Cameron Center for Finance and Securities Analysis

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Get ready to lead and succeed in today's multifaceted global economy.

The Marilyn C. and Gerry B. Cameron Center for Finance and Securities Analysis makes the financial world approachable and accessible by linking students with the region's financial, banking, and investment industry. Through the center, students manage more than $1.2 million in live money—through the student-run UO Investment Group and the Emerging Market Equity Portfolio—and connect with the latest research and knowledge from the college's faculty—renowned thought leaders in empirical corporate finance, mutual fund analysis, and corporate tax accounting.

Add to all this our focus on values-aligned investing and wealth management (we call it Impact Finance), and the end result is that our students graduate with a unique blend of finance and accounting skills and recognize the value of investing in and empowering companies who achieve financial gains while pursuing environmental and societal goals.

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Academics

The Cameron Center for Finance and Securities Analysis emphasizes analytical rigor in both accounting and finance, developing a strong and integrated skill set for the variety of financial professions. Quantitative techniques are combined with theory, case analysis, and discussion to develop a complete view from both the "top down" and "bottom up" perspectives.

The Cameron Center helps ensure that every student receives a solid foundation in the financial and accounting concepts and skills that are essential for businesses to succeed globally. Undergraduate students connect to the center through the finance concentration and accounting major or by participating in the UO Investment Group. Graduate students access the center through the Oregon MBA specialization in finance and securities analysis and/or the master of science in finance program. Graduate students also have the opportunity to participate in the student-managed Emerging Markets Fund. All students use the center’s network of contacts to gain access to industry executives and alumni.

Undergrad Finance Concentration MBA Curriculum MSF Curriculum

Experiential Learning

It's been said that it takes three to four years of on-the-job experience to make an impact in the financial services industry. The amount of time might be debatable, but it's unquestionable that real-world experience is essential. That's why the Cameron Center offers dynamic and applied learning opportunities to accelerate and deepen the learning experience.

Through direct experience and collaboration with industry, students become grounded in the skills and techniques needed to engage their careers from the outset. The opportunities available for experiential learning at the Cameron Center take many forms, including:

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Research

The Cameron Center's faculty are drawn from the Lundquist College's nationally recognized finance and accounting departments. The Journal of Financial Economics ranked the University of Oregon 21st in publishing productivity for the period 1974-2012.

The center provides funding for ongoing faculty research in leading-edge areas of academic study garnering national attention in the top academic journals. In addition, the center supplies support for data and tools for faculty members' use to conduct their research.

The five major areas that define and structure the center‘s research agenda include financial reporting and disclosures; capital markets, portfolio management, and investments; effect of taxes on corporate decisions; risk management and corporate finance in a global context; and compensation, managerial incentives, and corporate governance.

Ioannis Branikas
Branikas, Ioannis, Harrison G. Hong, and Jiangmin Xu. "Location Choice, Portfolio Choice." Journal of Financial Economics 138, no. 1: 74-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2019.10.010.
October 2020
Youchang Wu
Wu, Youchang Wu. "The Causes and Challenges of Low Interest Rates: Insights from Basic Principles and Recent Literature." China Finance Review International, forthcoming. http://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3628075.
September 2020
Youchang Wu
Levine, Oliver, and Youchang Wu. "Asset Volatility and Capital Structure: Evidence from Corporate Mergers." Management Science, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2020.3607.
August 2020
John Chalmers
Chalmers, John, Yu (Steve) Liu, and Z. Jay Wang. "The Difference a Day Makes: Timely Disclosure and Trading Efficiency in the Muni Market." Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2020.07.015.
July 2020

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