Warren Spector, President and COO of Bear Stearns to be Keynote at Tobin's Third Annual Investment Management Conference
March 21, 2007
Manhattan Campus -
February
26, 2007--Manhattan—The Economics and Finance Department of The
Peter J. Tobin College of Business is sponsoring the 3rd
Annual Investment Management Conference on March 30th at
the Manhattan Campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Investment
Management Conference event seeks to bring topical issues in
investment management and the financial markets within the reach of
both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as raise their
awareness of potential careers in the Investment Management
field. It also
provides a venue for the school to raise the visibility of its
Student-Managed Investment Fund program.
This
year’s keynote speaker is Warren Spector, President and COO of The
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. From
his start 13 years ago as a trading assistant on the firm's
government bond desk, Mr. Spector has ascended to head of Bear
Stearns' fixed-income operations, where he oversees $10 billion in
trades each day.
This
year's Conference highlights also include an afternoon session
featuring Susan Byrne, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of
Westwood Holdings Group who has appeared on CNBC; and a session
featuring student finalist presentations as the deciding piece of a
Nationwide Undergraduate Essay Competition in Asset Management and
Trading.
Representatives of area schools have also been invited to
share the performance and approaches of their Student-Managed
Investment Fund (SMIF) programs. Other planned topics include
illustrations of Asset Allocation and Asset Selection solutions
based on investor profiles, the choice between private equity and
venture capital financing for a .com business, Fixed Income
Investment Management, and Globalization and the
markets.
A Closing
reception and lunch are provided for registered attendees. If you
are interested in attending the event, you can register here.
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business has provided the highest
quality business education for over eighty years. Many alumni
have risen to senior executive positions in the financial services
community in New York and around the world. Degrees offered
include the Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration
and Master of Science. The College encompasses the School of
Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, which is housed
at the University’s Manhattan location in the heart of the New York
financial district. Recent recognitions for the Tobin College
include a listing by The Aspen Institute among the top ninety
business schools in the United States whose graduate curricula
reflect a commitment to social responsibility and sustainability as
well as representation among the “The Best 282” Business Schools in
America according to The Princeton Review. For further
information, please contact Jennifer Vacchio at (718) 990-6218 or
email vacchioj@stjohns.edu.
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