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The Melbourne APEC Finance Centre brings together local and international resources to publish newsletters and undertake research that informs and stimulates debate concerning matters of importance to finance in the APEC region. As the MAFC program develops, research undertaken shall draw on the knowledge and expertise of academics and consultants with a long experience in finance.

Reports and papers of note from other agencies and enterprises in the field of finance are also available here.


Publications of MAFC

CONFERENCES & DIALOGUES -

Building Institutional Relationships Between Chinese and Australian Bankers, Financial Sector Policy Makers, Regulators and Acdemic Specialists
Melbourne, Australia 2008-10

Asia-Pacific Regulators and Industry Dialogue: Private Pensions, Funds and Asset Management
Melbourne, Australia 2008-03

Strategies to enhance risk management and governance in China's banking system
Melbourne, Australia 2007-07

First APEC Public-Private Sector Forum on Bond Market Development
Melbourne, April 2007

Keynote address: The four pillars of governance
Delivered at the MAFC ceremonial launch by Prof Alan Fels AO, Dean of ANZSOG.

Enhancing the Capacity of Developing Economies in APEC on Regulatory Regimes to Support Liberalisation of Financial Services in the WTO Doha Round
Melbourne, Australia 2006-11

NEWSLETTERS -

Melbourne APEC Finance Quarterly - Issue 1

Melbourne APEC Finance Quarterly - Issue 2

Melbourne APEC Finance Quarterly - Issue 3

Melbourne APEC Finance Quarterly - Issue 4

Melbourne APEC Finance Quarterly - Issue 5

Melbourne APEC Finance Quarterly - Issue 6

Melbourne APEC Finance Quarterly - Issue 7

Melbourne APEC Finance Quarterly - Issue 8

Melbourne APEC Finance Quarterly - Issue 9

RESEARCH & PAPERS -

Private retirement plans in selected APEC economies
This presentation given at the Asia-Pacific Regulators' & Industry Dialogue by David Knox of Mercer is a summary of the research commissioned by MAFC.

Paper: Soveriegn Wealth Funds
Ken Waller addresses some of the key issues arising from the expansion of SWFs and international responses to them in this paper written for ABAC.


Reports and Papers

Report: The Anatomy of Emerging Asia's Export Slowdown
Economics@ANZ assesses receding export momentum in Asia, how particular product groups are faring, and which economies' exports may be more resilient as the GFC fallout continues.

Publication: Policy Framework for Investment (PFI)
The OECD's framework provides a diagnostic approach to assessing an economy's existing investment policy.

Guidelines: Licensing Pensions Entities
OECD and IOPS set out a blueprint for a licensing regime in the pensions industry.

Paper: A new microfinance initiative for APEC
John Conroy of FDC seeks to get microfinance back on the FMP agenda by addressing the systemic problem of financial exclusion.


Publications of the Australian APEC Study Centre