Welcome
 Welcome to the Department of Finance at the University of Illinois.
Here you will learn about the breadth and depth of the faculty here who are,
without a doubt, leaders in their field. They are researchers whose work has
changed the path of debate both in the finance community at large and in the
classroom. Numerous studies continue to rank the Department as among the most
productive of all finance research units in the world.
Of course, the Department is also home to outstanding teachers who deliver
high-quality, challenging courses. Practice and learning converge to give
Illinois finance students an active, engaging educational experience - whether
in our one year Master of Science in Finance program, a program we pioneered
decades ago and which is growing in popularity at other US institutions, in our
top-tier and world-class PhD program, or in our nationally ranked undergraduate
curriculum.
Welcome to the future of finance.
David Ikenberry
Professor and Department Chair
This highly selective degree program - less than four percent of its diverse applicant pool are offered admission - transforms its participants into high quality scholars who are prepared for successful academic careers.
The program's empahsis is research, and its strength is empirical research and methodology.
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The Illinois MSF program - completed in twelve months - is an intense, immersive
educational experience unrivaled for the breadth and depth of its course offerings. The program provides an innovative curriculum of sophisticated courses that builds a strong foundation in the principles and practices of finance and introduces emerging concepts, practices, and technology used in the finance industry.
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The four year degree degree program offers students the opportunity of specializing in
Banking and Financial Institutions,
Corporate Finance,
Financial Engineering,
Investment and Portfolio Management,
Real Estate and Urban Economics, or
Risk Management and Insurance.
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Finance Academy
The Finance Academy is an enrichment program for outstanding undergraduate
Finance majors. The Finance Academy is a select program which focuses on
developing future business leaders via enhanced academic and career
opportunities. Students are normally invited to participate by the
faculty during their junior year, when they are enrolled in Fin 300. If
inducted they participate throughout their junior and senior years.
Real Client managed Portfolio
The Real Client Managed Portfolio class is responsible for the management of a
substantial sum of money to be invested in equities. Students are responsible
to the fiduciary and ethical standards of professional money management as
guided by the CFA Institute. This course will allow students to apply the
knowledge gained from prerequisite investment courses and their experience in
managing a simulated portfolio with UISES to the task of managing real money
for real clients.
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Bailey Seminar Series
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In the News
VideoEssay Contest for the YouTube Generation
The Department of Finance, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, is presenting the Video Essay Contest. There are two categories, one for High School Students and one for University Students. The first prize in each category is a scholarship of $5,000.
Details
Ikenberry: Marketing Stock Splits
Research suggests stock splits can signal better performance for companies, at least in the short term.
June 29, 2008:
Share Buyback Usually Pays Off Over Time: Ikenberry in Bloomberg
Time Warner Inc., Dell Inc., and CBS Corp. made combined purchases of more than $13 billion in their own shares last year, and all have losses to show for it. This story explores buyback effects for a few large companies.
June 13, 2008:
Weisbach: Credit Crunch Opportunity for Corporate M&A
Acquisition by private equity firms has become increasingly common in recent years in both the U.S. and Europe, with deals growing rapidly in both number and size, notes Michael S. Weisbach in a paper presented at a recent Wharton conference. In that paper, Weisbach and coauthors document, among other things, the greater the leverage applied to a deal, the greater the price it has tended to command.
June 10, 2008:
The University of Illinois
The Finance Department is part of the College of Business, which in turn is
part of part of the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement,
distinguished by the breadth of its programs, broad academic excellence, and
internationally renowned faculty. Illinois alumni have earned Nobel and
Pulitzer Prizes and Olympic medals, have orbited the earth, and lead
international corporations. The campus offers rich experiences beyond the
classroom, from the best performing arts to Big Ten sports.
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