Tag: MSFinance



When Wells Fargo Advisors (WFA) generously made a gift to endow and name Olin’s WFA Center for Finance and Accounting Research, it opened up opportunities for faculty, students, and the community to discover and learn. At a recent celebration of the WFA and Washington University partnership, professors and students shared research and projects that are direct beneficiaries of the WFA endowment.

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WFA Chief Risk Officer Jimmie Lenz.

WFA’s Chief Risk Officer Jimmie Lenz spoke about the impact practicums have had on the Masters of Finance Students.

Matthew Ringgenberg, assistant professor of finance, spoke about the importance of research in understanding global markets and stock exchanges.

Watch this video about his most recent work done in conjunction with Olin professor Guofu Zhou and David Rapach at St. Louis University, “Short Interest and Aggregate Stock Returns.”

To learn more about WFA CFAR, please visit our website.




Students of the Master of Science in Finance (Quantitative Track) program visited financial firms in Chicago, namely Discover Financial Services, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and Markit, on Jan 30th as part of an event organized by the Olin Quantitative Finance Club.

The visits were aimed at providing networking opportunities with company executives and increasing their knowledge about the firms and the quantitative finance careers they offer. Various job functions such as risk management, quantitative research, and financial data analysis were discussed. The event also included a dinner with MSFQ alumni in Chicago.

Guest Blogger: Sneha Murali, MSFQ 2015