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

Interview with Anne Zuccarelli on the recently launched “Talent Identification and Career Development Programme” 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

A three hour seminar on effective self Marketing was conducted by the Bill Faust in the Nice campus recently. The seminar focused on identifying and evidencing what you are employed for. Understanding the needs and motivations of the buyer, fitting your competencies and transferrable skills to position yourself in the most attractive package/brand to the buyer (employer). Read next page

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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

The Theseus EDHEC MBA was placed an impressive 7th in the World in the latest MBA Rankings published by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) for the category Average Starting Salary Post MBA. Read next page

Each year EDHEC Business School welcomes a number of high profile students who have been awarded one of the coveted Eiffel scholarships for excellence, awarded by French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and run by EGIDE. 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

EDHEC's Careers Centre organised a one-day seminar on applying to Investment Banks in the UK for Graduate Training Programmes, summer internships and gap year placements. The target audience was mostly the second and third year students of Grande Ecole (Master in Management) programme, who would like to pursue a career in Investment Banking. Read next page

Jean-Louis Beffa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saint-Gobain, closed EDHEC’s Strategic Leadership seminar on Monday 20 October, in front of an audience of nearly 300 students. 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

The Hedge Fund Summit at the EDHEC Alternative Investment Days in London on December 9 and 10 next will focus on the future of the hedge fund industry. The results of an exclusive EDHEC survey on hedge fund reporting will be presented during the Hedge Fund Summit by David Schröder, PhD, Business Analyst with the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre. Read next page

An EDHEC representative will be present at the following student fairs to inform and advise prospective students on EDHEC's wide range of Masters programmes. These fairs provide a privileged moment for personal enquiries about our English-taught MBA, Master of Science and Master in Management programmes. Read next page

The Theseus-EDHEC MBA opened its doors recently to welcome the class of 2009 and celebrate the programme’s 20th year of existence. With 40% women, 22 nationalities, an average age of 32 and with around 7 years professional experience, the new class is very much in line with tradition. The 37 new participants have been at EDHEC Business School for almost a monthand have just finished the final session of their orientation seminar, dedicated to team bonding and personal reflection. Read next page

Team-building, strategy, discovery and understanding were all key words in the recent hands-on learning activity that the MBA participants experienced in the mountains of the Merkantour Park, not far from EDHEC’s campus in Nice. Read next page

It goes without saying that careers development is a strong element within the Theseus-EDHEC MBA and the underlying reason for which many participants actually embark on such a programme. EDHEC Business School’s Careers Service has devised a special programme tailored to MBA participants’ specific needs which include a balance of individual coaching and career orientation work­shops. Read next page

Johnson and Johnson, voted one of the most desirable companies for MBA’s to work for was on campus last week to impress MBA students with their description of exceptional company conditions and available positions in the first in a series of recruitment events organised by EDHEC’s career service. Read next page

Learning more about ourselves and how to adapt to better interact with others is a useful lesson and one which the Theseus-EDHEC MBA participants learned in the form of the MBTI – The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Read next page

2008 Financial Times rankings. The Grande Ecole programme was ranked 9th out of the top 50 European Master programmes. Read next page

The results of the 2008 Financial Times rankings put the Master in Management programme 9th out of the top 50 European Master programmes, gaining EDHEC 3 places on the 2007 rankings. Read next page

The EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre and ORTEC Finance have announced the creation of a new research chair in Private ALM focused on understanding the application of Asset-Liability Management (ALM) methodology in Private Wealth Management (PWM). 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

The CRM course in EDHEC's MSc in Marketing Management programme combines the theoretical knowledge of how CRM integrates customer needs and a practical business experience with one of the worldwide leading providers of CRM solutions. 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

Personal development is one of the key themes in the Theseus-EDHEC MBA and it starts from Day 1 with a fast-moving training course given by the world-famous New York training specialists, Dale Carnegie. 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

The quality of professors is what many students consider an important deciding factor in their choice of business school. With this in mind, EDHEC Business School selects the very best speakers from three different sources - permanent professors from EDHEC, visiting professors from some of the most prestigious institutions from around the world and industry experts who are brought in to share their expertise in their specialised field. 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

Applications have been flooding in from around the world for all of EDHEC's Masters programmes with high profile candidates from renowned institutions setting themselves up for the next academic year. 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

Fuelled by massive investments on the part of funds of funds and institutions, hedge funds have grown from a cottage industry catering to the needs of private wealth to a trillion dollar business in which over 9,000 managers vie for the attention of global institutional investors. Read next page