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| Marquette students at Aon Hewitt |
On Friday, April 29, 2016, the annual FMA/AIM field trip to
Chicago occurred. Dr. David Krause, Bill Walker and Jeff Germanotta accompanied
over 40 Marquette finance majors to William Blair & Company and Aon
Hewitt Investment Consulting.
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| Dr. Krause and Martha Wong work out the details of the FMA visit |
William Blair & Company is a global investment banking
and asset management firm.
An independent and employee-owned firm, William Blair is based in Chicago, with offices in 19 cities across five continents. The firm was founded in 1935 by William McCormick Blair and currently includes more than 1,350 employees.
They manage nearly $80 billion in client assets as of March 31, 2016. Blair’s investment banking transactions have covered more than 30 countries, 625 companies, and $216 billion in value since January 2012. Their investment research coverage comprises over 630 companies and they are market makers for more than 1,200 listed stocks and 500 preferred stocks.
An independent and employee-owned firm, William Blair is based in Chicago, with offices in 19 cities across five continents. The firm was founded in 1935 by William McCormick Blair and currently includes more than 1,350 employees.
They manage nearly $80 billion in client assets as of March 31, 2016. Blair’s investment banking transactions have covered more than 30 countries, 625 companies, and $216 billion in value since January 2012. Their investment research coverage comprises over 630 companies and they are market makers for more than 1,200 listed stocks and 500 preferred stocks.
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| FMA/AIM students at William Blair & Company |
Dr. David Krause, AIM program director stated, “The visit to
Blair was impressive. The students had the opportunity hear from professionals in
the investment banking, sales & trading, wealth management, investment
management and research functions. All of the speakers were excellent and the
students asked good questions. I know they came away impressed with the
organization and people that work at William Blair & Company. It was a full
morning and we appreciate the opportunity to visit and learn about the
functioning of a major investment bank.”
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| Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting |
The students had the opportunity to spend their lunch hour
in the Loop and then make their way to the Aon Building for the afternoon
session. They visited Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting (AHIC), which is division
of Aon (NYSE:AON).
AHIC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides independent investment solutions to their nearly 500 clients in North America with total client assets of approximately $2 trillion. The investment consulting group consists of over 300 professionals who advises institutional investors such as corporations, public organizations, union associations, health systems, endowments, and foundations with investments ranging from $1 million to $310 billion.
AHIC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides independent investment solutions to their nearly 500 clients in North America with total client assets of approximately $2 trillion. The investment consulting group consists of over 300 professionals who advises institutional investors such as corporations, public organizations, union associations, health systems, endowments, and foundations with investments ranging from $1 million to $310 billion.
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| Bill Walker and Jeff Germanotta in Chicago with students |
Dr. Krause added, “We have had a good number of our AIM and
Marquette finance students begin their investment careers with Aon Hewitt in
Chicago. Our relationship will become stronger as a result of this visit. They
organized an excellent session for our students that included a panel of recent
college graduates. I know that this was important for our students – as they asked
many good questions about what it was like to begin their careers with Aon
Hewitt. The opportunity to hear directly from recent graduates was important
and I believe Aon provides an excellent opportunity for our students.”
