EDHEC and EuroPerformance have released their annual rankings of the top UK asset management companies: the Alpha League Table. The Alpha League Table is constructed on the basis of a genuine measure of alpha, using a state-of-the-art methodology developed by EDHEC. Read next page

2008 Financial Times rankings. The Grande Ecole programme was ranked 9th out of the top 50 European Master programmes. Read next page

Dominic O'Kane, affiliated Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School has released a new book entitled Modelling Single-Name and Multi-Name Credit Derivatives. Read next page

The EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre will be staging the fourth edition of the EDHEC Alternative Investment Days at the ExCeL Centre in London on December 9 and 10 next. The conference aims to present the applied research conducted by the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre with leading pension fund managers and to discuss its results with the institutional investor and fund manager communities. Read next page

This month's interview with Noël Amenc, PhD, Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School and Director of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, is featured in a special supplement that was drawn up by the French financial daily AGEFI on the occasion of the EDHEC Institutional Days in Paris. Read next page

In the series of live web conferences, EDHEC hosted a presentation of the MSc in Capital Markets with a testimonial of an EDHEC graduate who is currently heading the european sales team of BNP Paribas. Read next page

Personal development is one of the key themes in the Theseus-EDHEC MBA and it starts from Day 1 with a fast-moving training course given by the world-famous New York training specialists, Dale Carnegie. Read next page

Participating in one of the major events organised by Europe's N°1 Research Centre is regarded by many professionals as a perfect opportunity to get cutting-edge information from the experts. For EDHEC's Finance students, some of these events are actually integrated programme modules and events such as the EDHEC Institutional Days provide not only the chance to get further information, they provide the unique opportunity to get a preview of their future professional life and start networking with potential employers. Read next page

The quality of professors is what many students consider an important deciding factor in their choice of business school. With this in mind, EDHEC Business School selects the very best speakers from three different sources - permanent professors from EDHEC, visiting professors from some of the most prestigious institutions from around the world and industry experts who are brought in to share their expertise in their specialised field. Read next page

Applications have been flooding in from around the world for all of EDHEC's Masters programmes with high profile candidates from renowned institutions setting themselves up for the next academic year. Read next page

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Theo Jeurissen as Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre. Read next page

Fuelled by massive investments on the part of funds of funds and institutions, hedge funds have grown from a cottage industry catering to the needs of private wealth to a trillion dollar business in which over 9,000 managers vie for the attention of global institutional investors. Read next page

EDHEC and Ceram hosted the 17th International Strategic Management Conference, held on the Nice campus between May 28 and 31, 2008. Read next page

For the first time in years, a professor at a French school of higher education is among the five most widely cited economics and management professors in the world. Read next page

EDHEC Business School is pleased to announce the launch of a new track dedicated to Finance, Economics and Auditing, as an alternative to the classic Masters in Management programme. The Financial Economics track starts in September 2009 on the School's Campus in Nice. Read next page

EDHEC Alumni Association is currently preparing the annual EDHEC Rendez-Vous, which this year will be held in the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution on Tuesday 24th of June in Paris. During this major event in the alumni calendar, the winner of EDHEC of the Year 2008 edition will be announced recognizing his/her contribution to EDHEC within the business World. Read next page

Decision-making on a mountain peak? This was the final activity in the module that rounded of this years MSc in Strategic Management programme, much to the surprise of the 35 participants who found themselves in snow at over 2300m. Read next page

The challenge of the 15th edition of the Raid has once again been taken up by EDHEC Business School in this cross country race that brings together professionals and students over 5 days of hiking, canyoning, rafting and kayaking. Read next page

Florencio Lopez de Silanes: most cited European Researcher in Economics and Management in scientific journals worldwide! Read next page

The EDHEC Institutional Days at the CNIT conference centre in Paris-La Défense on June 12 and 13 next will present the applied research conducted by the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre and discuss its results with the institutional investor and fund manager communities. Several renowned institutional investors from leading European and international organisations will be taking part in the conference. Read next page

EDHEC Business School and the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre have combined forces to open a new three-year doctoral programme to Finance candidates from September 2008. Read next page

The recent EDHEC Research Day in Paris, gathered 200 professionals and economic players and served to examine the question of the financing of higher education in France today. Read next page

EDHEC is pleased to announce the second in a series of live web conferences aimed at highlighting the strengths of the new Masters of Science programmes. This conference which focuses on the MSc in Corporate Finance, follows shortly after last week's highly successful live web conference on the advantages and career prospects of EDHEC's MSc in Accounting and Management Control which attracted over 400 participants from around the world. Read next page

The Theseus-EDHEC MBA participants are keen to get back into action and put into practice their recently acquired or developed business skills and competencies in the dynamic business world. Teams of MBA students have been sent out on consulting missions that round off the MBA programme, putting the participants back into action after 10 months of intensive training. Read next page

Dave Snowden, a leading reference in the sensemaking field, recently held a six-hour seminar for the MSc Strategic Management students. This module came as part of the "contextual dynamics" module, which deals with the conditions of the environment or surrounding conditions that an organisation is operating in. Read next page

EDHEC is one of the first French schools to have installed a JobinLive terminal on campus in cooperation with sponsors, Société Générale. This multi-media terminal allows students to record a short self-presentation video which can be added to their on-line CV. It can also be used as an interview training tool, allowing students to be interviewed by a virtual recruiter and enabling them to self-analyse their interview skills. Read next page

Last week the EDHEC Cup Regatta, known in France as Course Croisière EDHEC gathered more than 6,000 students for the biggest student competition in Europe. More than 10,000 visitors witnessed this international sailing competition. Read next page

After last year's successful Carver project, the futuristic 3-wheel car, EDHEC's MSc Marketing have been given another opportunity to put their talents to the test with another car company - ZEST. Read next page

In conjunction with EDHEC Careers Service, Laurent Renard, one the most popular experts in networking held a presentation for EDHEC students to explain the best way to develop and use the various networking channels available. Read next page

This week, many well-established companies came to meet EDHEC MSc and MBA students to discuss career possibilities in a variety of industrial sectors and positions. Read next page

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE on LIVE WEB CONFERENCE on job prospects following the MSc in Accounting and Management Control. Read next page

The international admissions office is currently working full steam as the number of applications arriving from around the world increases daily. Admissions for 2008 entry to EDHEC's Masters programmes are well underway as the June 30th deadline for applications draws nearer. Read next page

Professor Maurice Saias, described by the Financial Times as "one of the 10 leading strategy gurus in Europe" was on campus recently for a Theseus-EDHEC MBA course on Mergers and Acquisitions. Read next page

Thirty international academics and practitioners will be on EDHEC's camupus to present their research papers in the field of asset management. Read next page

The Theseus-EDHEC MBA participants have just returned from India, as part of their Global Business module, a strategic destination which was chosen as being a good place to study the emerging economy of one of tomorrow's possible economic superpowers. Read next page