Call for papers

The Centre for Financial Econometrics, Asset Markets and Macroeconomic Policy (EMP) at Lancaster University Management School invites researchers and practitioners to submit their papers in the field related to financial fraud, misconduct, and market manipulation. The conference aims to gather diverse array of perspectives and insights and seeks theoretical and empirical submissions on a variety of topics, including but not limited to:

  • Theoretical and empirical analysis of financial fraud
  • Case studies of recent instances of market misconduct
  • Insider trading
  • Implication of financial fraud/market manipulation for market efficiency, stability, and asset pricing
  • Market manipulation at a high-frequency (intraday) level
  • Fraudulent activities and cryptocurrency markets
  • Social networks, fake news, and their effect on financial markets
  • Money laundering and banking
  • Conflicts of interest and their implications for various stake holders and financial markets
  • Hedge funds/mutual funds and their involvement in market misconduct
  • Statistical/machine learning methods for fraud detection
  • Cyber security and cyber risk management
  • Regulatory response to financial misconduct
  • Unintended consequences of policies and regulations

We invite complete research papers to be submitted for the main conference presentation, while extended abstracts and early drafts can be considered for a poster session. Please, indicate upon submission if you would like the contribution to be considered for the main conference or the poster session.

Closing Date for Paper Submission: 1st May 2026

Papers (PDF) should be uploaded electronically via Google Forms. Please include all requested contact information for all authors. The conference is in-person and held at Lancaster University. No online sessions are offered.

Download our Call for Papers FFMM2026

The conference is 100% in-person at Lancaster University without online sessions.

For more information, please visit the FFMM Conference website

Organising Committee
Olga Kolokolova, Ingmar Nolte, Sandra Nolte, Grzegorz Pawlina, Igor Goncharov, Teresa Aldren