Author Archives: Faye Fleetwood

Professor of Finance appointed to the board of the European Financial Management Association

Professor Radu Tunaru has been elected on the board of directors of the European Financial Management Association, see http://efmaefm.org/0EFMAMEETINGS/officers.shtml Professor Tunaru has been working in Quantitative Finance since 2000 and he specializes in Structured Finance (credit Risk), Derivatives Pricing and … Continue reading

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The Arne Ryde Workshop in Financial Economics, Lund University, Sweden.

Dr Huamao Wang from School of Mathematics, University of Kent presented a paper “Entrepreneurial Finance with Endogenous Borrowing Constraints and Idiosyncratic Risk” at The Arne Ryde Workshop in Financial Economics, Lund University, Sweden. The paper introduces an innovative financial contract, … Continue reading

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Actuarial and Financial Mathematics Conference in Brussels, Belgium.

Dr Antonis Alexandridis from the School of Mathematics, University of Kent presented a paper “Non-linear non-parametric temperature modeling in the context of weather derivatives pricing” in the Actuarial and Financial Mathematics Conference in Brussels, Belgium. The study aims to develop … Continue reading

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The book “Weather Derivatives: Modelling and Pricing Weather-Related Risk”

The book “Weather Derivatives: Modelling and Pricing Weather-Related Risk” published by authors Dr Antonis Alexandridis, School of Mathematics, University of Kent and Dr Achilleas D. Zapranis University of Macedonia, Greece. http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4614-6071-8/page/1

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Dr Moorad Choudhry, IPO Treasurer, Group Treasury, The Royal Bank of Scotland

We are pleased to welcome Dr Moorad Choudhry from The Royal Bank of Scotland as an Honorary Professor at Kent Business School, from October 2012 to October 2015. Moorad Choudhry is IPO Treasurer, Group Treasury at The Royal Bank of … Continue reading

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SUERF/Nykredit Conference – Property prices & real estate financing in a turbulent world – Conference Report

On 15th November 2012, the conference participants gathered in the auditorium of Nykredit on the harbour front in central Copenhagen. Jesper Berg, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Rating, Nykredit and Frank Lierman, SUERF Vice President and Belfius Bank gave … Continue reading

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Finance Seminar: Prof Carol Alexander

Prof. Carol Alexander will lead a University Finance Seminar on A General Decision-Tree Approach to Real Option Valuation on Tuesday 13 June in the KBS Symposium Room at 3.00pm. Carol Alexander is Professor of Finance at Sussex Business School has … Continue reading

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Kent Business School becomes Academic Partner of Prestigious Finance Professional Organization PRMIA

Kent Business School (KBS) is delighted to announce that we have recently received the status of academic partner of the Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA). Established in 2002 by a group of volunteers from the risk industry profession, PRMIA … Continue reading

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Crowe Clark Whitehill goes back to University

Two business experts have joined forces in an initiative that looks set to benefit Kent companies and also introduce students to the world of work. Crowe Clark Whitehill, a leading national firm offering Audit, Tax and Advisory services, with offices … Continue reading

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Kent Business School welcomes Reims Management School on their 2012 study tour

On Monday 25th June 2012, Angela Ransley and Dr David Morelli welcomed 18 postgraduate students from Reims Management School (France) on a week-long executive education programme organised by Kent Business School. This now well-established programme, which runs on an annual … Continue reading

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