Sunway University is proud to host the 21st Malaysian Finance Association (MFA) conference 2019. We cordially invite submission of research papers in all areas in finance and economics. The annual conference provides an open platform for scholars and practitioners particularly from the Asian region to meet and share their current research as well as to exchange ideas and information on new developments in finance and economics. The conference is committed to high-quality research on current issues and challenges facing the financial industry, and education. All papers will be double blind-reviewed by a panel of established researchers. CONFERENCE THEME:Papers in all areas of finance are welcome, including corporate finance, asset pricing, market microstructure, behavioural finance, Islamic finance, financial institutions, international finance, emerging capital markets, and finance education (note: any non-finance topics but related to financial industry are also welcome)