Finance and Accounting 2022 Annual Research Symposium

Date 16 June 2022

End Date 17 June 2022

Time 9am - 5pm
Cost Free

The Finance and Accounting 2022 Annual Research Symposium is a two-day meeting, organised by the School of Finance and Accounting at Westminster Business School, University of Westminster.

 

A screen at Bloomberg

About the event

Registration for the event opens on 23 August 2021

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.

Academic Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Gireesh Shrimali, Head of Transition Finance, Oxford University

Industry Keynote Speaker:

Mr. Ryan Jude, Director, Green Finance Institute, London, UK

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