The 17th Malaysian Finance Association Conference

Conference Fees
Notes
Registration
Local
Presenter
International
Presenter
RM800
USD300
Full Time Student
with Proof
Local
International
Industry
Participants
and
Practitioners
RM300
USD100
RM800
The registration fee can be paid in the form of cheque or bank draft payable to Bendahari
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sabah. All cheques and bank draft can be banked into
UiTM SABAH account number: BIMB 10016010042360. The receipt payment need to be
submitted to:
MFAC 2015
Faculty of Business & Management/Accountancy
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sabah Campus
Locked Bag 71, 88997 Kota Kinabalu
Sabah, Malaysia
The 17th Malaysian Finance
Association Conference
2015
Financial inclusion as a means to minimize fragility
For confirmation on receipt of payment, you are required to fax or email (scanned copies)
to the following:
Fax : +6088-325186
Email: mfac2015@sabah.uitm.edu.my
For any inquiries, please contact:
i) Dr Abdul Aziz Karia (013-6648276)
ii) Dr Taufiq Abd. Hakim (010-5811102)
iii) Mr. Abdul Aziz Lai Mohd Fikri Lai (014-9551955)
Concept & design by
Corporate Relations Unit
UiTM Cawangan Sabah
*Special Issue of the
PACIFIC-BASIN FINANCE Journal
2 - 4 June 2015
Hyatt Hotel, Kota Kinabalu
Call for Papers
The 2015 Malaysian Finance Association Annual Conference (MFAC 2015) is now open for
paper submission. This 17th Annual Conference is themed “Financial inclusion as a means
to minimize fragility”. It will be hosted by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sabah. The
MFA Annual Conference has been taking place since 1999. It is gathering of Finance
Academics and Industry Practitioners. The objective of the conference is to provide
academics and practitioners with a platform to exchange ideas and research findings. Over
the last few years the Conference has attracted a substantial number of foreign participants. The conference have the opportunity to be considered for a Special Issue of the
PACIFIC-BASIN FINANCE Journal.
Economic Area
• Economic growth
• Micro/Macroeconomic issues
• China’s Economic/ Asia’s Economic
• Econometrics Modelling
• Economic and financial system
• Competition and Pricing
• Behavioural Economics
• Resource Economics
• Agro-economics
Main Organizer
Faculty of Business Management (Finance), UiTM Sabah
Committee:
Faculty of Accountancy, UiTM Sabah
Malaysia Finance Association (MFA)
Best Paper Awards
Every submitted paper will be review by referees who are required to give a score for the
paper. The top ten papers based on these scores will be shortlisted for one of THREE MFA
Best Paper Awards. In addition to a Certificate, recipients also receive a RM 1,000 Cash
Award. The Award winning papers will be published in the MFA’s Journal, the Capital
Markets Review.
Topics of Interest
Finance Area
• Financial Econometric
• Volatility/ Realized volatility
• Market Efficiency
• Time Series analysis
• Behavioural Finance
• Microfinance
• Microstructure finance
• Global financial crisis issues
• Asset Pricing
• Investment & Portfolio Management
• Derivatives Finance
• Real Estate Finance
• Financial Management
• Islamic Finance
Accounting Area
• Forensic Accounting
• Public sector Management
• Auditor Change
• Whistleblowing
• Earnings Management
• Taxation
• Corporate Governance
• Management Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Accounting Standard
• Accounting in specialized Industry / Islamic Accounting
For the third consecutive year, the PACIFIC BASIN FINANCE JOURNAL will have a Special Issue
in Islamic Finance based mainly on Islamic Finance Papers presented at this conference.
Two of the papers will be selected for Best Paper Awards which carry a cash award of
US$1,000 each sponsored by ELSEVIER.
Paper Submission
Kindly visit “www.mfac2015.org”
Important Dates
Call for papers
Submission of full paper
Notification of acceptance of full paper
Early bird registration and full payment
Confirmation of Participants
10 December 2014
15 March 2015
01 April 2015
01 April 201
01 May 2015