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Center for Excellence in Investment Management
   

      

Center for Excellence in Investment Management's (CIM) goal is to provide resources that facilitate knowledge creation and dissemination throughout the ever-expanding frontiers of finance. We realize the importance of keeping pace with the rapidly evolving financial services industry and are committed to engaging our constituents - students, practitioners, and corporate partners - in understanding current financial innovations.

CIM Mission

·   Prepare Kenan-Flagler students for the most challenging jobs in cutting edge finance.

·   Promote fundamental research in advanced financial strategies. 

·     Engage leading practitioners in research, teaching, and current issues through special events, executive development workshops, and joint projects.

Initiatives

      Preparing  Students                                                                                                                   

      ○ The Capital Markets Lab will integrate real-world financial tools and the academic finance curriculum 

      ○ New course offerings  to cover advancements in finance                                                                 

      ○ Professional Development Workshops and the Speakers Series                                                       

      ○ CFA scholarships                                                                                                                        

      ○ Hedge Fund  incubator                                                                                                                

      Promoting knowledge creation                                                                                                  

      ○ Faculty research support for special projects                                                                                

      ○ Database creation and research IT support                                                                                  

      ○ Ph.D. student grants and fellowships                                                                                            

      ○ Joint UNC-Duke Asset Pricing Conference                                                                                     

      Engaging leading practitioners                                                                                                  

      ○ Specialty conferences that bring together practitioners, academics, and regulators                           

      ○ Special Topics Seminars                                                                                                             

      ○ Investment Forum and Investment Outlook events                                                                       

      ○ Alpha Challenge                                                                                                                        

      ○ Investment Management and CIM advisory boards                                                                       

      ○ Executive in Residence and Exchange Professorships                                                                     

 

Contact

For more information, contact Gregory W. Brown, Professor of Finance and Finance Area Chair at Kenan-Flagler Business School, at 919.962.9251 or gregwbrown@unc.edu.