Meet our inaugural Master of Financial Risk Management students: Ali and Carmen

We’re excited to have finalized our first-ever class for the Master of Financial Risk Management (MFRM) program. Wondering what the class is like? In this post, we’re pleased to introduce Ali Koteiche and Carmen Quiroz, two students in our inaugural MFRM class this September. Ali Koteiche  MFRM Candidate Prior Education: Bachelors of Commerce, University of […]

From the Desks of Professors John Hull & Alan White: Valuation Adjustments 1

World-renowned Professor John Hull, Maple Financial Professor of Derivatives and Risk Management at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto is also Co-Director of our Master of Financial Risk Management program. He will be teaching in the MFRM program in the fall. Here is a portion of a blog post that Professor Hull and Professor Alan […]

Fast track your financial risk management career

What will you achieve in eight months? If you’re serious about a career in financial risk management, our new graduate degree program at Rotman is what you need to jump start your career, and give you a competitive edge over job applicants with just an undergraduate degree. Learn market relevant skills and knowledge. Our courses […]

Sound Risk Management : a critical capability for success in the Board Room, in the C Suite and on the Career Ladder

Rose Patten is an Adjunct Professor at the Rotman School of Management and Special Advisor to the CEO, BMO Financial Group. Here, she provides her thoughts on the state of risk management.  Risk Management is now as central to the board agenda as finance and audit.  Accountability to shareholders, and explicit understanding of risk/reward trade-offs is rigorously […]

It’s a first! Ontario’s only Master of Financial Risk Management

Sometimes, it’s worth celebrating firsts and reveling a little. Did you know? Rotman’s Master of Financial Risk Management is the only master’s level program in Ontario specializing in this area. Why? It’s what the industry demands. While Canada weathered the credit crisis of 2007-2009 fairly well in the global context, what the crisis highlighted is […]

What It Takes to be a Financial Risk Management Expert

Rotman knows what it takes to be a financial risk management expert. Our new Master of Financial Risk Management program is led by Rotman’s own globally renowned academics including the influential John Hull and risk management expert Peter Christoffersen, among others with strong ties to industry. Professor John Hull is best known for his books Risk […]