Welcome to the School of Accounting & Finance!
The School of Accounting and Finance is the only English speaking professional school of its kind in Canada. We offer 2 undergraduate (Accounting and Financial Management and Computing and Financial Management) and 3 graduate (Master of Accounting; Master of Taxation; PhD in Accounting) programs to provide students with the technical, analytical, evaluative, and communication skills needed to prepare for successful careers in public accounting, finance, industry, government and not-for-profit sectors. In conjunction with the Faculties of Mathematics and Science, the School also administers 2 undergraduate chartered accountancy (Mathematics/Chartered Accountancy; Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy) and 1 graduate (Master of Quantitative Finance) programs. All undergraduate programs are co-op only, and 4 of the 5 programs are integrated as a five-year course of study leading to an MAcc degree.
What's happening at the School...
SAF Awards Night Celebration 2009
The celebration was enjoyed by 200 SAF alumni and students. Highlighted were the scholarship winners & donors, and the Fellowship Program students & Honourees. Alumni who are newly designated FCAs were also recognized that evening.
Amit Seth was named SAF Young Alumni Award winner and a recipient of the ICAO Award of Distinction.
Rod Barr Heads ICAO
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UW Accounting alumnus Rod N. Barr (BA ’69), FCA, is the new President and CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. He took the reins in September. Barr will provide the profession with “outstanding leadership”, said ICAO Chair Gerry Mills, FCA, in making the announcement. |
For more details about Rod's appointment visit accnews.uwaterloo.ca
For more details on Rod Barr’s distinguished career, visit icao.on.ca.
SAF Attends Canadian Club Luncheon
A select group of SAF students attended the Canadian Club luncheon on November 9, 2009 as part of one of the many PFC prizes from the conference held in September. The keynote speaker, Ian Russell, President and CEO of the Investment Industry Association of Canada presented "Smart Reforms Ensuring Competitive and Sound Markets."
Back: Chris Liu, Zohair Khokhar, Meghan Cheung, Gigi D'Souza, Lynn Graham, Nancy Wu, & Vivek Bansal.
Front: Ian Russell, John Capobianco, Chris May, and Patty Mah
The 11 students and four faculty and staff members were seated at two tables sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. The students, eight of whom were PFC prize winners, and the other three finance interested students, were joined by Deb Kraft, Director of the MTAX program, Denise Bacon, CECS Field Coordinator, Patty Mah, Recruiting and Marketing manager, and Lynn Graham, Student Relations Coordinator. ICAO's Director of Government Affairs, Christopher May, was seated at the head table. As the only students in attendance, the SAF students were invited to stand for applause. The other attendees spoke highly of extending the opportunity of hearing the speakers to students.
Ian Russell spoke of ideas related to Canadian Securities Reform, competitive Capital Gains taxes, and market entry barriers. He stressed the need for a single regulator within the Securities Market to provide increased efficiency and consistency. After the talk, the floor was opened for questions and Howard Leung drew the speaker's attention to suggesting ideas of how the market could be encouraged to invest in young entrepreneurs. The question was well received.
Back: Deb Kraft, Arthur Wang, Karl Michelson, & Robert Caldwell
Front: Howard Leung, Ian Russell, Chris May, John Capobianco, Suneethi Viswanathan, and Angela Li
A friendly face from amongst the lunch guests emerged, and Robert Caldwell, a member of the University of Waterloo Board of Governors was invited to join on stage for the photographs.
1st-Year Preview
Learn about what it is like to be a first-year student and about all the things first-years will want to know, by following Mike's visit to the University of Waterloo and the School of Accounting and Finance.
Experience a "Day in the Life of an SAF student"
for yourself by
checking out: www.afm.uwaterloo.ca/1st-year.htm
2009 Deloitte Tax Scholarship
Each fall, Deloitte awards up to eight $2,500 scholarships to students enrolled in a current School of Accounting and Finance program. The scholarship recognizes outstanding University of Waterloo students who display the attributes of a successful tax professional. Find out more about the scholarship and this year’s application details.
New AFM Admission Requirements for Fall 2010
SAF announces new requirements for admission consideration for the Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) program for studies beginning Fall 2010...read more
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