Advanta Center for Research in Financial Institutions

About

Established at a time of unprecedented change in the financial services industry, the Advanta Center is well-positioned to carry out its agenda to:

  • provide the research necessary for financial service corporations and their customers to keep pace with the changing nature of the market, and
  • promote the study of financial services in the undergraduate and graduate business curricula.

Through industry-driven basic and applied research, the Advanta Center will address:

  • ongoing advances in information technology that have empowered both commercial and individual financial services customers through enhanced information access and technical sophistication,
  • the integration of risk management activities among banking, credit, insurance and other financial services sectors, leading to the creation of increasingly complex and versatile products, and
  • the globalization of business activity, and the impact of financial services deregulation worldwide.

In addition to its research activities, the Advanta Center will:

  • develop industry-specific education programs, including new Financial Services concentrations at both the bachelor’s and master’s levels,
  • establish a series of widely publicized business and academic conferences,
  • publish working papers, conference proceedings, and the Risk Management and Insurance Review, a journal of the American Risk and Insurance Association, and
  • establish a lecture series/visiting scholars program in which students and faculty will interact with national and international leaders from industry and academia.

Location

1801 Liacouras Walk
Alter Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19122