Wolpertinger 2025

The Wolpertinger Conference

Wolpertinger is the annual conference organised by the Wolpertinger Club (the European Association of University Teachers of Banking and Finance) which is an association of university academics with a shared interest in the economics and management of financial institutions and financial systems.

Wolpertinger was founded over 40 years ago by a group of professors to discuss their research, exchange their ideas and develop ways to co-operate in the research and teaching of banking, financial institutions and the economics of financial systems. Wolpertinger’s ethos of nurturing, sharing and collaborating, explains why established academics and aspiring doctoral candidates regularly attend its annual conference.

The very first Wolpertinger meeting took place in 1982 at Wurzburg in Bavaria, Germany. Since then, many universities have hosted Wolpertinger in Belgium, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Wales. Now, it is the turn of the University of Surrey to host Wolpertinger. 

The main objective of the Wolpertinger conference is to present and discuss theoretical and empirical research, policy issues and contemporary developments in banking, financial intermediation and other related topics in the broad field of finance.

Call for papers

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Please adhere to the following guidelines: 

• Papers must be written in English and emailed to wolpertinger2025@surrey.ac.uk.
• Papers should not exceed 60 pages, although high quality papers slightly exceeding this limit may also be considered.
• Please submit full papers (abstracts and extended abstracts will not be considered).
• Please include on the first page the following information: (i) the title of your paper; (ii) the names, surnames and affiliations of all the authors; (iii) an abstract not exceeding 100 words; (iv) four to five keywords.
• Note: At least one co-author must register to attend and participate in the Conference.

IMPORTANT DATES 

• Paper submission deadline: May 30 2025.
• Notification of acceptance: by June 15 2025.
• Payment of the Conference Fee: before July 15 (early bird) or after (late registration).
• Submission of the final version of your manuscript: by August 15 2025.
• Conference dates: August 28 – August 29 2025.
• Please submit your paper to wolpertinger2025@surrey.ac.uk by May 30 2025. 

PHD STUDENTS

• We kindly encourage PhD researchers to submit their papers to join our “Philip Molyneux PhD session” in memory of Professor Philip Molyneux.

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES 

Authors of selected papers, presented at Wolpertinger 2025, will be invited to submit their manuscripts to special issues and/or fast tracks of specialist journals: 

• International Journal of Accounting, Banking and Finance - https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijbaaf
• Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance - https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jfrc
• International Journal of Financial Systems - https://ojkinstitute.id/index.php/ijfs

In addition, complete papers selected for Wolpertinger 2025 will be eligible for inclusion as chapters in an especially themed book to be published in the Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions Series. 

CONFERENCE FEES