Glenn Ives (BMath ’84), is receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the School of Accounting and Finance.
Amar Mahmoud, a doctoral candidate at the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF), has been named the 2025 recipient of the Warren Ober Award for Outstanding Teaching by Graduate Students.
Waterloo's student team reaches the global finals of the 2025 CFA Institute Research Challenge.
SAF professor Dr. Krista Fiolleau co-leads a new study revealing how automation is reshaping the role of junior auditors.
As Earth Day prompts reflection on sustainability, Dr. Elizabeth Demers, professor at the School of Accounting and Finance, helps unpack the complexities of greenwashing in corporate reporting in this insightful Q&A. From new legislation to misleading ESG scores, learn why spotting the difference between real and performative environmental action is more important—and more complicated—than ever.
The School of Accounting and Finance congratulates Professor Emeritus Ken Vetzal on receiving the 2024 Chris Daykin Prize from the International Actuarial Association.
Celebrating the exceptional career of Dr. Efrim Boritz and the establishment of his new endowment fund.
The Centre for Accounting Research and Education (CARE) has been approved for renewal by the Senate Graduate and Research Council, securing five more years of excellence.
The University of Waterloo’s Dean of Arts, Alexie Tcheuyap, visited a Student Venture Fund (SVF) class to engage with students and faculty about the program’s impact.
Reigning supreme for the sixth year in a row, Waterloo's Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) team from the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) won the Canadian Finals in Halifax and secured second place at the Global Finals in North Carolina, defeating some of the best business schools in the world—including Berkeley, Georgetown, Miami University, US Air Force Academy, Trinity College and a close defeat by Dartmout.
This represents a great achievement for both SAF and the student team as their finish is the highest ranking achieved by an international team in the VCIC Global competition's 27-year history.
This year's team—SAF students Ansh, Joel, John, Nolan, Quynh-Anh and Rachel—proudly represented SAF at the competition, their regional win and historic global finish demonstrating SAF students' unparalleled ability to think like top-tier investors in an intense, fast-paced competition that simulates the real-world venture capital process.