MESSAGE FROM OUR DIRECTOR

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MESSAGE FROM OUR DIRECTOR

I am proud to present the results of another highly productive year for the Monash Centre for Financial Studies – a year in which we generated an impressive catalogue of new ground-breaking research in the face of the unprecedented challenges presented by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020.

On the research front, our team published multiple papers during 2020 on subjects of vital interest and potential utility to finance industry practitioners, policymakers and regulators (mentioned in the Highlights sections and outlined in this report).

In addition to their primary research activities, MCFS team members participated in various online webinars, forums and committees throughout 2020, exchanging valuable knowledge and ideas with other researchers and industry partners.

Amid extended lockdowns and work-from-home edicts in our home city of Melbourne, our talented and hard-working team managed to sustain high levels of quality research output and – thanks to the internet – maintain frequent engagement with finance industry partners to support the ongoing two-way exchange of knowledge and ideas that underpins our industry-relevant research philosophy. I would like to thank all our researchers and our hard-working administrative support team for their exceptional work in the trying circumstance of 2020. They did brilliantly – and I look forward to reporting the results of more of their excellent work next year and beyond.

PROFESSOR DEEP KAPUR

Director, Monash Centre for Financial Studies