The 2008 edition of the Advances in Asset Allocation seminar jointly organised by CFA Institute and the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre took place in London recently. This annual event takes stock of the latest research advances in asset allocation and clarifies the distinction between true innovation and mere marketing claims in emerging industry trends. Read next page

A panel of industry practioners and recruiters in the field of consulting got together on EDHEC’s campus in Nice last week for a highly interactive round table, offering Masters and MBA students invaluable advice on getting Consulting jobs and internships. Read next page

In a newly-released position paper by Samuel Sender, entitled “Banking: Why Does Regulation Alone Not Suffice? Why Must Governments Intervene?” EDHEC warns that prudential regulations for banking and other financial institutions are pro-cyclical and tend to reinforce the impact of the economic cycle on the balance sheet. Read next page

October 20, 2008
Banks and Financial Institutions from across Europe were invited to meet EDHEC students and present careers, job and internship opportunities last week. The event was organised to enable students to meet representatives from London-based investment banks, European and French banks and business organisations. Leading financial institutions from Europe and the UK participated in the event. Read next page

Spreading EDHEC’s outstanding reputation in the world of Finance across the Atlantic, EDHEC’s Prof Joëlle Miffre, Professor of Finance and member of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, conducted a Seminar on Investing in Commodities in New York last month. She was joined by Hilary Till, co-founder of Premia Capital Management, LLC, a principal of Premia Risk Consultancy, Inc., and research associate with the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre. Prof Till, who is a practitioner, delivered a practical insight into how she manages risk and the hedging strategies she uses for her portfolio. Read next page

Industry veteran turned head hunter cum executive coach Mr Patrick Fearon was on the Nice campus on the evening of October 8, 2008 to give a guest lecture on Investment Banking career paths to the students of Msc and MBA programme. Patrick spent 16 years with JP Morgan before making a career shift to executive head hunting and executive coaching. The video telecast of the presentation was available the following day for EDHEC students to review on the School’s on-line learning platform. Read next page

Another insightful evening on EDHEC's Nice campus for the students interested in careers in Investment Banking was recently organised in a cooperation between the School's Finance department and the Careers Centre. Read next page

Led by an exceptional team of instructors and dissertation directors, a select group of recent university graduates and experienced professionals will spend three years in a demanding doctoral programme. Read next page

EDHEC and EuroPerformance have released their annual rankings of the top UK asset management companies: the Alpha League Table. The Alpha League Table is constructed on the basis of a genuine measure of alpha, using a state-of-the-art methodology developed by EDHEC. Read next page

Dominic O'Kane, affiliated Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School has released a new book entitled Modelling Single-Name and Multi-Name Credit Derivatives. Read next page

The EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre will be staging the fourth edition of the EDHEC Alternative Investment Days at the ExCeL Centre in London on December 9 and 10 next. The conference aims to present the applied research conducted by the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre with leading pension fund managers and to discuss its results with the institutional investor and fund manager communities. Read next page

This month's interview with Noël Amenc, PhD, Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School and Director of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, is featured in a special supplement that was drawn up by the French financial daily AGEFI on the occasion of the EDHEC Institutional Days in Paris. Read next page

In the series of live web conferences, EDHEC hosted a presentation of the MSc in Capital Markets with a testimonial of an EDHEC graduate who is currently heading the european sales team of BNP Paribas. Read next page

Participating in one of the major events organised by Europe's N°1 Research Centre is regarded by many professionals as a perfect opportunity to get cutting-edge information from the experts. For EDHEC's Finance students, some of these events are actually integrated programme modules and events such as the EDHEC Institutional Days provide not only the chance to get further information, they provide the unique opportunity to get a preview of their future professional life and start networking with potential employers. Read next page

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Theo Jeurissen as Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre. Read next page

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Theo Jeurissen as Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre. Read next page

EDHEC Business School is pleased to announce the launch of a new track dedicated to Finance, Economics and Auditing, as an alternative to the classic Masters in Management programme. The Financial Economics track starts in September 2009 on the School's Campus in Nice. Read next page

EDHEC Business School and the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre have combined forces to open a new three-year doctoral programme to Finance candidates from September 2008. Read next page

EDHEC is pleased to announce the second in a series of live web conferences aimed at highlighting the strengths of the new Masters of Science programmes. This conference which focuses on the MSc in Corporate Finance, follows shortly after last week's highly successful live web conference on the advantages and career prospects of EDHEC's MSc in Accounting and Management Control which attracted over 400 participants from around the world. Read next page

Thirty international academics and practitioners will be on EDHEC's camupus to present their research papers in the field of asset management. Read next page

EDHEC's recent Private Banking round table where students and professionals were able to meet and interact was greatly appreciated by students interested finding out more about career possibilities in this little known sector. Read next page

An EDHEC graduate was awarded the AFGAP/PRMIA prize, by the French Association of Asset-Liability Managers and the Professional Risk Managers' International Association, in the 2008 edition of a national competition for the best thesis in economics and finance Read next page

In a series of three articles written for a major French daily, EDHEC's finance reserachers and faculty expand upon Finance & Private Banking. Read next page

EDHEC Junior Etudes (EDHEC Junior-Entreprise), is a non-profit association created in 1969 by a handful of dynamic EDHEC students keen to put their classroom theory into practice in the areas of marketing, finance, communications and strategy. Read next page

Hilary Till and François Serge Lhabitant, leading experts in the theory and practice of commodities trading and alternative investment and both active members of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre recently gave a much appreciated seminar on Commodities Investing in London. M. Lhabitant is also a full time professor at EDHEC where he shares his expertise in the classroom with the MSc in Risk and Asset management students. Read next page

Together with CFA Institute, the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre is introducing an annual event that will take stock of the latest research advances in asset allocation and clarify the distinction between true innovation and mere marketing claims in emerging industry trends. Read next page

Every year, Egide awards a number of scholarships to elite foreign students wishing to pursue their studies in French schools of higher education. After examination of 1312 application forms, the selection committee declared Ms Lidia Novak one of only 363 applicants to be granted the EIFFEL Scholarship to help her study in EDHEC's MSc in Finance this year. Read next page

The latest international conference to be organised by EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre was the Alternative Betas and Hedge Fund Replication at the Grand Hyatt in New York. Professor Lionel Martellini, Scientific Director of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre and professor in EDHEC's MSc in Risk and Asset Management programme hosted the event that gathered experts from all over the United States. Read next page