Group I "Stock Markets and Corporate Finance".

Members in Charge: Luis Palacios, Ramón Ramos

Themes:

• Empirical Studies: Abnormalities, Event Studies, Efficiency, Liquidity and Markets Depth.
• Micro Structure of Markets: Economical Implicances.
• Corporative Governance and Financial Information Report.
• Friendly and Hostile (Take Overs) Acquisitions through Market Operations.
• Assessment of Companies and Projects: Traditional Methodology and Real Options.
• Capital Structure in Companies: Regularities, Trends, Strategic Reasons and Optimal Levels.
• Initial Public Offers (IPO) and Seasoned Public Offers, Financial Instruments Assessment.
  

Group II "Commercial Bank, Investment Bank and Other Intermediaries".

Members in Charge: Rodrigo Aranda, Roberto Santillán

Themes:

• Evolution and Recent Trends in Banking Industry: Mergers, Take Overs and Strategical Alliances.
• Banking Systems Internationalization: Causes, Consequences and Economical Impact.
• Companies of Leasing , Factoring and Currencies Exchange.
• Situation, Trends and Economical Relevance of the Insurance Companies and Pension Funds Companies.
• Information Disclosing, Accountability, Market Discipline and Capitalization Levels.
• Technological Innovation and Bank Services Innovation.
  

Group III "Derivated Markets and Risk Management".

Members in Charge: Jorge Pérez, Prosper Lamothe

Themes:

• Assessment and Investment Strategies in Derivated Instruments
• Identification and Risk Coverage in a Company
• Corporative Governance and Risk Management
• Financial Engineering Issues: Recent Advances
• Recent Trends in the Derivated Instrument Companies on Rising Markets
  

Group IV "Risk Capital".

Members in Charge: José Luis Martín Marín, Ignacio Vélez Pareja

Themes:

• The Risk Capital Companies in Rising Countries and Public Policies for Their Promotion.
• Strategies and Schemes for Investors Success.
• Seed Capital: Private Investment Funds, Stock Market Collocations.
• Characterization and Trends of Risk Capital Companies in Rising Countries

Group V "Public Finances and Public Policies".

Members in Charge: Ximena Núñez, Eugenijus Chlivickas.

Themes:

• Support and Promotion Schemes for Funding SMEs, Capital Risk , etc.
• Mechanisms and Agents for Overseeing Agents Participating in Financial Sector.
• Regulation and Non Regulation in the Financial Sector.
• Foreign Investment: Financial and Direct ones.
• Fiscal Policies and Monetary Policies.
• The Role of the Government in Financial Markets.
  

Group VI "Business Cases".

Members in Charge: Robert Bruner, Américo Ibarra.

Themes:

• Issues concerning Comercial Bank, Investment Bank, Insurance Companies, Leasing Companies, etc.
• Issues Concerning Design and Usage of Derivated Instruments as a Part of Portfolios Investment Strategies and Risk Coverage Strategies in Companies.
• Issues Concerning Public Finances, Regulation and Supervising Financial Markets, Governmental Intervention, Promotion and Grants supporting
• Financial Development.
• Issues concerning to Stock Markets and Corporative Finances.