High-quality Australian programs of international standing
The Department of Finance offers world-class academic and professional programs in finance at the Bachelors, Masters and PhD level. The Department is one of the top three finance departments in Australia. The objective of the Department is to stay at the forefront of Finance education, with a commitment both to the needs of students and to the development of Finance as an academic discipline.
The Melbourne Seminar Series in Finance- Seminar Announcement
Michael Lemmon will be presenting Employee Stock Options, Financing Constraints, and Real Investment: Theaory and Evidence on Friday, 9 May from 11:00 am to 12:30pm in Commerce Theatre 1, ground floor, Economics and Commerce Building.
Copies of the paper are available from the Front Office, second floor, Economics and Commerce Building or by return email.
FMAA Financial Services Evening – 14 May
Meet representatives from Australia’s leading financial services firms, learn about careers in finance and find out about 2008/2009 internship opportunities in investment banking, asset management, sales and trading.
6:15 - 8:30pm Wednesday 14 May 2008, Ground floor, ICT Building, Theatre 1. Dress: Business attire
rsvp.melbourne@fmaa.com.au This event is free for students who RSVP. For more information, please visit the FMAA website
Interested in first-year Finance?
View the video, presented by Finance's Head of Department, Professor Paul Kofman
Finance subjects as breadth
The New Generation degrees allow students from other disciplines to enrol in Finance as breadth studies.
Full information is available on the Finance breadth webpage
Why study Finance anyway?
Download the Finance Presentation Slides from Academic Advice Day. The presentation includes undergraduate pathways, graduate salaries and resources for undergraduate students.
News
Congratulations to Dr Xin (Simba) Chang whose paper (co-authored with Sudipto Dasgupta) "Target Behavior and Financing: How Conclusive is the Evidence?" was just accepted for publication in the Journal of Finance. The research project was partially funded by the Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies.
Congratulations to Tariq Haque who has completed his PhD. His thesis titled “Leader Stocks, Follower Stocks and Switching Effects in the Australian Market” received very positive reviews from the examiners.
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