The 42nd International Conference of the French Finance Association (AFFI) will be held at Clermont-Ferrand on June, 1-3, 2026. The conference will be organized by CleRMa (Clermont Recherche Management) and IAE Clermont Auvergne School of Management (University Clermont Auvergne).

Interested scholars and practitioners are welcome to submit papers in all areas of Finance and/or to participate in the discussion of the latest theoretical and empirical research. This conference offers a forum for exchanging on important research topics, networking and advancing knowledge. During the main conference, selected papers will be awarded and both the two AFFI “Best PhD Dissertation” awards and the best article published in Finance will be given to laureates. In addition to the two days main conference (June 2-3 2026), the conference includes, on the June 1, 2026, a PhD workshop for doctoral students engaged in financial research.

A submission deadline has been set for 15 January 2026, with notification of acceptance on 15 March 2026. Papers are to be written in English. All submitted papers will undergo a blind review. Authors of accepted papers are expected to act as session chains and/or discussants for papers in their fields of expertise.

All topics in Finance are welcome. Here is a non-exhaustive list of the various areas covered:

• AI and Finance
• Agricultural Finance and Insurance
• Asset Pricing and Risk Premia
• Banking and Financial Intermediation
• Banking and Financial Regulations
• Behavioral Finance
• Blockchain/Cryptocurrencies and Protocols
• Climate Change and Climate Risks in Finance
• Commodities
• Conscious and Mindful Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Development Finance and Microfinance
• Ecological Finance
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Epistemology of Finance
• Ethics in Finance
• Experimental Finance
• Family Business Finance
• Financial Distress and Bankruptcy
• Financial Econometrics
• Financial Markets
• Financial Risk Management
• Fintech and Financial Innovations
• Geographical Finance
• Green Finance
• Historical Finance
• Household and Personal Finance
• Information and Market Efficiency
• Insurance
• International Finance
• Macro Finance
• Market Microstructure
• Portfolio & Asset Management
• Quantitative Finance
• Real Estate Finance
• Risk Management
• Social, Sustainable and Responsible Finance

Key dates

January 15, 2026: Submission deadline (full papers, PDF files)

March 15, 2026: Notification of acceptance/rejection

April 15, 2026: End of early bird registration

June 1, 2026: PhD Workshop

June 2-3, 2026: Main Conference