MISB Bocconi, india's leading international business school organized the first JAAF conference ever held in Mumbai, focusing on the recent research challenges in accounting and finance. This is the journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance which are published quarterly. It is a crucial source for accounting and auditing researchers, faculty and students.

This conference was co-organized by JAAF, ISB Hyderabad,MISB bocconi and Milan and it was sponsored by pwc Italy. This conference program included best financial minds around the globe for an academic debate on global management practices. The conference, held between 8-10 January, brought together nearly 50 of the world's leading academics in accounting and finance to discuss and debate the latest advances and practices in fair value accounting and valuation. The discussions and papers focused on India-relevant global best practices on fair valuation, financial reporting quality and corporate transparency, and the lessons for India from the recent global financial crisis.

The conference program integrated four research sessions with three panel discussions and presentation of eleven papers. The penal discussions have opened up new horizons in the field of financial research. Based upon the studies on china and India the panel discussion covered up how the emerging market differ from the developed countries and how the governance issues matter for restarting the economic growth. It has also provided a fair idea of Transparency in Corporate India.