Two scholarships worth almost 14 000 euros each have been made available through EDHEC's ties with leading companies. MBA applicants should send a formal request for these upon application ASAP. Read next page

The end of programme Company Consulting Projects provide the ideal opportunity for Theseus-EDHEC MBA participants to combine existing knowledge and new-found MBA know-how and apply it to a meaningful and relevant activity. These projects also act as the perfect transition back into business and are always appreciated by the participants, hungry to reintigrate professional life and put their new skills to good use. Read next page

In a recent FT article entitled "Placing Students is a Gratifying Occupation", EDHEC's MSc in Finance is clearly shown to be one of Europe's leading qualifications in finance due to its cutting edge course structure and the fact that has the distinction of being an Official Program Partner with the CFA Institute. Read next page

Researchers and professors gathered to present the latest research findings of EDHEC's Centres of Excellence at the first edition of the EDHEC Research Day on 7th June. The event was a clear success with over 300 participants and is now set to become an annual event on EDHEC's Paris campus. Read next page

The high number of application files arriving daily from around the world is encouraging news for students seeking to be part of an international classroom in September. True to EDHEC's reputation as the most international of French business schools, a record number of applications from international candidates have been processed. Read next page

Cartier, L'Oreal, Louis Vuitton, Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Adidas are just some of the companies to have taken on MSc in Marketing Management students. Countries including USA, UK, France,China and Switzerland are just a few of the destinations that EDHEC's Marketing students will soon be working in. Read next page

Monday 4 June 2007, 5 pm
EDHEC Campus, Nice

Participate in two sample courses at the Theseus-EDHEC MBA Open Day and experience our MBA programme first-hand. Meet faculty members and current MBA participants, and discuss entrance formalities with our admissions team around an informal cocktail. This open day provides the perfect occasion to visit our campus and discover more about the Theseus-EDHEC MBA. Read next page

Wissam Farah, EDHEC 1996, is in his fourth job in ten years. Regularly head-hunted by the largest investment banks, this pure product of EDHEC Finance has been at the forefront of the fantastic emergence of the new financial markets in London. Read next page

EDHEC inaugurates its first "research day" on June 7, 2007 at the Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci in Paris. Read next page

After hosting 26 American students from the University of Colorado, Denver, EDHEC will be hosting 49 students from ITM Mumbai who are coming to the Nice and Lille campuses to study a summer programme entitled Strategies for Europe - How Business is Done in Europe. Read next page

Jean-René Giraud, Director of Development at the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, opened the MiFID Focus Day at the TradeTech conference in Paris on 24 April, with a presentation entitled, "MiFID: The (In)famous Revolution - Consequences and Opportunities", in which he reviewed the spirit and the details of the main pillars of MiFID and highlighted what unexpected consequences could potentially result from some areas left unclear or badly framed. Read next page

EDHEC replies to the CESR's public consultation on
best execution under MiFID Read next page

Lord Hannay, Chairman of EDHEC's International Advisory Board and former British Ambassador for the UN and EU was recently interviewed at the last IAB meeting on 20 and 21st April. Read next page

"Break your routine, dress differently, eat differently and you'll boost your creativity!" Such is the advice of Canadian-born Shlomo Maital, currently teaching an intensive week's course on Innovation Management to the Theseus-EDHEC MBA students. Read next page

The Leadership Gallery, a fascinating walkway of 35 profiles of international leaders, many of whom are EDHEC alumni, was inaugurated last week on the Nice campus and welcomed over 80 visitors on its opening night. Read next page

Risk and Asset Management students have entered an exciting final module with an impressive line up of guest lecturers from some of the highest positions in the Finance industry. Read next page

Nicolas Deslandre, a student in EDHEC's Master in Management programme describes how a group of students were involved with the Leadership Gallery Project and what they learned from the experience. Read next page

The "Course Croisiere EDHEC" (or EDHEC Regatta), 1st European sporting event for students is currently taking place in Brest, France. Each year, more than 180 yachts and 6 000 students from 10 different countries come to compete in a challenging regatta. Read next page

EDHEC Business School, the Alumni Association and EDHEC Foundation have agreed to combine their resources to develop the social and geographical diversity of its student profiles. Read next page

The Fédération Bancaire Française (French Banking Federation) has announced that it has awarded one of five high-level Research Chairs in the field of corporate and investment banking to EDHEC Business School. Read next page

The annual Thesus-EDHEC Alumni conference "Business in a Virtual World" welcomed nearly 70 participants last week and was devoted to exploring changes in leadership and management with respect to the emerging impact of the virtual business world. Read next page

Leading European business education institution, Aston Business School, ranked 1st in Europe for its Masters programme in the Financial Times Masters in Management rankings, is discussing ways to consolidate its longstanding partnership with EDHEC Business School. Read next page

The 400 strong class of 2006 put on their gowns for their graduation ceremony last week which was held in the UNESCO building in the heart of Paris, not far from the Eiffel tower. Read next page

EDHEC recently welcomed 26 American students from the University of Colorado, Denver, one of EDHEC's many partner institutions. Read next page

EDHEC Business School has just formed a partnership with Eurecom/Telecom Paris. This international school stems from Telecom Paris and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale of Lausanne and is one of the best engineering schools in France. Read next page

With France heading towards presidential elections, EDHEC is getting involved in a topic which is currently high on the political agenda. In a series of letters addressed to the presidential candidates appearing in top French press, EDHEC proposes an alternative new employment contract. Read next page

EDHEC study points out the shortcomings of MiFID, the European financial services directive in a study entitled "MiFID: the (in)famous European directive?" Read next page

One of the many initiatives taken by EDHEC Business School to bring its students closer to recruiters is to send out a brochure promoting its students to its many business contacts. Read next page

The second edition of the EDHEC Asset Management Days took place in Geneva on the 12-13 of March. This event represents a highlight in the finance calendar as it allows the Risk and Asset Management Centre to present the results of its applied research to an audience of industry professionals from as far a field as the Bermuda Islands, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. Read next page

When HSBC approached EDHEC to find a way of strengthening the existing links with the school, the idea of the HSBC Social Responsibility Awards was born. This competition, open to EDHEC's student associations and students with projects or ideas which combine true management abilities with strong ethical, environmental and social values, highlights the Bank's commitment to projects which forge communal and economic links in the long-term. Read next page

MSc Marketing students experience the pressures of negotiating in B2B simulation. Read next page

Ms Lidia Novac from Russia has just been awarded one of the coveted EIFFEL Scholarships worth over 1000 euros per month. Read next page

The trading room of the EDHEC Business School provides the ideal training simulation for real advanced-trading and information systems. Through the sponsored Fininfo platform they are connected on-line with the world markets and deal in real-time on a virtual trading floor. Students in the 2007 MSc Finance and MSc Risk & Asset Management programmes will benefit from a new specialised seminar given in the trading room. Read next page

A refresher course allowing Theseus-EDHEC MBA graduates to brush up on their mangagement skills will be held on the Nice campus at the end of the month. The course will be rounded off with a conference on the theme of:"Business in a Virtual World ...the new age way of working." Read next page

Having progressively extended its coverage in Europe from France to Switzerland, Spain, Italy and the UK, EuroPerformance and EDHEC's European fund rating method based on alpha, the EuroPerformance-EDHEC Style Rating, now analyses almost 10,000 European mutual funds and rates over 7,200 funds. Read next page

In a report entitled Hedge Fund Performance: A Vintage Year for Hedge Funds?, Véronique Le Sourd, Senior Research Engineer with the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre provides a comprehensive account of the performance of each hedge fund strategy included in the EDHEC Alternative Indexes. Read next page

2007 sees the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome and to celebrate this occasion, the First European Estates General will be held, gathering numerous personalities from France and Europe. EDHEC is an official partner of this event which will be held on the 17th March in Lille. Read next page

Gregory Lefebvre, MSc in Marketing 2006-07 Read next page

With advertising invading our privacy a little more every day, traditional marketing methods are losing their impact. Changes must be made but the direction is unclear. InteraCT, EDHEC's new Marketing Research Centre, aims to become the source of new marketing practices. Read next page

A forum on India, the initiative of two EDHEC students was organised at EDHEC on February 21st, aimed at promoting India and its culture to an inquisitive audience of EDHEC students eager to learn about this burgeoning national economy. Read next page

EDHEC's Department of Corporate Relations has just launched a new weekly module entitled " Managment Practices " open to the Master in Management students in both Lille and Nice. Read next page

Following our invitation to enter the selection process for invitations to The EDHEC Asset Management Days 2007, the list of candidates has been chosen. Read next page

In the controversy around music downloads, EDHEC's Law professor Cedric Manara was again interviewed by the American press. Read next page

Le Point, one of France's leading weekly news magazines, declares EDHEC one of the winners in their latest rankings of French business schools. Read next page

Last month saw the 2007 edition of the Pitchoun guide, proof of the EDHEC students' business acumen in the successful handling of an impressive budget of over 150 000 euros which allowed 130 000 copies to be published and distributed to the residents of the French Riviera. Read next page

Since January 2006, EDHEC Business School has offered its Master in Management (Grand Ecole) students the chance to follow the European Apprenticeship Track in Paris. Read next page

Graduating from EDHEC with an MSc in Finance or an MSc in Risk & Asset Management already looks good on a CV, but to have the additional qualification of the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level 1 or Level 2, certainly an added bonus that sets a graduate aside from other applicants in the eyes of a future employer. Read next page

Dr. Bob McLean, CFA, Director of University Relations at CFA Institute, announced yesterday that the MSc in Finance Programme at EDHEC Business School has been named a CFA Programme Partner with CFA Institute. Read next page

Philipe Foulquier, head of the EDHEC Financial Analysis and Accounting research team and Finance Professor at EDHEC, considers the implementation of the new International Financing Reporting Standards a "big bang" for insurance companies. Read next page

As part of a new research programme devoted to real estate, the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre is conducting a survey on the real estate investment and risk management practices of institutional investors and asset managers active in Europe. Read next page

Francois-Serge Lhabitant, PhD has just published the Handbook of Hedge Funds featurning new and revised information to provide a comprehensive overview of the burgeoning hedge fund industry. Read next page

The arrival of a new professor at EDHEC as part of the Finance Programme's faculty team demonstrates the continued emphasis EDHEC places on the excellence of it's teaching staff. Read next page

Midem 2007, the world's largest music market took place in Cannes from the 21-25 January hosting a plethora of different music styles and performances. Midem is an event which drives and shapes music tastes and produces the talent that will be adorning the music shelves in our local CD store tomorrow. A group of 6 EDHEC students had the unique opportunity to be part of a world event that is equally, if not more significant than the Cannes Film Festival. Read next page

At the EDHEC Asset Management Days in Geneva on March 12-13, 2007, EDHEC will be presenting the results of a new study entitled Asset-Liability Management Decisions in Private Banking'. Read next page

The EDHEC European ETF Survey 2006 is part of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre's Indices and Benchmarking research programme headed by Felix Goltz and Lionel Martellini. Read next page

After visiting and experiencing an economy heavily touched by European influences during their recent visit of Turkey, the MBA students were recently able to gain first hand knowledge of one of the future Asian world economic powerhouses, India. Read next page

The EDHEC student fashion association Talons Aiguilles Mediterranee recently held the 2007 edition of the Young Designers Awards in the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, welcoming 500 avid fashion followers. Read next page

Exquisite classical music played by the finest young musical talent is the hallmark of the EDHEC Concert, an event which has grown in significance as part of the EDHEC calendar, not solely in Nice but also in Paris and Lille. The concert has been running for a number of years now and was staged before 1600 spectators at the Acropolis, Nice on January 17th. Read next page

The annual EDHEC Job Forum took place on the 12th of January in Paris. This is the flagship Forum of the EDHEC year underlining EDHEC's continuing commitment to maintaining and building closer ties with the wider business community in order to serve both the needs of prospective employers and EDHEC students seeking future employment opportunities. Read next page

A new report from EDHEC Risk Advisory, Transaction Cost Analysis in Europe: Current and Best Practices, which was commissioned by HSBC Investment Bank, reviews the conditions in which buy-side firms (traditional and alternative) are currently monitoring transaction costs and investigates the various issues related to transaction cost analysis in the context of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. Read next page

Aide EDHEC, the student association that helps underprivileged children has just won first prize in the Auchan Foundation Awards. Read next page

MIDEM is the world's music market which brings together the world of music (recording artists, musicians, music producers, distributors and record companies) in Cannes every year for one week. The event is attended by over 10,000 professionals from the music industry and thousands of music fans who receive passes for the numerous concerts which are held every day in venues throughout Cannes. Read next page

Keen to spearhead the use of new technology, EDHEC boasts the first virtual classroom in France, which was inaugurated on EDHEC's Nice campus in December 2006. Read next page

After coming 7th in the Financial Times European rankings for its Master in Management programme, EDHEC comes 5th in the 2006 Rankings of all French Business Schools, according to the French newspapers L'etudiant and l'Express, securing its position once again in the Top 5. Read next page

EDHEC Business School has over 50 different Student Associations, each with its own identity, including consulting, sports, environmental and humanitarian activities. Read next page

Jaska Cvitanic is a leading light in the field of Mathematical Science. His proven academic track record combined with substantial ground-breaking research means that he is able to provide EDHEC students in the MSc in Risk and Asset Management programme with a theoretical grounding that will give them a significant head-start in the industry. Read next page

Solvency II: EDHEC regrets modelling approach chosen by CEIOPS in QIS 2, which does not favour optimal management of the risks of European insurance companies Read next page

As part of their Global Business Module a group of MBA students recently visited Turkey to gain both a financial and cultural perspective on the way in which business is conducted in this ever expanding economy, an economy that promises to be one of the economic powerhouses in the coming years. Read next page

Following on from the success of last week's EDHEC Institutional Days and ETF Summit in Paris, where over 850 delegates came to the CNIT conference centre to attend presentations on the most recent research work of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, the next event to be organised is the EDHEC Asset Management Days which will be held on 12-13 March, 2007 Read next page

Since the CAIA Association® handpicked EDHEC as its exclusive provider of preparatory courses in Europe, the School has trained professionals from over 100 institutions across the continent. Read next page

As part of the Marketing Planning Module, students work closely with a company to develop a marketing plan for a particular project. The plan includes a competitive analysis, customer analysis, product positioning, market trends and marketing and communications strategy. Read next page

EDHEC's Careers Service is finalising the preparations for the EDHEC Job Forum 2007 Read next page

When an EDHEC graduate decides after 15 years of working for international giants that it's time to " go back to his roots " , what idea can he come up with to be able to put his international experience to good use ? The answer -Enivrance, which describes itself as the world's first designer food company, created in 2004 and growing stronger by the day. After designer clothes and designer furniture, this almost seems like a logical step... Read next page

November 21, 2006 - November 22, 2006CNIT, Paris Read next page

The EDHEC Cup is the 1st European sporting event for students. Each year, more than 180 yachts and 6000 students from 10 different nationalities come to compete in a challenging regatta. Read next page

EDHEC's initiative to invite Hudson,the international Recruitment Agency to provide a training session on assessmant centres was much appreciated by students from the MSc and MBA programmes. Read next page

Strengthening it's ties with EDHEC, the HSBC tour bus stopped off on campus to welcome abord students keen to discover more about the banking universe. Read next page

In a little over a week, Amaranth Advisors, a respected, diversified multi-strategy hedge fund, lost 65% of its $9.2 billion assets. In a paper entitled EDHEC Comments on the Amaranth Case: Early Lessons from the Debacle', noted commodities expert Hilary Till, Research Associate with the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre and Principal of Premia Capital Management, LLC, examines how Amaranth could have suffered such massive losses and draws lessons from this debacle for investors, funds of fund & energy fund risk managers, multi-strategy hedge fund managers, policy makers, and the alternative investment industry as a whole Read next page

Many international students were keen to take up EDHEC's offer of the 2 weeks of free intensive French courses that were proposed to help them settle in France more easily. Read next page

European institutional investors must take greater care in the construction of their benchmarks... Read next page

Various establishments throughout Italy have invited Lionel Martellini, Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School and Scientific Director of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre to share his knowledge of the industry in guest presentations. Read next page