The Euromoney Ghana/West Africa Conference

AXA Chair in Global Finance - Professor Victor Murinde was invited to speak about "Innovation and the financial system of the future" as a panellist at the Euromoney Ghana/West Africa Conference, 25 September, Accra, Ghana.  

This year's conference sheds light on the issue of "Building a digital business and financial ecosystem".

The 2018 Africa Meeting of the Econometric Society

ASE, Benin, Cotonou 

AXA Chair in Global Finance - Victor Murinde participated at the 2018 Africa Meeting of the Econometric Society (AFES 2018) as a member of Program Committee, 12-14 July, Cotonou, Benin. This meeting was hosted by African School of Economics (ASE).

Ayse Demir presented a paper on "How Does Financial Inclusion Affect Economic Growth, Income Inequality and Poverty?” at the meeting.

Trust in Financial Services

CUFE, Beijing, China

Delegates from SOAS School of Finance and Management attended the joint China-UK Trust Development Conference: Trust in Financial Service - Challenges and Solutions.

The conference was held at Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Beijing, China, 15th June 2018. It has attracted a dynamic group of international audience that comprised scholars, young research students, practitioners and media representatives. 

Reinhard Bachmann delivered the keynote speech on “Trust in Financial Service Industry”. Christine Oughton, Victor Murinde and Dr. Richard Alexander gave presentations on “Diversity in the provision of Financial Services: the D-Index and the Evolution of Financial Services in China”, “Trust in Household Portfolio Decisions” and “The Fight Against Market Abuse in the United Kingdom” respectively.

Summed by Prof Jianping Shi, Vice-President of CUFE, “This conference provides a great opportunity for financial experts from CUFE and SOAS to establish and maintain a close collaborative relationship, and together advance the research of finance”.