2025 New Zealand Finance Meeting

Queenstown, New Zealand

14 - 16 December 2025

The Auckland Centre for Financial Research (ACFR) at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, Auckland University of Technology, hosts its 14th annual meeting and PhD Student Symposium from 14 to 16 December 2025. This year’s conference will take place in Queenstown, New Zealand, a world-renowned destination offering breathtaking natural scenery, adventure sports, wineries, and a vibrant culture. We welcome submissions on all topics related to the field of finance.

Paper Submission

The deadline for paper submissions is 1 July 2025.

Authors will be notified of the outcome of their submission before 15 August 2025. Conference registration will be open from 1 August 2025 to 1 October 2025.

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Keynote Speaker

Kai Li, University of British Columbia, Canada

Best Paper Awards

NZ Superfund

  • The 2025 NZFM Best Paper Award (NZD 2,000)
  • The 2025 NZFM Runner-Up Paper Award (NZD 1,000)

NZ Superfund

  • The 2025 NZFM Best PhD Student Paper Award (NZD 1,000)

NZ Superfund

  • The 2025 NZFM Global Finance Journal Best Paper Award (USD 1,000)

NZ Superfund

  • The 2025 NZFM CFA Society New Zealand Best Paper Award (NZD 1,000)

Special Issue

A special issue of the Global Finance Journal will feature select papers presented at the 2025 New Zealand Finance Meeting. The journal submission fees will be waived for this Special Issue.

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Meeting Organisers

Olga Dodd, Auckland University of Technology
Alireza Tourani-Rad, Auckland University of Technology
Prasad Hegde, Auckland University of Technology
Thanh (Harris) Vu, Auckland University of Technology
Wanyi Yang, Auckland University of Technology

Contact

Email: acfr@aut.ac.nz