Finance

The Finance Department conducts research into the main areas of finance, such as asset pricing, corporate finance, market microstructure, financial intermediation and regulation.

The department has 30 professors and runs a highly successful Ph.D. program with a strong placement record, and hosts visiting faculty from leading US and European schools. It organizes about 30 research seminars per year by leading US and European academics.

The department is responsible for teaching the MBA specialization in Finance, the EMBA, the MSc International Finance, the Grande Ecole Master in Management Finance specialization, and the Executive Master in Finance.

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Lead News

Jan 25, 2019

2019 Data Day Marks New Initiatives

Braving the January 22 snowstorms, around 100 academics, students, company representatives and sponsors attended HEC’s second on-campus Data Day, a wide-ranging conference devoted to the impact of data on research, education and society.

Jan 08, 2019

PhD Thesis Defence, Finance

Congratulations to Dr Victoria Slabik who succesfully defended her thesis on December 5th, 2018. Topic: Essays in Empirical Corporate Finance

Nov 22, 2018

HEC Paris Welcomes New Researchers and Professors

This 2018-19 academic year saw the arrival or confirmation of nine academic figures to swell the numbers HEC researchers to 118. At the September 27 Faculty Day, Dean Peter Todd and Faculty & Research Dean Jacques Olivier welcomed the academics, many of whom are known for...

Oct 31, 2018

Impactful Investing: Turning Promises into Results

The Society & Organizations (S&O) Center and the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EPVA) recently teamed up with Action Tank Social and Business for a plenary focused on impactful investing. This movement seems to promise both financial return and a meaningful...

Sep 20, 2018

Reference Broker Sets Up HEC Chair

HEC Paris and ODDO BHF signed a Financial Analysis teaching Chair aimed at boosting HEC’s training in corporate financial analysis methodologies. The first Chairholder will be Associate Professor of Finance Alexei Ovtchinnikov .

Apr 19, 2018

#Finance: Four Questions for Augustin Landier

Following the April 10 HEC Paris - ViaVoice debate on the finance industry and new technology , HEC Professor Augustin Landier shared his vision on the generation gap between younger and older managers; the multi-disciplinary nature of modern finance; and answering the...

Oct 12, 2016

HEC Paris Finance Career Events

Oct 06, 2016

How to Make Finance Rhyme with Ethics

Sep 01, 2016

HEC Paris Appoints Olivier Bossard its New Executive Director for the Msc International Finance

Jun 20, 2016

Financial Times ranks HEC Paris Masters in Finance #1 Worldwide

Nov 14, 2015

HEC Paris paving the way in the world of Finance programs

Oct 10, 2015

The 2015 HEC Paris International Finance Forum

Jul 15, 2015

Leading HEC Paris Master in International Finance to new heights

Jun 20, 2015

HEC Paris Masters in Finance #1 worldwide for fifth consecutive year by the Financial Times

Oct 16, 2014

The HEC Paris International Finance Forum: a unique opportunity for students to connect with prestigious institutions

Sep 14, 2014

HEC Prof Johan Hombert awarded Best Young Researcher by the Fondation Banque de France

After Philip Valta in 2013, Johan Hombert , HEC Paris Assistant Professor in Finance and member of the Research Laborotary GREGHEC has won the prize of the “Best Young Researcher” by the Fondation Banque de France . This award is given to Johan Hombert for his overall...