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Have you been captivated by the saga of GameStop and the WSB-Reddit investors? Want to understand more about what happened and the implications for the financial markets? 

Join our trio of distinguished finance professors on February 18 (Thursday) to unravel the mystery, with insights into market structure, behavioral finance and trading strategies from Prof Utpal Bhattacharya, Prof Abhiroop Mukherjee and alumnus faculty Prof Andrew Chiu. The webinar will be moderated by Prof Veronique Lafon-Vinais.

The QFIN Speaker Series is a signature public sharing event of the HKUST Department of Finance, which features prominent academic and industry leaders, who dive into current hot topics in the financial market with audience. Register here

We are pleased to announce a new industry partnership between the Department of Finance and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA)

The Annual Value Investing Challenge aims to promote value investing and encourages students to perform fundamental, bottom-up stock research in the Asia-Pacific Region. Contestants will value a publicly listed stock, write a research report and present the research. The 4th Annual Value Investing Challenge 2020 has concluded on December 9, 2020, and contestants had very outstanding performance.

We are accepting applications for full-time tenured (associate or full professor level), tenure-track (assistant professor level), and teaching-track faculty positions with an anticipated start in July 2021.  Interested candidates who expect to have a Ph.D. in a related field by the start of the employment should submit their applications athttps://apply.interfolio.com/78953by Nov 29, 2020.

HKUST held the fifth inauguration ceremony of named professorships today to honor 11 outstanding faculty members and their donors. We are happy to share that Prof. Abhiroop Mukherjee, Associated Professor of Finance, has been appointed as the Liwei Huang Associate Professor of Business.