[VFN] Gutmann Symposium on Long-Term Asset Allocation on December 2nd 2002

Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. The Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management at the University of Vienna is pleased to announce the Gutmann Symposium on Long-Term Asset Allocation on December 2nd, 2002. There will be two parts: (A) a research session including presentations and discussions of current research activities, and (B) a panel discussion and reception. Time and Location of Research Session: 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m, Aula Altes AKH, Alser Str. 4, 1090 Wien Time and Location of Panel Discussion and Reception: 5:00 - 7:30 p.m., Grosser Festsaal der Universität Wien, Dr. Karl-Lueger-Ring, 1010 Wien Research Session Program: Zvi Bodie (Boston University School of Management): " Life-Cycle Finance in Theory and in Practice". Maria Vassalou (Columbia University): "Default Risk in Equity Returns". Klaus Spremann (University of St. Gallen): "Pro-cyclic versus anti-cyclic investment in a shortfall framework". Michael Brennan (University of California): "Dynamic Asset Allocation under Inflation". Robert Korajczyk (Northwestern University): "Are Momentum Profits Robust to Trading Costs?". Elroy Dimson (London Business School): "Global Evidence on the Equity Risk Premium". The list of chairmen and discussants further includes Horace "Woody" Brock (CEO Strategic Economic Decisions), Engelbert Dockner (University of Vienna), Alois Geyer (Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration), Andreas Grünbichler (Austrian Financial Market Authority), Neal Stoughton (UC Irvine), Erich W. Streissler (University of Vienna), Suresh Sundaresan (Columbia University) and Josef Zechner (University of Vienna). Participation fee: the participation is free, but all participants are required to register. Registration and further information (detailed programme, papers to download etc.) can be found on the webpage: www.gutmann-center.at Contact: gutmann.bwl(a)univie.ac.at phone: +43-1-4277-38186 (Dorothea Grimm) fax:: +43-1-4277-38074 This symposium is organized in cooperation with the daily newspaper "Die Presse" (www.diepresse.com). The Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management is sponsored by Bank Gutmann AG (www.gutmann.at).