DFI Newsletter December 2022

DFI Midterm Review in Spring 2022

We have previously communicated that DFI should be reviewed ‘midterm’ in 2022 by an external Scientific Panel, and that Finans Danmark’s board should subsequently decide whether the funding of DFI should continue for the remaining four years 2023-2026. We are very pleased to inform that Finans Danmark’s board decided in June 2022 to extent the financing of DKK 7.8 mill. per year. In this manner, DFI can continue for four additional years to support world class finance research in Denmark. 

New DFI Research Scholarships

We have had the pleasure to welcome the following new Research Scholars to DFI in 2022:

Charlotte Østergaard, Copenhagen Business School, has been granted a DFI Senior Research Scholarship from August 1, 2022.

Katarina Warg, Copenhagen Business School, has been granted a DFI Junior Research Scholarship from August 1, 2022.

Markus Ibert, Copenhagen Business School, has been granted a DFI Junior Research Scholarship from August 1, 2022.

Sangeun Ha, Copenhagen Business School, has been granted a DFI Junior Research Scholarship from August 1, 2022.

Julian Hölzermann, University of Southern Denmark, has been granted a DFI Junior Research Scholarship from August 1, 2022.

Awarded Publication Scholarships 2022

In 2022, the Danish Finance Institute has awarded 17 Publication Scholarships:

- 12 level 1 Publication Scholarships

- 5 level 2 Publication Scholarships.

To view the awarded Publication Scholarships of 2022, and of previous years, click the link below.

Next application deadline: June 30, 2023

Applications for DFI Publication Scholarships 2023 should be submitted before June 30, 2023. All applications received after the deadline will be reviewed the following year.

We accept applications for papers that have been accepted for publication or published in the current year or the year before (i.e. 2022 and 2023). Please make sure to include DFI in the acknowledgement statement. You can use the following sentence: 'Support from the Danish Finance Institute (DFI) is gratefully acknowledged'.

Scientific Board Meeting 2022

The DFI Scientific Board had their annual meeting online on August 18, 2022, where they discussed and approved the DFI Publication Scholarship applications.

Please find an extract of the latest Scientific Board report below.

DFI Board Meeting 2022

The DFI board held its regular meeting in October 2022, and among other things approved a revision of the ‘Principles Programme’ (see the link below).

The main changes are that the duration of new Research Scolarships from 2024 will be gradually reduced (see Section 2.1), and that starting from 2023, one can only apply for one Publication Scholarship per year and amounts awarded for Publication Scholarships may be reduced (see Section 2.3). 

It is stated in Section 2.3 that:

‘A Research Fellow can each year only apply for a single Publication Scholarship (Level 1 or Level 2). 
The amounts mentioned above for Level 1 and Level 2 articles may each year be reduced subject to a decision by the DFI Board taking DFI’s current and future financial situation into account.’

The background for the changes is that we want to limit how much one individual can be granted from DFI in a single year. In addition, DFI needs some financial flexibility towards the end of 2026, when the funding expires. Financial flexibility is also required when we in the coming years will look into the possibility of obtaining funding for a continuity of DFI beyond 2026.

DFI Annual Conference 2022

The Danish Finance Institute hosted its fifth annual conference on Thursday October 13, 2022 at Copenhagen Business School and via a livestreaming. Approximately 80 people attended the conference in-person, whilst 40 participants followed the conference online. Thanks to all the Research Fellows who participated in the event.

The program was a mixture of talks on contemporary research in the field, a panel debate as well as the awarding of the winner of the DFI Educational Award 2022.

Keynote speaker at the conference was Per Strömberg from Stockholm School of Economics. In addition, the program featured talks by the DFI Research Fellows Charlotte Østergaard, Copenhagen Business School, Christoph Merkle, Aarhus University, Jens Dick-Nielsen, Copenhagen Business School and invited speaker Julian Kölbel from University of St. Gallen.

The panel discussion was led by Jesper Rangvid, Professor at Copenhagen Business School. This year’s theme focused on future inflation and interest rates – the implications for the financial sector. The participating panelists were Ulrik Nødgaard, CEO of Finance Denmark, Jesper Berg, Director General at the Danish Financial Authority and Jeppe Christiansen, CEO of Maj Invest.

DFI Educational Award 2022

Stefan Voigt from University of Copenhagen, was awarded the DFI Educational Award 2022, for his contribution to teaching. The award goes to an educator, who via teaching, student supervision or in other educational and edagogical ways has excelled and made a notable educational effort and contribution.The award was presented by Henrik Ramlau-Hansen, member of the award committee. As the winner, Stefan Voigt receives a monetary award of 50,000 DKK.

Please reserve the dates:

Annual DFI Conference 2023 

October 12, 2023, at the University of Copenhagen.

DFI Fellows Retreat 2024

May 2-3, 2024, at Sandbjerg Gods in Southern Jutland.

Merry Christmas!

From DFI, we would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. May your holidays be filled with warmth and joy... and a lot of work😉🎅

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