Introduction
Established in March 1998, the Centre for Finance is a premier research and teaching centre at the Rotman School of Management, which has a long--standing reputation for its superior work in finance. Four key areas of activity form the basis of the Centre's role at Rotman:

Research
The Centre for Finance encourages and provides funding for innovative research projects related to financial engineering, financial economics, corporate financial management, investment management and financial institution management. These research projects are undertaken by the Centre's complement of renowned faculty members, who specialize in different fields within finance.In addition to these traditional areas of finance research, the Centre also seeks to encourage research that involves faculty members in areas other than finance, including such issues as marketing of financial services and organizational strategy for financial institutions.

Courses
Renowned for its expertise in the finance field, the Rotman School of Management attracts many of North America's top students to its MBA program. Students are offered a choice of three areas of specialization within the finance field, including investment banking; financial engineering; and fund management. Over half of Rotman's MBA students major in finance, and as the program is widely recognized by employers as the finest finance-oriented MBA in Canada, many obtain jobs in the finance sector upon graduation.

Links With the Financial Community
The Centre for Finance is dedicated to fostering links with organizations that share its commitment to the continuing evolution of the finance field. In addition to its links with the Finance and Research Trading Laboratory and the TSE Capital Markets Institute at Rotman, the Centre is active in building relationships with the financial community in Toronto, bridging the gap between the academic and business worlds. Seminars, workshops and conferences are just some of the activities that bring together great minds working in finance to discuss the latest trends, issues and findings. And the influential network of MBA alumni working in the finance field is increasing in number every year.

FinanceLink
The Centre for Finance publishes a regular newsletter that reviews research and teaching activities in finance at Rotman, along with emerging issues in the field. This flagship publication of the Centre is available to alumni, donors and friends of the Centre for Finance.

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The Centre for Finance is located at the Rotman School of Management, on the University of Toronto's main campus. Part of the striking state-of-the-art School built in 1995, the Centre has been named in honour of donor Mark S. , a U of T alumnus who is CEO of and Co.
          

John Hull, renowned professor of Finance, is the Director of the Centre. Hull is best known for his work with Alan White, also a professor of Finance at the Rotman School of Management. Together, they are recognized internationally for their work in financial engineering, and for the Hull-White interest rate model, which has been awarded the Nikko/LOR prize and is now widely used in trading rooms throughout the world. Hull has authored two books, Options, Future and Other Derivatives (now in its fifth edition), and Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets (now in its fourth edition).
         

"The Centre for Finance provides a point of intersection for the very best minds in the finance field to come together, " says Prof. Hull. "We are committed to supporting leading-edge research and to developing innovative case studies that will sustain our leadership in business education."

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