ISB & UCLA Anderson Join Hands to Launch Programme on Financial Engineering in India

ISB & UCLA Anderson Join Hands to Launch Programme on Financial Engineering in India

The Indian School of Business (ISB) and the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management (UCLA Anderson), will be jointly launching a first of its kind Executive Programme in Financial Engineering in July 2008. The programme has been

specially designed for financial experts managing large assets for companies and individuals with high net worth, to develop deep domain knowledge in the discipline of financial engineering.

"I am delighted with the association of the ISB with UCLA Anderson. The programme is an outcome of several meetings with corporate leaders in the finance industry, financial experts, and policy makers, who expressed the need for finance professionals to understand the vibrant nature of a changing India in the world economy," said Dean M. Rammohan Rao. "This programme will be extremely beneficial to finance professionals and will equip them with an accurate and precise knowledge of up-to-date financial economics and financial practices," he added.

"Organizations today operate in global financial markets that are experiencing explosive changes and fluctuations," says Judy D. Olian, Dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management. "Consequently, the level of financial and technical savvy required by firms has accelerated the demand for well-trained financial engineers. The ISB-UCLA Anderson partnership is creating a unique six-month format that maximizes the strengths and academic prominence of both schools in a rigorous and intense programme," adds Olian.

The fast pace of growth in the Indian finance market has created a huge need for managers who can anticipate and solve the various issues involved in the management of assets. "The ISB is committed to making world class management education accessible to as many people as possible. With the influx of new wealth into the Indian economy, finance professionals have to manage large assets. This executive programme will help finance professionals make informed decisions on large investments and asset portfolio management of companies, and individuals," said Deepak Chandra, Associate Dean, Centre for Executive Education at the ISB.

"Through this programme, we will provide students with a world-class academic experience that integrates a technically challenging curriculum with practical know-how," says Bhagwan Chowdhry, Professor of Finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management. "Participants will be better equipped to face the complex demands of the market," adds Chowdhry.

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Contributed by -
Ms. Bhuvana Ramalingam,
Director - Communications,
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

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