Finance


Student-Athlete Strong: Zaina Zaki

UConn Today– UConn’s student-athletes are often lauded for their on-field or on-court achievements, but there’s an equally important – often unseen – dimension to the student-athlete. UConn Today’s Student-Athlete Strong series highlights the academic prowess of selected high-achieving student-athletes and provides an inside look at their lives beyond their sport.

Zaina Zaki ’18 (BUS)


Accelerated Masters’ Degrees

School of Business Offers New 4+1 Bachelor/Master Degree Options in Financial Risk Management, Business Analytics

The School of Business will soon offer two accelerated programs that will allow students to earn both their undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years. Continue Reading



Spring 2018 Research Newsletter

Hello Colleagues,

Spring has arrived in Connecticut and, with it a renewed sense of excitement, growth and accomplishment both in our classrooms and through our research commitment. I would like to share with you some of our recent milestones.


Mark Shenkman ’65 (CLAS), ’07 H, Hosts FRM Students

Mark Shenkman '65 (CLAS), '07 H mentors financial risk management students and offers a strategy for success. (Arelys Martinez/Shenkman Capital)
Mark Shenkman ’65 (CLAS), ’07 H mentors financial risk management students and offers a strategy for success. (Arelys Martinez/Shenkman Capital)

More than a dozen graduate students in UConn’s Financial Risk Management program met with investment expert and alumnus Mark R. Shenkman on March 22, learning the secrets to capital management and asking him about everything from cryptocurrency to high-yield management. Continue Reading


Equity Misvaluation

equity trading

How Much of a Role Should Default Options Play in Equity Values?

A large collection of finance literature argues that equity securities are subject to potential misvaluation by investors, where the sources of misvaluation are attributed primarily to behavioral biases, such as overconfidence, conservatism and others. Continue Reading





UConn Team Wins First Place

Pictured, from left: Chris Wilkos, CFA (advisor), Vivek Tedla '18, Jack Leyland '18, Bartosz Walas '18, Ana Walas '18, Anthony Mottolese '18 and Leslie White, CFA (industry advisor). (Ana Walas/UConn School of Business)
Pictured, from left: Chris Wilkos, CFA (advisor), Vivek Tedla ’18, Jack Leyland ’18, Bartosz Walas ’18, Ana Walas ’18, Anthony Mottolese ’18 and Leslie White, CFA (industry advisor). (Ana Walas/UConn School of Business)

Senior Finance Majors Win CFA Challenge; Proceed to Boston

A team of five undergraduate finance majors won first place in the CFA Institute Research Challenge Hartford, and will advance to the Americas Regional Challenge in Boston from March 19-20. Continue Reading