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2026 Consortium on Asset Management 

Monday, 23rd March 2026
Madrid, Spain

The Consortium venue will be CUNEF Universidad, Almansa Campus, Calle de Almansa, 101, 28040 Madrid.

This Consortium is designed for those who are currently working on research in asset management and related topics. Priority will be given to researchers who have received their doctorates within the last five years and with at least one co-author in a Europe-based school(s).

The consortium will be focused, with 6 high-quality papers, discussants, and a limited number of other researchers. Distinguished members of the finance profession, and practitioners, will provide feedback to presenters and discuss issues in asset management as well as aspects of academic publishing and career development.

The theme for this year’s workshop will be Asset Management. We particularly encourage papers within this theme that focus on: corporate governance and voting, financial market history, traditional and alternative asset classes, mutual funds, hedge funds, and responsible investing.

The consortium will be held as an in-person event. Applicants must be able to travel to Madrid, Spain, for the Consortium.

Depending on your country of residence/citizenship you may need to apply for authorization to travel to Spain. Please check with your local embassy for the most up to date information.

Consortium Goals

  • Present high-quality new and unpublished research
  • Bring together younger scholars working in asset management and related topics and help them benefit from engaging with each other and gaining exposure to more senior faculty.

Keynote Presenter

We are delighted to announce that the keynote presenter for the 2026 Consortium on Asset Management will be Professor Christian Julliard from the London School of Economics.

 

Provisional Program

Integrating Credit and Equity Markets: A Novel Benefit of Convertible Bonds
Alexey Ivashchenko, VU Amsterdam
Rex Wang Renjie, VU Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute
 
Discussant: Massimiliano Bondatti, CUNEF Universidad
Democratizing Illiquid Assets: Liquidity Transformation and Performance in Interval Funds
Stefano Pegoraro, University of Notre Dame
Sophie Shive, University of Notre Dame
Rafael Zambrana, University of Notre Dame
 
Discussant:  TBC
Conflicted CIOs
Mehran Azimi, University of Massachusetts
Kevin Mullally, University of Central Florida
Sugata Ray, University of Alabama
 
Discussant:  TBC
Robinhood's Forced Liquidations
Diego Amaya, Wilfrid Laurier University
Pedro Angel Garcia Ares, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
Neil D. Pearson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign &
Canadian Derivatives Institute
Aurelio Vasquez, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
 
Discussant:  TBC
Will AI Replace or Enhance Human Intelligence in Asset Management?
Sanghyun (Hugh) Kim, Wilfrid Laurier University
Vikram Nanda, The University of Texas at Dallas
 
Discussant:  TBC
The Us Treasury's Biggest Short: Duration in the Shadows
Ljubica Georgievska, BI Norwegian Business School &
NYU Stern School of Business
Anthony Saunders, NYU, Stern School of Business
 
Discussant:  TBC

 

Best Paper Prize

The Best Paper recipient will receive $1,000 USD and an invitation to present the paper at a future FMA European Conference.

 

Registration

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Depending on your country of residence/citizenship you may need to apply for authorization to travel to Spain. Please check with your local embassy for the most up to date information.

The fee to register for the Consortium will be $60 USD. Travel expenses, and accommodation, are the responsibility of each registrant. Lunch and refreshments will be provided on the day of the Consortium.

If you have any enquiries, please contact [email protected].

Click here to register

 

Formal Participant Letters & Invitations

For participants seeking a formal invitation from FMA for either institution support or visa requirements, please contact Dawn Appleby at +1.833.946.4512 or [email protected]. Participants must be registered for the conference in order to receive a visa letter. 

 

 

Consortium Co-Chairs

  • Pedro Saffi, Professor of Finance, CUNEF Universidad
  • Mark Hutchinson, Professor and Chair of Finance, University College Cork
  • Oğuzhan Karakaş, Associate Professor in Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
  • Mark Mulcahy, Professor in Corporate Finance, University College Cork

                

THANK YOU to our sponsors and supporters

              

Past Consortium Programs

#FMAConsortium2026 - Follow the Conversation

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