On March 11,2017,the fourth meeting of the first academic committee of the Shanghai International Finance Center Research Institute of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics was held in Conference Room 204,Tongde Building,Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

The meeting was chaired by Zheng Yang,Director of the Shanghai Financial Services Office,Secretary of the Shanghai Financial Work Committee,and Director of the Academic Committee of the Research Institute.Director Zheng Yang first extended a warm welcome and heartfelt gratitude to all academic members and guests attending the meeting,and briefly introduced the gratifying achievements of the Institute in academic research and discipline construction in recent years.In order to further enhance the research level of the research institute in conducting decision-making consultation on national major strategies and expand the scientific research coverage of the research institute,the academic committee of the research institute plans to add six new academic members.These six new academic members are experts and scholars with very high academic attainments in the field of finance and financial law related fields.I believe that with their participation,the research institute will improve its academic research and discipline construction.

Jiang Chuanhai,Vice President of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Dean of the Research Institute,issued a letter of appointment to the newly appointed academic members.Xie Xiangyang,Director and Senior Partner of Gaopeng(Shanghai)Law Firm,was officially appointed as an academic member of the Shanghai International Finance Center Research Institute of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

After the award process,Professor Jiang Chuanhai,Vice President of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics,Dean of the Research Institute,and Academic Member of the Research Institute,delivered a welcome speech.On behalf of the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and the Research Institute,President Jiang first extended a warm welcome to all academic members,expressed sincere gratitude to all academic members for their strong support for the work of the Research Institute,and sincerely congratulated the new academic members on their joining.Subsequently,Professor Zhao Xiaoju,Executive Director of the Research Institute and Vice Chairman of the Academic Committee,reported to the academic members the work summary of the Research Institute in 2016,the work plan for 2017,and the project bidding situation.President Zhao Xiaoju first reported the work and achievements of the Institute in 2016 to academic members and leading guests from six aspects,namely,decision-making consultation,international forums and seminars,international exchange and cooperation,collaborative education by think tanks,political consultation and enlightenment,and other scientific research work.Subsequently,he introduced various decision-making consultation research,international forums and seminars,collaborative education by think tanks Database construction,international exchange and cooperation,and focused on reporting to various academic members on the public bidding of the research institute's 2017 project,which was submitted to the academic committee for deliberation.Deputy Director Zhou Guoping,Professor Xia Dawei,President Wang Shihao,Secretary General Xu Mingqi,Professor Chen Xuebin,Director Ma Qiang,Deputy Director Gu Mingde,Director Bao Jianping,Secretary Xie Haiguang,Director Li Feng,Deputy Director Cao Yanwen,Vice President Zhou Zhongfei,Vice President Song Xiaoyan,Lawyer Xie Xiangyang,and Researcher Wang Haifeng spoke successively,respectively elaborating their views on the focus and direction of future academic research work of the Institute,It also puts forward pertinent suggestions on the determination of research topics,bidding procedures,quantity and quality requirements for project establishment,and provides suggestions for future academic research,discipline construction,project research,and other activities of the Research Institute.

Finally,Xiao Lin,Director of the Development Research Center of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government,Secretary of the Party Leadership Group,and Chairman of the Research Institute,was entrusted by Zheng Yang,Chairman of the Academic Committee,to make a concluding statement.Director Xiao Lin said that over the past year,the Research Institute has made breakthrough achievements in decision-making consultation,especially in serving the four major decision-making consultation areas of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government,and has undertaken the most topics.Moreover,these topics have been obtained through competition,and have achieved very influential results.In terms of the transformation of research results in international financial centers and free trade zones The research on decision-making consultation and the development of the Shanghai International Financial Center has achieved remarkable results.Director Xiao Lin pointed out that the research institute can play a greater role in serving the construction of the Shanghai International Financial Center.The research institute cannot be limited to pure finance alone in its research on issues.Some important issues,such as the real estate issue,are actually closely related to finance,and for example,the issue of changes in foreign capital,is also a matter of capital flow.In selecting research topics,research institutes should broaden their horizons from the macroeconomic and financial perspectives and choose more strategic topics.In the future,the Development Research Center of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government is also very willing to cooperate with the Shanghai International Finance Center Research Institute of the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in various aspects,especially in conducting joint research activities on major strategic decision-making consulting issues,such as the strategy of the global asset management center established in Shanghai.

The fourth meeting of the first academic committee of the Shanghai International Financial Center Research Institute of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics ended in a strong academic atmosphere.

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