The Institute for Financial Research conducts high-quality research in applied financial economics. Through open seminars and conferences, the Institute disseminates research results and thus provides a natural meeting place for researchers and representatives of the financial sector. The last one was on the topic of "Household finance" and took place in the context of the EFA conference on August 17-20, 2011. The SIFR will now organize another two-day conference to be held on 20-21 August 2012.