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Call for exclusive book chapters: “FinTech Research and Applications: Challenges and Opportunities”[Transformations in Banking, Finance and Regulation series], to be published by World Scientific Publishing, July/August 2022.

Editors: Daisy Chou, RMIT University, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, Australia; Conall O’Sullivan, University College Dublin, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Ireland;Vassilios G. Papavassiliou, University College Dublin, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Ireland.

Book description: The environment for international financial services has become extremely competitive and the financial services sector is more technology intensive than it has ever been. The recent global financial crisis along with the financial implications of the Covid-19 pandemic have revealed that the business models and regulatory frameworks in place in different countries are incomplete and insufficient to prevent further build ups of vulnerabilities in the financial services sector that can generate systemic risk in the financial system. Moreover, competition from non-bank financial intermediation and technology firms has forced banks and financial services firms to concentrate further on new business opportunities, new business models and modernised market practices that are based on digital transformation. Financial Technology (FinTech) is a rapidly growing industry that uses technology to improve financial services, serving both consumers and businesses alike but alongside these opportunities, regulatory challenges lie ahead. FinTech has broad applications in areas such as mobile banking, insurance, fraud detection, cryptocurrencies, and financial markets forecasting. FinTech’s main themes, including big data, blockchain, robotics, and artificial intelligence (including machine learning) have reshaped the financial services industry in recent years and have offered innovative new products and business solutions. FinTech presents both opportunities and challenges for countries across the globe and is widely regarded as a key contributor to the development of the international financial services industry. It offers great opportunities for finance researchers to conduct meaningful, multidisciplinary cutting-edge research that lies at the intersection of finance and technology. This book aims to provide insights on the latest developments in the area of FinTech. It is a collection of scientific articles covering all primary areas of finance. The Editors seek theoretical, empirical, and policy papers centred around (though not limited to) the following key themes:• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning• Cryptocurrencies• Initial Coin Offerings (ICO)• Blockchain applications• Banking and payments• Peer-to-peer lending• Big data• High-frequency trading and market liquidity• Risk management• Asset price prediction models• Volatility modelling• Portfolio management• Digitalization in financial services• Financial fraud detection• Financial regulation in the new era of FinTech. The intended readership of the book spans both academic audiences and industry professionals working in the financial services sector who use (or intend to use) FinTech applications to improve their business processes. Policymakers, regulators, and investors will also be provided with new results and future perspectives on the impact of FinTech on financial markets, firm behaviors, and investment strategies. Submissions: The Editors welcome high-quality empirical papers as well as theoretical research, including case and policy studies. Prospective contributors are invited to submit, before May 31, 2021, a 1-2 page chapter proposal (including a title, an abstract, and a tentative outline), clearly explaining the purpose, scope and contents of their proposed chapters (The submission of full chapters at this stage is highly encouraged). All submitted chapters will go through a quick blind review process. Each contributor will receive a free copy of the edited book. Please indicate the topic of your chapter. Time frame:

Deadline for proposal submission: May 31, 2021 (The submission of full chapters at this stage is highly encouraged). Submission of full chapters: August 31, 2021; Revised chapters due: September 30, 2021; Book publication: July/August 2022.

Contact: For inquiries about this call for chapters, please email to any of the following editors: Dr. Daisy Chou ([email protected]); Dr. Conall O’Sullivan ([email protected]);Dr. Vassilios G. Papavassiliou ([email protected]). Please put “Book Chapter: FinTech Research and Applications: Challenges and Opportunities” in the subject line. The edited book will be part of the “Transformations in Banking, Finance and Regulation series” managed by Sabri Boubaker (EM Normandie Business School, Paris, France) and Duc Khuong Nguyen (IPAG Business School, France).

Call for Papers: Submit Journal

Summit Journal is the official publication of AFIRE, the association for international real estate investors focused on commercial property in the United States. Published in print and digital formats multiple times per year, Summit features articles from AFIRE members and guest contributors to provide an essential forum for real estate investment thought leadership through the research and analysis of real estate trends, urbanism, finance, capital markets, cross-border issues, policy, economics, technology, and management. The editors of Summit are currently seeking future-focused thought leadership across finance, investing, real estate, ESG, technology, management, demography, economics, and more. The editors seek articles that challenge conventional thinking or present new approaches to old ideas. Challenges to the status quo are more important than ever as we collectively form the vision of what the world will look like for our buildings, organizations, stakeholders, and communities in a world after COVID-19. Topics are open. We are interested in 1,500-word articles with original ideas running across the full range of our industry—futurism, capital markets, cross-border issues, global cities, policy, economics, technology, management, demographics, operations, and more. Abstracts and proposals can be submitted to Benjamin van Loon, AFIRE Communications Director, [email protected].

Submission deadlines:

Summer (June 2021) edition: Apr. 16, 2021
Fall (September 2021) edition: Aug. 13, 2021
Winter (December 2021) edition: Oct. 8, 2021

Call for Reviewers: Vernon Press

Do you enjoy reading books in economics, social science, humanities? Join our community of book reviewers! To join you must be an expert in one of the areas we publish (https://vernonpress.com/) and be prepared to review at least one book every two years. To join please send a brief message expressing interest to: [email protected]. In your message please mention your full name, academic affiliation, area(s) of expertise, and provide either a paragraph-long biographical note and/or a list of publications. For more information, click here.

Call for Papers: Journal of Insurance Issues

The Journal of Insurance Issues (JII) is a peer‐reviewed scholarly journal that publishes rigorous theoretical and empirical research in the field of risk and insurance. The JII encourages new perspectives and is open to all research methods including, but not limited to, empirical studies, mathematical proofs, laboratory experiments and simulations. All manuscripts, including empirical manuscripts, need to test, extend, and/or develop new theory that is relevant and timely for public policy or practitioners. Each year, one article from JII is selected for the prestigious Donald Hardigree Award.

The JII is included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) - a multidisciplinary citation index covering all areas of the scholarly literature of the sciences, social sciences and arts & humanities. The Journal is also listed in Cabell’s. All issues of the JII are available online through JSTOR. In addition to JSTOR, articles included in the journal are also available in Business Source Complete, ABI/INFORM Global, and RePec, among others.

All submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Manuscripts submitted to the JII must not have been published in, or submitted for concurrent review with, another journal. Successful authors will be required to submit the final version of their papers in MSWord form and assign copyrights to the JII’s publisher. For more information about the submission and review process, the JII, and/or its sponsoring associations, see the JII website at www.insuranceissues.org.

Call for Papers: Journal of Investment Consulting

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The Journal of Investment Consulting provides doctoral research grants on topics that examine recent research in topics relevant to investment consulting and private wealth management. Research proposals are invited from doctoral students on the following topics: alternative investments, asset allocation, currency management, modeling tail risk, investment due diligence, manager search and selection, monolithic and flash trading, performance measurement, portfolio construction, regime-switching models, risk management, retirement planning, small-cap investing, stress-testing investment portfolios, wealth management, and other relevant topics for investment professionals. Click here to learn more.

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