Welcome
The Valuation and Risk (VAR) research initiative brings together the Irish universities of University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin City University (DCU) and Maynooth University (MU), with Irish industry to create breakthrough research in financial studies.
VAR (Valuation AND Risk) is a research initiative developed as part of the Financial Mathematics and Computation Cluster (FMC). Established in 2009, the FMC Strategic Research Cluster, funded by Science Foundation Ireland, aims to underpin the future development of and employment growth in the international financial services sector in Ireland.
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Valuation and Risk
This work package investigates factor modelling, the structure of European Security market returns, and the connectivity between various risk measures. Read more
Latest Events and News
Prof René Stulz receives an Honorary Doctorate from UCD
We are delighted to announce that the FMC Cluster’s former Scientific Advisory Board member, Prof René Stulz visited UCD Smurfit Business School and received an Honorary Doctorate in December 2023. Many congratulations to Prof Stulz on his Honorary Doctorate.
15 January, 2024 Read More
Congratulations - viva success
Huge congratulations to Dr. Huayuan Dong, Dr. Emmanuel Erem and Dr. Illia Kovalenko who have recently passed their PhD vivas.
19 August, 2022 Read More
Visit From Our Scientific Advisory Board
UCD Smurfit School was delighted to host VAR’s eminent Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) visit on the 31st of May through 1st of June 2022.
02 June, 2022 Read MoreParticipating Institutions And Sponsors
