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In the early fifties Markowitz developed portfolio theory,
which looks at how investment returns can be optimised.  Economists had long understood the common sense of diversifying a portfolio; the expression “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” has been around for a long time.

But Markowitz showed how to measure the risk of various securities and how to combine them in a portfolio to get the maximum return for a given risk. Portfolio managers now routinely use techniques that are based on Markowitz’ original insight.

A number of internationally acclaimed scholars, journal editors and business leaders will be in attendance at the Conference in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago).

1. Stock and Bond Market Issues
2. Foreign Exchange and Equilibrium in International Finance.
3. Ethics and Corporate Governance.
4. Financial Engineering.
5. Asset Allocation and Portfolio Diversification.
6. Caribbean and Emerging Economies.
7. Financial Reporting.
8. 21^st Century Banking.
9. E-Business/E-Finance.
10. Finance/Investment
11. Mergers, Acquisitions and Venture Capital.
12. Transnational Financial Architecture
13. Financial Crises and Their Lessons.
14. Market Efficiency and Small Country Challenges.

Email: financeconference@sta.uwi.edu
Tel. (868) 645-3232 ext. 2622
Fax. (868) 662-1140