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Bentley UniversityHughey Center for Financial Services

University of DelawareFinance Lab Conference

August 22, 2014

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Integrating Financial Software into CurriculaPrimary Objective

To increase the quality of the academic experience through the application of financial software as a teaching tool

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Integrating Financial Software into CurriculaConference Sponsors

• FactSet• Bloomberg• S&P Capital IQ• TraderEx

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Hughey Center for Financial ServicesMission Statement

Our mission is to support the educational goals of Bentley

University, by establishing a world-class facility for

integrating cutting-edge financial research, innovative

classroom design and the latest financial technologies into

faculty coursework.

We accomplish this mission by partnering with faculty and

hiring students to work in the Trading Room. This process

supports our faculty and affords students the opportunity to

build their personal and professional portfolios through

experiences in teaching, research and management.

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Hughey Center for Financial ServicesAdvisory Board

Purpose: 

The Hughey Center for Financial Services Advisory Board (HCB) provides

advice and counsel on issues and ideas concerning how the Hughey Center

for Financial Services (HCFS) can better achieve its mission.

Function: 

The Board will be asked, either collectively or individually, to provide insight that will

assist the HCFS in:

• developing and implementing strategic initiatives

• assisting faculty in integrating Trading Room technologies into their

courses/curricula

• advising about current organizational “best practices”

• optimizing HCFS and Bentley connections with our corporate and alumni partners

FactSet Research Systems

Thomson One Analytics

Reuters Knowledge

DataStream Advance

S&P Research Insights

S&P Net Advantage

Palisade

Hughey Center for Financial ServicesInfrastructure

Bloomberg

First Call

Mergent

Capital IQ

Morningstar Direct

Compustat

Financial Trading Software

Historical Data & Analytical Tools

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Hughey Center for Financial Services List of Services

Course Integration 45+ graduate and

undergraduate courses

Certification Programs Factset Knowledge Base Bloomberg Professional

Onsite Education Mini Classes

Workshops

Self-paced Tutorials

Trading Simulations

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Hughey Center for Financial ServicesFaculty Course Integration

FI 305 Principles of Accounting & Finance

FI 312 Advanced Topics in Investments

FI 320 Financial Markets and Investments

FI 331 Capital Markets

FI 335 Derivatives (undergrads)

FI 380 Advanced Managerial Finance

FI 623 Investments

FI 635 Fixed Income Valuation

FI 640 Equity Valuation

FI 645 Derivatives (grads)

FI 650 Advanced Portfolio Theory

FI 735 Mergers and Acquisitions

FI 751 Int’l Financial Management

GB 112 Tools & Concepts in Accounting and Finance

GB 212 Practice & Application in Accounting and Finance

GB 320 Integrated Project Management

GS 604 Global Strategy

MA 243 Discrete Probability

MA 252 Mathematical Statistics

MA 343 Discrete Options Pricing

MA 611 Analysis of Financial Time Series

MA 731 Applied Modeling

MA 799 Modern Data Mining

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Hughey Center for Financial ServicesBentley Students

Benefits to Students:

High tech classroom

Hands on learning with state of the art databases

Strong interview skills gained through exposure to financial tools

Self-paced Tutorials

Trading Simulations

Wall Street 101

Bentley Investment Group

Employment Opportunities

Thought Leadership Sessions (Bitcoin panel discussion, Women in Finance)

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Contact: Amy WhittakerManaging Director, Hughey Center for Financial Servicesawhittaker@bentley.edu781-891-2664