Past Events
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The Journal of Financial Services Research and the Center for Financial Policy are pleased to announce the inaugural Banking Seminar Series at the Ronald Reagan Building, Smith School Suite.
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Short-term funding markets provide essential short-tenor financing for banks, dealers, and nonfinancial firms. They also play a central role in monetary policy transmission.
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The SEC, CFA Institute, Center for Financial Services at Lehigh University, and the Center for Financial Policy at Maryland Smith are pleased to jointly host the Conference on Financial Market Regulation.
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MFDF, Dechert and the Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business will host an one-day programs on all things ESG oversight for fund boards in Washington, DC.
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The three lines of defense (3LoD) doctrine is well-established at most depository institutions, providing a framework that establishes accountability for risk with business units and a checks and balances mechanism on risk management across the enterprise.
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Registration is limited. If you are interested in participating in the conference, please contact reetta.ali-alha@aalto.fi.
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Registration is limited. If you are interested in participating in the conference, please contact reetta.ali-alha@aalto.fi.
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Registration is limited. If you are interested in participating in the conference, please contact reetta.ali-alha@aalto.fi
Responsible Business in a Time of Crisis
July 10, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen some inspired corporate responses, such as Unilever donating €100 million of food and sanitizer, and guaranteeing the jobs of all 150,000 workers including contractors. But what if you’re a small business without millions to donate? Or in an unrelated industry without relevant products to give?
Webinar: Narrative economics, with Nobel laureate Robert Shiller
June 2020
“Stories abound in life,” Maryland Smith’s Russell Wermers said, opening a webinar discussion Tuesday. The topic: Narrative economics, with Nobel laureate Robert Shiller. Shiller, who received the 2013 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, has recently written a book “Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events,” about stories and how they affect the way people think. Read the news story.
Webinar: COVID-19 and African Economies
April 24, 2020
Read about the webinar in Smith Braintrust and Tadias Magazine.
Federal Reserve Short-Term Funding Markets
March 29, 2019 | Washington, D.C.
Women on Wall Street: Working in a male-dominated industry
March 15, 2018 | College Park, MD
Federal Reserve Short-Term Funding Markets
April 6, 2018 | Washington, DC
Second Annual Maryland Junior Finance Conference
April 20, 2018 | College Park, MD
Annual Mutual Fund Directors Forum Conference
The Road Ahead – Disruption and Innovation in the Fund Industry
May 8, 2018 | Washington, DC
Fifth Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation
Co-sponsored by the SEC, CFA Institute and Lehigh Center for Financial Services
May 10-11, 2018 | Washington, DC
FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg on "The Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath"
November 3, 2017
The Active-Passive Debate
Co-sponsored by the CFA Institute
November 1, 2017
Pioneers & New Frontiers
May 23-24, 2017
Fourth Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation
May 4-5, 2017
Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards: How do we get there?
March 8, 2017
December 6, 2016
Student Speaker Series: The state of emerging markets
Mansoor Dailiami
December 2, 2016
Consumer Finance Speaker Series: Options & Economic Decisions
Steve Heston
November 18, 2016
Professor Brown-Bag: Haluk Unal
November 17, 2016
Post Election Market and Policy Outlook
November 16, 2016
The Future of Financial Regulation
October 21, 2016
Professor Brown Bag Series: Mark Lowenstein
October 14, 2016
Consumer Finance Speaker Series: Understanding Pensions
Bill Longbrake
September 30, 2016
Consumer Finance Speaker Series: Understanding Modern Financial Markets
Pete Kyle
May 13, 2016
Third Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation
April 21-22, 2016
Kyle Conference: Market Mechanisms and their Impact
April 20, 2016
Changing Markets: Challenges for Fixed Income Funds
November 11, 2015
The Next Crisis
A panel discussion on fixed income market liquidity and transparency.
September 8, 2015
Forum On Global Market Volatility
The Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted a forum on Global Market Volatility on Sept. 8, 2015, aimed at making sense of the recent tumult in international markets — notably in China, but also spilling over into other regions, including the United States.
May 11, 2015
The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Financial Reform Conference
Hosted Jointly by the Center for Financial Policy at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and The Clearing House
May 8, 2015
Panel Discussion: Crowdfunding
Co-hosted by the Center for Financial Policy and Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Smith Entrepreneurship Research Conference
May 1, 2015
Second Annual Conference on the Regulation of Financial Markets
Co-hosted by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis and CFA Institute
November 20, 2014
Best Execution In Today’s Complex Markets
Understanding High Frequency Trading, Changing Patterns of Liquidity and other Key Market Structure Issues
November 17, 2014
Reassessing Proxy Access
A luncheon discussion hosted jointly by the CFA Institute and the Center for Financial Policy
September 17, 2014
Conference On Market Fragility, Fragmentation And Fees
Hosted Jointly by the Center for Financial Policy at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and FINRA
July 10, 2014
Risks In Banking Symposium
Hosted Jointly by the Center for Financial Policy at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and The Clearing House
May 16, 2014
First Annual Conference on the Regulation of Financial Markets
Co-hosted by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk
November 21, 2013
Board Oversight of Valuation Roundtable
Co-presented by the Center for Financial Policy and the Mutual Fund Directors Forum (MFDF)
November 19, 2013
Distinguished Speaker Series: Martin Feldstein
October 31 – November 1, 2013
The Henry Kaufman Forum on Religious Traditions and Business Behavior
October 3-4, 2013
Investment Company Institute/Center for Financial Policy Academic & Practitioner Conference
May 14, 2013
Talk by U.S. Treasury Office of Financial Research Director Richard Berner
April 26, 2013
Emerging Markets at the Crossroads: Challenges, Prospects and Opportunities
In partnership with the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
April 23, 2013
Congressional Briefing - Andrew Olmem, former Minority Chief Counsel, Senate Banking Committee
April 15, 2013
Shadow Banking: Issues and Regulatory Approaches
Distinguished Speaker Series: Jaime Caruana, General Manager, Bank for International Settlements
March 29, 2013
Congressional Briefing – Aaron Klein, Director, Financial Regulatory Reform Initiative, Bipartisan Policy Center and former Chief Economist, U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
November 28, 2012
Board Oversight of Alternative Investment Products Roundtable, co-hosted by the CFP and MFDF
September 18, 2012
Global Philanthropy – Hand Up or Hand Out? An Insider’s Critique of "Aid" Strategies and Alternatives
A talk by Charles Waigi, co-hosted by CFP, CIBER, and CSVC
July 19-20, 2012
Next Generation Financial Cyberinfrastructure Workshop
June 12, 2012
Directors’ Institute
Fiorina Calls for More Teamwork, Transparency; Less Collegiality
April 25, 2012
Policy Chat with Craig Lewis, SEC Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Risk, Strategy, and Finance Innovation
April 17, 2012
Policy Roundtable on the Future of Financial Regulation, Jointly Presented by the IMF and Center for Financial Policy
April 13, 2012
Emerging Markets Forum, hosted by the Center for International Business Education and Research
March 12, 2012:
“An Insider’s View of How to Manage a Multi-Billion Dollar Hedge Fund” Bruce Richards, Co-Managing Partner & CEO of Marathon Asset Management
February 8, 2012:
CFP Advisory Board Member Eric Billings speaks to the Quantitative Smith Finance Fellows and Advanced Smith Finance Fellows in College Park
Conference on Systemic Risk and Data Issues, October 5-6, 2011
Distinguished Speaker Series with Sarah Bloom Raskin, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 'Monetary Policy and Job Creation', September 26, 2011
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Emerging Markets Forum: The Rise of New Economic Powers and America's Future, co-sponsored by the Center for Financial Policy, April 29, 2011
The Directors’ Institute, April 6-8, 2011
GSE Conference: Joint event with NYU Stern School’s Salomon Center, January 24, 2011
Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Speaker Series, December 15, 2010
Reception with US Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), November 29, 2010
Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting, November 12-13, 2010
Center for Financial Policy’s First Policy Chat with Art Murton from FDIC, November 8, 2010
Dr. Henry Kaufman, Distinguished Speaker Series, October 2010
GSE Reform Roundtable, Mark Zandi (keynote), Chief Economist, Moody’s Economy.com, May 2010
Director's Institute: Current Developments on Governance, William E. Mayer (keynote), Park Avenue Equity Partners, April 2010
Robert C. Pozen, “Too Big to Save”, Distinguished Speaker Series, January 2010