Investment Banking Society

at
Fairfield University
Spring Newsletter
March 1, 2016

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Note from the President

Since September 2015, when
the Investment Banking Society
held its first meeting, myself & the
board has stuck to one main goal:
to rigorously prepare finance
students for a career in financial
services. Through educating
students during meetings to
introducing students to Fairfield
alumni from various financial
institutions, the Investment Banking
Society has been successful in
helping to produce some of
Fairfields best and brightest.
This newsletter covers a
highlight of the events from the first
half of Spring 2016 semester as
well as the continued goals of the
society. We thank the Dolan School
of Business faculty & administration
as well as the phenomenal Fairfield
University alumni community who
have been instrumental to the
success of the Investment Banking
Society.
Go Stags!

Rigorously educating &

preparing finance
students
The Investment Banking

trading at, how the global

Society has three

markets are doing, etc.)

primary ways of

and gaining proficiency in

rigorously preparing

Bloomberg and Excel.

finance students for a

Thirdly, by connecting

career in financial

students with Fairfield

services. The first is

University alumni at major

informing students early

financial institutions,

on about the timeline

students get an in-depth

and process for applying

look into the finance

to summer analyst

industry as well as are

programs at banks. The

able to network and make

second is education of

connections with these

financial concepts,

alumni. Detailed below is

including weekly case

our simple plan we follow

studies, studying market

to prepare & educate

indicators (where the 10

students so that they are

Year Treasuries are

qualified and ready for a

career in finance.

Katie Dempster, President

Preparing Fairfield University Finance Students

Informing
students about
process to apply
to summer
analyst programs
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Educating
students about
finance and
market
information

Connecting
students to
Fairfield
University Alumni

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Recent events
Students Meet with Alum
at IEX Group
On January 27, student society
members met with Fairfield alum
Ronan Ryan (Chief Strategy Officer)
at IEX Group. There, students learned
and received insight into electronic
trading, ATS and high frequency
trading.

Students Meet with Alums at

Morgan Stanley
On February 26, student society members met with
multiple alums at Morgan Stanley from the fixed
income division. Students learned about municipal
bonds, fixed income instruments, and received
helpful career tips, including being informed about
the importance of knowing Bloomberg, Excel, and
how to be a qualified and prepared candidate when
interviewing for summer analyst programs at banks.

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Fairfield Alum Speaks to Society

John Bova from CohnReznick spoke to the Investment Banking Society on February 17. He
provided wonderful insight into the private equity industry for students and informed them of
potential career paths into private equity. Students also learned about his career experience and
gained very helpful career insight for preparing for a career in finance.

IB Society Board Volunteers at

Connecticut Food Bank
Actively practicing Fairfield Universitys Jesuit values of
cura personalis, some of the board members from the
Investment Banking Society volunteered at the
Connecticut Food Bank on February 19. The board will
continue to offer more service opportunities for student
society members to take part in as a chance for them to
give back to the Fairfield County community.

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Looking Ahead to
the Remainder of 2016
The board of the Investment Banking
Society is looking forward to the rest of
2016. Below is detailed a few of our
goals & what we hope to accomplish:
A more streamlined recruiting
process for investment banking /
sales & trading / capital markets
summer analyst programs
Increased utilization of our new
website, FairfieldIBS.com
Networking meetings with more
Fairfield alumni
Mergers and Acquisition pitch
competition

Increased financial sponsorship by

financial institutions

A Focus On
A More Streamlined Summer Analyst Recruiting Process at Fairfield this Fall
The board of the Investment Banking Society is undertaking an initiative this year to
streamline the summer analyst program recruiting process at Fairfield University. Listed
below is our plan to have more students placed in summer analyst programs as well as
give alumni the chance to be more connected to Fairfield University.
5-10 informational & recruiting sessions for various financial institutions at the Dolan
School of Business in Fall 2016 during summer analyst recruiting season
Structure of informational & recruiting sessions:
o 15 students maximum per session; students must have a minimum GPA to attend
o Alumni at these sessions give a firm overview, structure of banks summer analyst
program & at the end there will be a networking opportunity
o Sessions last around an hour
We look forward to helping the best & brightest finance students at Fairfield get the
opportunity to be chosen for a summer analyst program as well as give alumni who want to
be more involved the chance to finally be more connected to Fairfield.
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