Finance department

Ranked in the top 150 in the world, the Finance department is part of the AUT Business School.

Finance is one of the most dynamic business areas and the financial system is at the heart of the modern global economy. AUT's world-class Finance department focuses on research projects that are contemporary and relevant to business, and is proud of its close ties with international universities and research institutes.

Research in finance

Our academics have research strengths in corporate finance and governance, financial markets and institutions, fund management, investments, market microstructure and international finance.

More about our research

Applied Finance Letters open access journal

Applied Finance Letters is an open access journal publishing mainly empirical research for industry and academia. It aims to encourage high quality contributions that foster discussion.

Applied Finance Letters on Tuwhera

Use real-time accounting and finance data

Get hands-on experience by using the same technology as global finance professionals. Our Business School’s Database Resource Centre houses real-time databases – helping our accounting and finance students better understand economic events and the factors that affect them.

Databases include Thomson Reuters EIKON, Thomson Reuters Datastream, Thomson Reuters Tick History, Morningstar Direct and Standard & Poor’s Compustat Global.

Jessica Lee
Nadia Liebert
Lourdaiz Ah Chong
Tom Heywood
Ryan Li
Jessica Lee
Great graduatesJessica LeeFinancial Analyst, Guardian TrustBachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business (Honours)Business touches on pretty much every aspect of modern society, says business alumna Jessica Lee who came to AUT as an international student from Hong Kong.Business touches on pretty much every aspect of modern society, says business and economics alumna Jessica Lee who came to AUT as an international student from Hong Kong. Now working as a financial analyst for the New Zealand Guardian Trust, Jessica constantly draws on the skills she developed at AUT. She enjoys the challenges of dealing with different kinds of investment schemes.
Nadia Liebert
Great graduatesNadia LiebertProject Manager, The Kate Edger Educational Charitable TrustBachelor of BusinessShe found the AUT academic staff to be inspiring, says Bachelor of Business alumna Nadia Liebert who now works at the Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust.She found the AUT academic staff to be inspiring, says Bachelor of Business alumna Nadia Liebert. She says she had amazing lecturers and tutors that changed how she thinks and ignited her interest in areas she hadn’t even considered before. Since graduating in 2018, Nadia now works as a project manager at the Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust.
Lourdaiz Ah Chong
Great graduatesLourdaiz Ah ChongBachelor of BusinessDeciding to study a Bachelor of Business at AUT was easy, says Lourdaiz Ah Chong who hopes to work in investment banking or private equity once he graduates.Deciding to study a Bachelor of Business at AUT was easy, says Lourdaiz Ah Chong who is in the final year of his degree, and hopes to have a career in investment banking or private equity once he graduates. Lourdaiz says he appreciates how AUT incorporates employer and business thinking into its education framework.
Tom Heywood
Great graduatesTom HeywoodAnalyst – Fixed Income and Currency, Sunsuper, SydneyMaster of Applied FinanceDespite having a successful engineering career underway, Tom Heywood sought to change direction and apply his skillset to a new discipline: finance.Despite having a successful engineering career underway, Tom Heywood sought to change direction and apply his skillset to a new discipline: finance. He chose the Master of Applied Finance because it covered the topics he was interested in, and looked to provide a solid footing for his future career. He says he would highly recommend the programme to other students.
Ryan Li
Great graduatesRyan LiFinancial Instruments Valuation Analyst, PwC New ZealandMaster of Applied FinanceHis passion for finance drove him to enrol in the Master of Applied Finance at AUT, says business alumnus Ryan Li who came to AUT as a student from China.His passion for finance drove him to enrol in the Master of Applied Finance at AUT, says business alumnus Ryan Li who came to AUT as an international student from China. Deciding to study at AUT was easy, says Ryan who achieved a grade point average of 8.75 throughout his studies. Since graduating in 2019, Ryan now works as financial instruments valuation analyst at PwC New Zealand.

Contact us

Tracy Skolmen
Department Coordinator
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 6939

tracy.skolmen@aut.ac.nz

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Key academic contact

Professor Bart Frijns

Associate Professor Aaron Gilbert
Head of Department
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 5706

agilbert@aut.ac.nz

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New evidence from AUT shows changes to the Family Court are needed to help protect women and children from financial abuse.
AUT participates in MBA case competition
AUT participates in MBA case competition
31 Oct, 2019
Four AUT MBA students competed in the inaugural NZ MBA Case Competition, held in Dunedin.
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Alumni earn Beta Gamma Sigma membership
21 Oct, 2019
The AUT Chapter of BGS inducted 120 high-achieving Business alumni into the prestigious global society, the largest ceremony since it started in 2012.
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