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The New Zealand Finance Colloquium was an initiative introduced in 1996 to promote the discussion, dissemination and development of finance related research within New Zealand. The colloquium is an annual event organised and held at universities throughout the country.

29th Annual (2025) New Zealand Finance Colloquium

Otakou Whakaihu Waka, the University of Otago School of Business is delighted to be hosting the 29th Annual New Zealand Finance Colloquium on the 13th and 14th of February 2025.

The event will include a PhD symposium on the morning of Thursday, 13th February 2025 with the main colloquium sessions commencing in the afternoon.

The colloquium committee invites papers from all finance subject areas to be submitted for presentation. The deadline for submission is Monday, December 2 at 5 p.m. Notification of publication acceptance will be sent on Friday, December 6.

28th Annual (2024) New Zealand Finance Colloquium

The 28th Annual New Zealand Finance Colloquium was hosted by The University of Auckland on the 8th and 9th of February 2024.

The event included a PhD symposium on the morning of 8th February, 2024 with the main colloquium sessions commencing on the afternoon of the 8th February, 2024.

Colloquium Award Recipients

The following awards/prizes were awarded at the 28th New Zealand Finance Colloquium.

Auckland Centre for Financial Research (AUT Business School) | Best PhD Paper
Combating Workplace Safety Violations: Does Managerial Human Capital Matter?
* Tony Zhang (Massey University),
Alexander Molchanov (Massey University),
Harvey Nguyen (Massey University),
Mia Hang Pham (Massey University)

BLR Outstanding Research Award
A trophy that acknowledges the founders of the colloquium, Professor Glenn Boyle, Dr. Martin Lally, and Professor Larry Rose.
Do Institutional Investors Matter?
* Griffin Geng (Victoria University),
Harald Hau (University of Geneva and Swiss Finance Institute),
Roni Michaely (University of Hong Kong and ECG),
Binh Nguyen (RMIT University Vietnam)

CFA ARX Best Paper Award
Estimating Long-Term Expected Returns
Rui Ma (La Trobe University)
* Ben Marshall (Massey University)
Nhut H. Nguyen (Auckland University of Technology)
Nuttawat Visaltanachoti (Massey University)

Craigs Investment Best Paper Award for Capital Markets
Sentiment, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity
* Moritz Wagner (University of Canterbury)
Xiaopeng Wei (University of Adelaide)

INFINZ Best Paper award for Investments
Greenwashing, Firm Performance and CEO Incentives
Qiyang He (University of Sydney)
* Ben Marshall (Massey University)
Justin Hung Nguyen (Edith Cowan University)
Nhut H. Nguyen (Auckland University of Technology)
Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney)
Nuttawat Visaltanachoti (Massey University)

NZX-CGI Best Paper Award in Corporate Governance
Credit Information Sharing, Trade Credit, and Firm Performance
Qing Sophie Wang (Jiangxi University of Finance and Economic)
Lihan Chen (Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics)
Shaojie Lai (Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics)
* Hamish Anderson (Massey University)

Notice Board

NZFC 2025

The 29th NZ Finance Colloquium will be hosted by the University of Otago.
13th and 14th of February 2025.
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Awards

Thanks to all that attended the conference and all sponsors who continue to support the event.
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