Platinum Sponsors
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba is western Canada’s first university. Founded
in 1877, the U of M is the largest and only research intensive university in
the province offering over 90 degrees, diplomas, and certificates – more
than 60 at the undergraduate level including professional disciplines such
as medicine, law, and engineering. The U of M community comprises of over
26,000 students, 8,000 faculty and staff, and 180,000 alumni. The university
stimulates over $1.8 billion in economic activity in the province each year.
Asper School of Business
Housed within the U of M, the Asper School of Business offers business studies
at both the graduate and under-graduate level, and students come from around
the world to be part of this vibrant community of learning. The Asper School
is accredited by AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business), which puts the School in an elite group, as less than 5%
of business schools worldwide earn this international recognition. In December
2009, the Society of Actuaries, the largest actuarial professional organization
in the world, recognized the Asper School as a Centre of Actuarial Excellence.
The Department of Accounting and Finance has 21 full-time faculty members
and consists of three areas – Accounting, Finance, and Management Information
Systems. The Finance area currently has 9 full-time faculty members and offers
courses in the finance majors of the undergraduate (Bachelor of Commerce -
Honours), MBA and PhD programs. The Department is proud to be offering a
pilot session of the Bridge to Professional Accounting program, which prepares
internationally trained accountants to enter the programs of professional studies
for a CGA, CMA or CA designation.
Gold Sponsors
Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada is the nation's central bank. We are not a commercial bank and do not offer banking services to the public. Rather, we have responsibilities for Canada's monetary policy, bank notes, financial system, funds management. Our principal role, as defined in the Bank of Canada Act, is "to promote the economic and financial welfare of Canada."
Toronto CFA Society
Toronto CFA Society is a not-for-profit organization supporting professional development and advancement of CFA charterholders. The society provides member services including educational programs, sponsored events, job postings and networking opportunities.
Founded in 1936, the society is affiliated with CFA Institute, the global body that administers the Chartered Financial Analyst curriculum and sets voluntary, ethics-based performance-reporting standards for the investment industry. With over 7,000 members, Toronto CFA Society is the 2nd largest in the world, after New York. For more information, please refer to www.torontocfa.ca
Pearson
Pearson Canada is a proud sponsor of the NFA 2010 Conference. The leader in higher education publishing, Pearson is committed to providing the most innovative, flexible, and powerful materials for students and instructors. We’re delighted to be launching the 2nd Canadian edition of Berk, DeMarzo, Stangeland: Corporate Finance with MyFinanceLab, available in January 2011. This exciting new franchise is an international best seller and features an innovative, modern approach supported by a market-leading online homework and assessment platform in MyFinanceLab. Please visit our website at www.pearsoncanada.ca for more information on this exciting learning package and other leading titles in Finance.
Silver Sponsors
Eventus
Cowan Research LC develops, licenses and supports Eventus and EventStream software for event studies and other financial economics research methods. Eventus provides both the simplicity to get started quickly and a rich set of options to allow users to meet exacting research needs. Features include return and volume event studies, long-horizon stock return performance methods, advanced bootstrap methods for panel data regression and so much more. Eventus accepts CRSP and non-CRSP data and is available for use through WRDS or Windows. EventStream provides a bridge between Datastream and Eventus. Cowan Research LC is based in Ames, Iowa USA where its founder and president, Arnie Cowan, is also a Professor of Finance at Iowa State University.
Great West Life
Great-West Life is a leading Canadian insurer which, together with its subsidiaries, London Life and Canada Life, serves the financial security needs of more than 12 million people. We’re proud to sponsor, through our national corporate citizenship program, the Northern Finance Association 2010 conference, North America’s forum for finance academics, professionals and PhD students. Together we are building stronger communities.
As an Imagine Caring Company, Great-West Life donates a minimum of one per cent of average pre-tax profits to non-profit, charitable and community organizations in Canada each year.
Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators
The Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators is sponsoring an award for the Best Business Valuation Paper.
The Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators (CICBV) is the largest professional valuation organization in Canada, with over 2,400 members and students around the world, and is the sole administrator of the Chartered Business Valuation (CBV) designation training program and accreditation testing. To obtain the CBV designation, students must complete a rigorous program of courses and exams and meet lengthy professional experience requirements. For more information about the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators, please visit our website at www.cicbv.ca.
International Journal of Managerial Finance
The International Journal of Managerial Finance provides a forum for the dialog and discourse of research and new insight into the financing decision. It addresses the functioning of financial markets and instruments as well as the process by which investment and business financing decisions are reached. This is the Journal's sixth year in publication and the acceptance rate is approximately 10%. There will be a special issue in early 2011 edited by Usha Mittoo on Rethinking International Finance with papers from the 2010 NFA conference.
