Location
AGSM and the UNSW Business School

Description
The 39th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference (AFBC) will take place from December 10th to 12th, 2026, in Sydney. This conference is organised by the Institute of Global Finance at the UNSW Business School in Sydney, Australia. The venue for the conference: AGSM and the UNSW Business School

PHD Forum
Date: 9th December 2026

The 39th AFBC conference will feature a PhD Forum for advanced finance doctoral students currently working on their dissertations. This one-day forum will offer accepted students a unique opportunity to present their research and discuss their work with distinguished academics from leading business schools worldwide. At the PhD Forum, PhD candidates will receive valuable career development advice from eminent scholars and discuss recent developments in the finance literature with fellow students and faculty members.

As part of this conference, the following International Forums will be held:
Opportunities and Risks of AI Technology in Finance
CBDCs, Fintech, and Digital Finance.
Sustainable Investment

Submission deadline: Sunday 10th August 2026

Submission Procedure

Paper Submission Deadline: Sunday 10th August 2026
How to Submit:
The paper submission site will be accessible via the conference website in due course. Contributors should follow the outlined submission procedure on the conference website.
FOR INFORMATION about this conference please visit the conference website here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/business/our-schools/banking-finance/seminars-workshops/australasian-finance-banking-conference.

For any further information please contact the Conference Administrator.
Email: bankconf@unsw.edu.au

PRIZES:

BlackRock Research Award
AU$10,000 will be awarded for the best paper in Capital Markets / Mutual Funds / Funds Management

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Prize
AUS$2,000 awarded to the best paper on Derivatives.

CFA Institute Prize
AUS$1,500 will be awarded to the best paper on Sustainability

Alt Data Tech Prize
https://www.altdatatech.com/home/index.html

US$1,000 will be awarded to the best paper using “Alternative Tech Data” in their research.

Bureau van Dijk Prizes
AUS$1,000 will be awarded to the Best paper in Banking using BVD relevant data.
AUS$1,000 will be awarded to the best paper in Corporate Finance / Corporate Governance / Institutional Block Holders using BVD relevant data.

Education Excellence Showcase
HSBC
AU$1000 Awarded for Best Innovative Teaching Practices