges in France. (http://www.unilim.fr/lape/).

Teaching staff are active scholars in Banking or Financial Risk practitioners.

The program also hosts international visiting professors who are leading experts in their fields.

More information:

Website : http://www.unilim.fr/lape/master-and-phd-programs/master-in-banking-and-finance/

Email address (if you need help) : lape-masterbankingfinance@unilim.fr   

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LAPE-FINEST Spring Workshop 

Sustainability, Bank Performance and Financial Stability

 Call for Papers (submission deadline: March 29, 2026)

Important Dates: 

Submission Deadline : March 29, 2026
Notification of acceptance : April 20, 2026
Conference Program Disclosure : April 30, 2026

For more information visit: https://www.unilim.fr/lape/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2026/01/2026-Finest-Spring-WorkShop-Call_FINAL2-scaled.png 

Please, submit your paper and early idea proposal by emailing: lape.finestworkshop2026@unilim.fr

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2026 Asset Management for Institutional Investors

The Asset Management for Institutional Investors conference brings together leading academics and industry professionals to discuss the latest developments shaping institutional investment practices. The programme highlights timely issues, international evidence, and practical insights relevant to today’s investment landscape.

Attendance will be valuable for institutional investors, policy makers, regulators, supervisors, and academics. Registration is free.

  • Location: Online Conference
  • Date: January 29, 2026 | 13:00–16:45 UK Time
  • Keynote speaker: Dr. Sarah Keohane Williamson, Chief Executive Officer at FCLTGlobal
  • See the full program here
  • Register here

Organizer: Institute of Finance and Financial Regulation (IFFR)

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Irish Academy of Finance, 7th Annual Conference

The Irish Academy of Finance would like to invite all academics and practitioners to participate in the Irish Academy of Finance (IAF) conference, 21-22 May 2026. The IAF is an internationally focused professional association for research and education on the discipline of Finance. It promotes the advancement of research, knowledge and education in the field of Finance with a particular focus on engaging academic and professional communities. It aims to enhance collaborations between researchers in Finance from many universities and other institutions in Ireland and abroad.

  • Submission Deadline: 23 February 2026
  • Location: The Johnstown Estate Hotel, Co. Meath Ireland (approx. 40 minutes drive from Dublin airport)
  • Dates: May, 21-22 2026
  • Keynote speaker: Professor Renee Adams (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
  • Conference website: IAF Conference 2026
  • More info: here

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Lake District Workshop in Corporate Finance

Lancaster University’s workshop combines academic sessions featuring world-leading research in corporate finance with ample opportunities to informally interact, also in the beautiful setting of England’s Lake District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

EFA Doctoral Tutorial 

The EFA-DT invites PhD students to submit their single-authored research paper on topics within the field of finance. Each student is limited to submitting one paper. Dual submission to the Annual Meeting and Doctoral Tutorial is allowed, note the separate deadlines and submission systems.