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
Josephine Cane
Nadia Liebert
Lucian Simmons
Lourdaiz Ah Chong
Jessica Lee
Great graduatesJessica LeeInvestment Analyst, Auckland TransportBachelor 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. Since graduating from AUT, Jessica now works as an investment analyst for Auckland Transport. She says she loves being able to contribute towards improving Auckland’s transport system.
Josephine Cane
Great graduatesJosephine CaneTurnaround and Reconstruction Services Intern, AlixPartners, New YorkBachelor of BusinessIt’s a surreal feeling to be working in the New York financial district among some of the world’s leading firms, says business alumna Josephine Cane.It’s a surreal feeling to be working in the New York financial district among some of the world’s leading firms, says Josephine Cane who is interning at AlixPartners in New York. She got the sought-after internship through the AUT Internz International Scholarship Programme. For Josephine, her time in New York isn’t the first international opportunity she has had thanks to AUT; she also spent a semester at Butler University in the US.
Nadia Liebert
Great graduatesNadia Liebert3rd-year student, Bachelor of Business in Finance and International BusinessBachelor of BusinessDeciding to study international business was one of the best decisions she has made, says Nadia Liebert who is in the third year of a Bachelor of Business.Deciding to study international business was one of the best decisions she has made, says Nadia Liebert who is in the third year of a Bachelor of Business. Currently completing her final year, Nadia already has a good idea what she wants to do in the future – a career related to business-facilitated global sustainability.
Lucian Simmons
Great graduatesLucian SimmonsSenior Associate, Financial Institutions & Government Sector, Corporate and Institutional Banking, Westpac SingaporeBachelor of BusinessThe opportunity to intern at Westpac Institutional Bank in New York was just one of many opportunities for Bachelor of Business alumnus Lucian Simmons.The opportunity to intern at Westpac Institutional Bank in New York was just one of many opportunities for Bachelor of Business alumnus Lucian Simmons. Another highlight was being able to complete his final-year workplace experience at the Hong Kong Financial Services Business Continuity Management Forum, an industry-led forum for professionals in business continuity areas of financial institutions.
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.

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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