WFA-CFAR Finance and Accounting Seminars


WFA-CFAR brings the most exciting research being conducted in finance and accounting to WashU Olin Business School and into the domain of practitioners.

Finance Seminars


Financial scholars from within and outside the Olin community take part in this recurring seminar series. Topics covered include initial public offerings, valuation, bankruptcy, credit rating targets, commodities and politics of the mortgage crisis. Participating speakers come from respected academic institutions, including Duke, MIT, New York University, Northwestern, Princeton, Stanford, University of Chicago and Yale. Seminar speakers also come from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the International Monetary Fund, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. For information, please contact the seminar series administrator.

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Accounting Seminars


This recurring series brings the latest academic accounting thinking and theories to Olin. The series allows the field’s premier academics to examine topics like bank transparency, corporate governance, Sarbanes Oxley and disclosure decisions. Upcoming and past speakers include faculty from Columbia, Cornell, Duke, London Business School, MIT, Ohio State, Stanford, University of Chicago and University of Pennsylvania. For information, please contact the seminar series administrator.

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