CfP Deadline:
October 3, 2025
Conference Event:
January 5-6, 2026
Event Location:
Online
Organizer(s):
Nottingham Trent University
Keynote Speaker(s):
Prof. Luigi Zingales (Chicago)
Prof. Morten Bennedsen (Copenhagen)
Prof. Luc Renneboog (Tilburg)
Prof. Klaus Schaeck (Bristol)
Description:
The 4th Contemporary Issues in Financial Markets and Banking ONLINE conference (IFMB 2026), organised by Nottingham Trent University, will occur on 5 to 6 January 2026, during working hours UK time (GMT).
The conference will cover a wide range of themes. Indicative themes include:
- Corporate finance, corporate governance, international financial management, and investment;
- Financial resilience; liquidity management; crisis investment and crisis portfolio management; banking and financial sector stability and regulation; financial (dis)integration and Brexit;
- Green and sustainable finance; sustainable energy financing, alternative investments; financial inclusion; Islamic banking;
- Crowdfunding; decentralised finance; disruptive financial technologies; metaverse and blockchain technologies in finance; artificial intelligence; machine and deep learning applications in finance;
- Theoretical asset pricing; empirical asset pricing; risk management; behavioural finance; financial applications of game theory and decision theory; computational financial economics (including multi-agent models and econophysics); experimental economics with implications for financial theory and practice;
- Market microstructure; household finance; real estate and property markets.
Submissions that span over more than one of the above topics are encouraged!
Publication Opportunities:
The Conference Organising Committee is proud to announce that several papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in The Financial Review (FR) (ABS3*). These papers will undergo a blind review process. This is a ‘no-fault’ submission option, meaning if the FR decides to review and then reject the paper, the author(s) may resubmit it through the normal submission process. Please note that submitted papers must not be under review in any other journals. The submission fee is USD 175. Selected papers may receive financial support from the Conference to cover this fee. In addition, FR and the Eastern Finance Association (EFA) have also agreed to sponsor our best paper award in support of the conference. As a unique arrangement with FR and EFA with the Conference Organising Committee, a submission fee waiver of up to 3 submissions will be granted.
We are working with other journals to secure a Special Issue/Section and will update the website as soon as possible.Submission:
Deadline for paper submission: 3rd October, 2025
Conference fee: £150 (for doctoral students: £100)
For more and latest information, please visit: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/events/events/2026/4th-contemporary-issues-in-financial-markets-and-banking-online-conference
If you have questions or enquiries, please contact IFMB@ntu.ac.uk
Link(s):
4th Contemporary Issues in Financial Markets and Banking Online Conference