Coming to an end of what has been an amazing journey of triumph for QED, the past year brings back many memories of hard work, perseverance, achievements and recognition. From an unknown society, QED has gained tremendous recognition among SMU students as the first major related club in SMU. From hosting the nation wide DBS-SMU QF Challenge, to making forays into new avenues like organizing seminars and workshops from a myriad of topics in Quantitative Finance, this year has seen QED come into its own. With new initiatives like the QF Education Series, we have also managed to share the world of Quantitative Finance with the SMU students. I am also glad that we were able tobuild new ties with the QF clubs of not only NUS and NTU but also imprint QED overseas with new exciting tie ups with prestigious universities inmainlandChina and Hong Kong.
The foundation that we were able to build in the past year to take QED to the next level would not have been possible without the continuous support from QFU, Prof Lim, Prof Shirley, ProfYibao, Prof ChongHuiand Audrey. They have been our beacons of light whenever we strayed from our objectives and pillars of strength whenever we ventured into unchartered waters. I would like to extend a very warm and heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the Exco and myself for being there for us and enabling us to create a vision for QED.The previous batches of Exco also deserve a mention. We have only being following their footsteps and building on the strong foundations laid by them.
This letter will be incomplete without a mention for my pillars of strength- my current Exco members. Whatever we have managed to achieve in the past year is a reflection of their relentless pursuit of making QED a well recognized andwellreputed society. Their hard work has borefruits which is there for everyone to see.I would like to sincerely thank them for their support and hard work.
It is also heartening to see the new Exco stepping into our shoes seamlessly and taking ownership of QED. Having worked with some of them as the Sub-Committee members and seeing the others work, I have no doubt that the new Exco will chart a path of success and reach new heights for QED in the coming year. I wish them all the success in their endeavours.
As the phrase ‘Quod Erat Demonstrandum’ illustrates ‘TheNeed toDemonstrate’,I have only one message to the next Exco:
Demonstrate to everyone the power and richness of the fascinating world of Quantitative Finance.
Remembering the old times…Catch up with your peers from your
university days in SMU!
Quantitative Finance Unit (QFU) is organizing our second Alumni
Gathering specially for YOU- Both Graduates from the QF Major and
the current QF major students.
General Risk Management Issues in Funding Management Firm
Date: 16 September 2009
Time: 5pm - 7pm
Venue: Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Seminar Room 3-8
Speaker Mr. Tay Swee Yuan
Senior Manager
Head, Equities Risk Analysis Risk & Performance Management
Department Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd
Abstract The presentation will be given over two parts . For
the first part , Mr. Yuan will be giving an overview of
the asset management process. He will cover policy asset mix
configuration to actual forming of the portfolio and risk
management. For the second part , he will zoom into the
risk management framework and discuss some concepts on stress testing,
enterprise risk computation, and performance attribution , followed
by Q&A.
Registration
Kindly register by 13 September 2009, 23:59 hrs. Attendance is by registration
only.
Refreshment
will be provided for all who register online.
For the first time ever, Q.E.D participated with enthusiasm in SMU's Hallmark opening event of the new term for SMU Freshmen. The response has been a great encouragement and we hope to return next year with more zeal and passion.
Venue: Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Seminar Room 2-1
The past year has been a great success for the Q.E.D Quantitative Finance Society. Not only have we made great progress as a society during the period but have also been able to make our presence felt in the university through various initiatives to make you feel at home as well as benefit you to the best of our ability.
We would like to invite you to join us for the next Q.E.D Exco Elections.
As part of the QF community, we need you to choose the next leaders of the society who will not only help you cope with the rigors of the QF Program but also take Q.E.D to the next level. We have great ambitions for the club and would like you all to step up and take the initiative.
What started as a small group of passionate " Quants " has now grown to a much bigger society which is making a name for itself with each passing day. We have achieved a lot during the these three years and we are only going to get better in the future.
We need you to take the reigns of QED in your able hands and give it a new shape and direction. If you feel that we have been able to contribute to your learning in Quantitative Finance, kindly come down for the elections to vote for the exco and best, contest for the positions yourself.
In this session, Marc Ronez, Chairman of the Asian
Risk Management Society (ARMS), will be touching on the areas of
career prospects in Risk Management. Being well-versed in the industry, Marc
will also be sharing on some of his relevant experience.
Abstract
Accumulating over 15 years of experience in the risk
management, insurance and reinsurance industry, Marc has helped many
organizations to prepare and respond to various types of crises and business
interruptions. Being an internationally recognized coach and trainer, he
teaches the CPRM & the ARM programs and various crisis management and risk
management topics.
Marc Ronez holds an MBA from the University of Chicago GSB,
an MSc in Insurance and a LLM from the University of La Sorbonne.
In this column Dr. Kevin Dowd is professor of financial risk management at
Nottingham
University
Business
School in England and director of research in Black Swan Risk Advisors LLC, based in
Berkeley, California discussed one of the “big” questions that sometimes comes up in classroom discussions about financial engineering, but is rarely written about: How do you become a good financial engineer?
