2012 New Zealand Finance Colloquim

The 2012 conference was hosted by the School of Economics and Finance, Massey University on the Albany campus, February 8th - 10th. A PhD Symposium was also held in conjunction with the Coloquium.

2012 Prize Winners

The 2012 colloquium was hosted by the School of Economics and Finance, Massey University at the Albany campus. The event also included a PhD Symposium.

The following prizes were awarded:

PhD Symposium Awards

• The Centre for Finance Services and Markets - best PhD student paper ($750)
  Best paper presented at the PhD symposium
  
  Doing Nothing Wrong vs. Doing Nothing Right: The Effect of Peer Pressure on the Dynamic Process of Corporate Social Responsibility
  Christo Ferreira, Massey University

NZ Finance Colloquium Awards

• INFINZ - best paper in investment ($1,000)
  Best paper on any aspect of investments, Preference is given to papers that have practical implications for investment professionals, Acceptance of this award carries with it a commitment to provide a 2,500-word practitioner-oriented version suitable for publication in the May issue of INFINZ Journal.
  
  Rare Disaster Risk and the Equity Premium Puzzle
  Henk Berkman, University of Auckland
  Ben Jacobsen, Massey University
  John Lee, University of Auckland
  
  
• MED/RBNZ/Treasury - best paper in capital market ($1,000)
  Best paper on any aspect of capital market operations. Preference is given to papers that contribute to understanding of the organisation and development of New Zealand capital markets.
  
  What drives issue spreads in the New Zealand commercial paper market?
  Russell Poskitt, University of Auckland
  
  
• ISCR - best paper in financial regulation ($1,000)
  Best paper on any aspect of financial regulation. Acceptance of this award carries with it a commitment to provide a 1,500-word summary version suitable for publication in ISCR’s Competition and Regulation Times.
  
  Partisanship and Corporate Performance
  Art Durnev, University of Iowa
  Jon Garfinkel, University of Iowa
  Alexander Molchanov, Massey University
  
  
• The New Zealand Centre for Personal Financial Education Prize - ($1,000)
  Best paper on personal financial education to include research topics such as financial literacy, financial planning, and the financial behaviour of investors.
  
  The Role of Financial Experience in Creating Financial Knowledge
  Bart Frijns, Auckland University of Technology
  Aaron Gilbert, Auckland University of Technology
  Alireza Tourani-Rad, Auckland University of Technology