With the global recession behind us and the world’s largest economy – US exhibiting encouraging signals of revival represented by a revival in the moribund job market and the sustained fireworks at the Wall Street, economists and financial pundits have sounded an optimistic note on global recovery. The underlying pressure on oil with a repercussion on competitiveness of oil exporting countries along with complex geo-political factors continue to present a cautionary note on global recovery. Notwithstanding these apprehensions, emerging market economies in general, and India in particular are particularly poised to receive a heightened attention from global investing community.

While falling commodity prices should help in reining inflation with a sobering effect on interest rates, there is a tectonic change in underlying sentiment in the wake of a slew of business-friendly measures promulgated by the Modi led government. With all the noise on ‘Make in India’ campaign hitting the right chord along with a promising action all crucial land-reforms and GST (Goods and Services tax) should enable India to return to 7-7.5% GDP growth rate. A surge in economic growth rate would have the ultimate ramification that a long- term rally may herald in the Indian financial markets.

In this backdrop, it becomes essential to provide a stimulating platform for academicians and practitioners representing the Finance, Accounting, Economics and other related disciplines to reflect, deliberate, and suggest measures that are needed both at macro and the firm level to place India permanently on the global investment map.

Overwhelmed by the resounding responses generated from the earlier versions of the International Conference on Finance & Accounting held on August 3-4, 2012, August 9-10, 2013, and August 22-23, 2014, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) takes pleasure in announcing the 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Finance & Accounting – 2015 “Global Recovery: India Story” to be held at SDMIMD Mysore on August 21-22, 2015.

The Conference Organizing Committee takes pleasure in inviting our esteemed members from the academia and corporate fraternity to participate in the deliberations by submitting Research papers and Case studies. Executives from the corporate community are particularly encouraged to make submissions on experiential learning capable of enriching the body of knowledge surrounding the area of Finance & Accounting. Contributions seeking to expand the frontiers of knowledge surrounding the overarching theme – Global Recovery: India Story, are particularly welcome.

Conference Organizing Committee

Dr. N. R. Parasuraman
Chief Patron, Director, SDMIMD, Mysore

Dr. Ullas Rao
Conference Chair

Dr. M. Sriram
Member, Conference Committee

Dr. Sunil M. V.
Member, Conference Committee

Ms. Rekha Ganapathy
Conference Secretary
financeconference2015@sdmimd.ac.in

Contributors are strongly encouraged to develop manuscripts bearing the form of Conceptual, Empirical, and Case study. In keeping with the overarching theme – Global Recovery: India Story, manuscripts that seek to focus on themes and sub-themes given below are most welcome. Please note that these are only representative. Contributions on related studies within the realms of Finance, Accounting, and Banking & Economics are greatly solicited.

Financial Markets                                                                                                           Financial Management

• Efficient Market Hypothesis
• Theories of Capital Structure
• Asset pricing models
• Capital Budgeting
• Portfolio management & Mutual Funds
• Dividend Decisions
• Empirical evidence on IPO’s, & FPOs
• Working Capital Management
• Event studies on shareholder wealth impact
• International Financial Management
• Islamic Finance
• Financial Management of enterprises in emerging market economies in Africa
• Pension Funds
• Financial Management of enterprises in emerging market economies in Asia
• Quantitative Modelling in Financial Markets
• Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
• Exchange Traded Funds
• Economic Value Added (EVA)
• Structured Finance
• Financial Management practices of Commercial Banks
• Sovereign Wealth Funds
• Financial Management practices of Micro-Finance Institutions
• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis
• Hedge Funds
• Case Studies on Investment Banking practices
• Commodity, Debt, and Foreign Exchange Markets
• Behavioural Finance
• Money markets | Derivatives market | Market microstructure

 

Financial Reporting                                                                                                     Managerial Accounting

• Impact of Earnings performance on security prices
• Activity Based Costing (ABC) & Activity Based Management (ABM)
• Comparative Earnings Analysis of firms adopting multiple reporting standards: IGAAP, IFRS and US-GAAP
• Quality Control techniques for achieving cost advantage
• Balanced Scorecard
• Quality of Financial Reporting: Empirical evidence on earnings management by Indian Firms
• Case Studies on Budgetary Control & Variance Analysis
• Case Studies on Relevant Costing
• Quality of Financial Reporting: Empirical evidence on earnings management by firms in Emerging Market economies
• Case Studies on Marginal Costing practices
• Case Studies on Strategic Cost Management
• Financial Analytics including Cloud Accounting
• Case Studies on Theory of Constraints
• Sustainability reporting including Environmental Accounting
• Case Studies on Customer Profitability Analysis
• Inflation Accounting | Responsibility Accounting
• Case Studies on Transfer Pricing
• Shadow accounting and Off-balance sheet financing
• Management Accounting practices in Banks
• Hedge Accounting | Forensic Accounting
• Management Accounting practices in NBFCs
• Human Resources Accounting (HRA)
• Management Accounting practices in Micro-Finance Institutions
• Auditing Standards including Internal Auditing
• Empirical studies on Management Accounting practices in India
• Accounting disclosure practices in Commercial Banks
• Empirical studies on Management Accounting practices in market economies in Africa
• Accounting disclosure practices in NBFCs
• Empirical studies on Management Accounting practices in market economies in Asia
• Accounting disclosure practices in Micro-Finance Institutions

 

 

Summit on Micro-Finance

Micro-Finance Institutions around the World as also in India are continuing to play a very active role towards serving the financial requirements of the economically weaker communities by employing highly innovative products and services. In keeping with the objective of the Conference, a half-day ‘Summit on Micro-Finance’ will be held on August 22 (Saturday), 2015. Corporate leaders representing some of the most respected MFIs in India will be sharing their thoughts on the most recent and nuanced trends in this emergent field. Selected papers representing the broader theme of Micro-Finance will also be presented before an eminent panel comprising of Corporate Leaders and Academicians representing the field of Micro-Finance. Further information will be communicated in the due course.

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), ranked among the top Business Schools in India, is located at the foot of Chamundi Hills in the heritage city of Mysore, Karnataka, India. The campus has won many architectural and landscape awards and provides a great environment for learning and germination of managerial intellect. The institute has been conferred A** Rating at National Level by CRISIL.

The institute is promoted by the Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Educational Trust - a premier non-profit educational organisation functioning under the aegis of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala, which is known for its unique embodiment of Dharma. Today, SDME Trust has more than 40 recognised educational institutions under its wings, imparting quality education from the primary level to the postgraduate level. Trust is known for the professional institutions in Medical, Dental, Engineering, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Law, Business Management and Physiotherapy. The trust and all the associate institutions benefit from the visionary leadership of our Chairman, Padma Vibhushan Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala.

SDMIMD’s AICTE approved PGDM programme, accredited by NBA, runs for six terms over two years with an impeccable track record of academic rigor. SDMIMD also has Student Exchange Programs with the MAYS School of Business, Texas A&M University, USA; Global Management Institute of Shanghai University, China; and British University in Dubai, Dubai. These student exchange programmes enable students to understand each other’s cultures, business practices and traditions. This gives students an edge when it comes to international opportunities.

The SDMIMD’s research unit - SDM Research Centre for Management Studies’ (SDM RCSM), publications ‘Cases in Management’, ‘Contemporary Research in Management’, ‘Excerpts of Select Summer Internship Reports’, have come in for praise from the world of academics. The institute’s journal ‘SDMIMD Journal of Management’ indexed in EBSCO and iScholar has evolved as a prestigious publication well known for the quality of the papers, therein.