CALL FOR PAPERS/ CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT (apologies for any cross-postings!!)

GUTMANN CENTER SYMPOSIUM ON

"REAL ASSETS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT"

Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management at the University of Vienna http://www.gutmann-center.at

March 27th, 2006 University of Vienna, Austria

The Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management at the University of Vienna is proud to announce its fourth annual symposium to be held at the University of Vienna.

The focus of this year’s symposium is on “real assets” such as real estate, commodities, etc. In particular we invite empirical and theoretical research on: (i) the risk-return characteristics of real assets, (ii) return prediction in real asset markets, (iii) alternative instruments and investment vehicles in real asset markets, (iv) asset pricing and real assets (v) asset allocation and real assets.

PAPER SUBMISSION: Papers on topics mentioned above should be submitted by email (in Acrobat PDF) not later than October 31st, 2005 to the following address:

Email: gutmann.bwl@univie.ac.at

CONTACT: Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management University of Vienna Director: Josef Zechner Administrative Director: Dorothea Grimm

Bruenner Strasse 72, A-1210 Wien, Austria Phone: +43-1-4277-38186 - Fax: +43-1-4277-38074 Mail: gutmann.bwl@univie.ac.at - Homepage: http://www.gutmann-center.at

All submissions will be reviewed by a committee composed of members of the Gutmann Center’s Academic Advisory Board and decisions will be announced by January 15th, 2006.

Submission and participation are free of charge. Presenting authors are invited to apply to Gutmann Center to cover their accommodation and travel expenses.