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Guest Lecture by Yandex Autonomous Vehicles CFO: Cost of Capital and M&A Valuation
On March 3, students of the Master in Finance programme at HSE University – St. Petersburg had the opportunity to attend a guest lecture by Alexander Shvarev, CFO of Yandex Autonomous Vehicles, PhD in Economics, MBA, member of the Academic Council of the Master's programme and former Partner at PwC Central and Eastern Europe in Corporate Finance.

‘Changes in Tax Legislation from 2025’: a seminar of ’Trust Technologies’
On February 19, students of the Master's programme ‘Finance’ of the National Research University Higher School of Economics - St. Petersburg took part in a large-scale tax conference organised by the company ‘Trust Technologies’. The event was dedicated to the changes in tax legislation that will come into force from 2025. The conference brought together leading industry experts, including representatives of business, tax authorities and consultants, which allowed participants to gain unique knowledge and practical recommendations.

PROCareer Event: Digitalisation in Banking from BSPB
On 30 January, the Kantemirovskaya video studio hosted an online panel discussion with experts Alexey Sergeyevich Ganichev, Deputy Director of Programming at Bank St. Petersburg, Varvara Nazarova, Head of the SEM Finance Department and Academic Supervisor of the Finance Master's Programme, and moderator Maria Mikhailovna Abramovich, Project Manager at the Career Development Centre and guest lecturer at the SEM Department.

Current Trends in the Bond Market: Guest Lecture by Kristjan Markovc
On 18 January, the Master's programme ‘Finance’ hosted a guest lecture by Kristjan Markovc (University of Naples Federico II, Ph.D. in Economics), a postgraduate student of the University of Naples. The lecture attracted students interested in corporate finance, monetary policy and current trends in the bond market.