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Department of Finance and Cbonds Joint Workshop "ESG and the Bond Market: Profitability, Data and Market Transformation"
On April 28, 2026, a joint online seminar of the research group of the HSE - St. Petersburg Department of Finance and Cbonds was held on the topic "ESG and the bond market: profitability, data and market transformation." The seminar was devoted to discussing how the issuer's ESG characteristics affect the cost of borrowing and investment decisions in modern market conditions. The discussion was based on materials prepared by Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor I.Y. Churakova.
Not for school, but for life: Study mobility experience in China
Chu Han, a 2nd year student of the Master's Programme “Finance” shared his impressions of academic mobility in XJTLU
Guest Lecture at MP Finance: Discussion of the Risk-free Rate and the Role of the IRD Market
On April 1, a guest lecture was held at the Finance Master's programme as part of the research seminar "Research Methods in Finance". The speaker was Georgy Zanko, a 3rd—year postgraduate student at the Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, Head of Money Markets at one of the largest private banks in Russia. The lecture was dedicated to the topic: "Risk-free Rate Proxy and Why the IRD Market is Important."
Guest Lecture on Corporate Finance with CFO Yandex Autonomous Vehicles
On March 23, a guest lecture on "Practical Aspects of Capital Cost Estimation. M&A Valuation" was held as part of the 'Corporate Finance' course. The speaker was Alexander Shvarev, CFO of Yandex Autonomous Vehicles, PhD in Economics and MBA, Member of the Academic Council of the Finance Master's Degree programme.