We invite you to submit extended abstracts, papers-in-progress or full papers to the Finance and Accounting 2022 Annual Symposium, a two-day meeting, organised by the School of Finance and Accounting at Westminster Business School, University of Westminster.
About the symposium
Symposium theme: Climate Finance, Risks and Related Opportunities
One of the fastest-growing segments of the asset management sector is the environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing segment. According to Bloomberg estimates, investments in ESG assets may reach $53 trillion by 2025 which represents a third of the global assets under management (AUM).
The forthcoming meeting’s theme will focus on climate finance. Recently, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate risk exposure, and other related metrics on sustainability, ESG and responsible investing has gained momentum. Climate finance has attracted attention from investors, regulators, fund managers, businesses, corporations, financial services and accounting bodies. The symposium will examine a wide range of key finance, data analytics and accounting topics, ranging from sustainable investments, asset pricing, corporate finance, financial econometrics, forecasting, fund management, market sentiment, sustainable development, thematic investing, financial reporting, accounting standards, taxation to big data and data analytics.
Keynote Speakers:
Academic Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gireesh Shrimali, Social Science Research Scholar, Precourt, Institute of Energy, Stanford, USA.
Industry Keynote Speaker: Mr. Ryan Jude, Director, Green Finance Institute, London, UK.
Event registration
You can register for the symposium on the Finance and Accounting 2022 Annual Symposium event page.
If you have any other questions or queries, please email [email protected]
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