Conference on Financial Market Regulation

The Conference on Financial Market Regulation was jointly hosted by the SEC, Lehigh University’s Center for Financial Services, and the Center for Financial Policy at Maryland Smith. The conference brought together participants from academia, industry, and the SEC to exchange views on financial markets and regulation through cutting-edge academic research.

2024 Conference on Financial Market Regulation
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The 2024 conference featured research on market design, disclosure, and financial intermediation, with papers examining topics such as algorithmic trading and market manipulation, ESG disclosure by asset managers, hedge fund operational risk, and the role of index construction and ETFs in capital markets. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

2022 Conference on Financial Market Regulation
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The 2022 conference was organized into four tracks—financial intermediation, market microstructure, asset management, and corporate finance—with papers addressing topics such as run risk in loan funds, social media–driven trading, ETF index providers, liquidity regulation, socially responsible investing, and financial fraud. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

2021 Conference on Financial Market Regulation
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The 2021 conference featured research across core areas of financial economics, including corporate finance, market structure, and institutional investment, with contributions examining disclosure, trading behavior, and regulatory policy design.

2020 Conference on Financial Market Regulation
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The 2020 conference brought together academic research on financial markets and regulation, with sessions spanning asset pricing, financial intermediation, and market structure, alongside remarks from SEC leadership on the role of economic research in policymaking.