Financial function: identification of future scenarios in a setting of permanent adaptation
Due to the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and its Economic and Business Studies, three professors in the field of Finance from the institute perform an analysis of the evolution of the financial function and a projection of future scenarios in order to identify challenges and opportunities. Joan Llobet introduces the topic based on an academic vision that has adapted to the substantial changes that have occurred and which takes on the challenge of facing the changes still to come. On the other hand is the article by Jorge M. Uribe, a compilation of the most important events of the past 25 years in order to understand how the financial field is currently structured. Through his experience, we will see how concrete aspects evolve (valuation of assets, quantitative risk management, etc.) in order to profile what they are like today. Finally, Àngels Fitó describes the current context of the financial field, establishing its conditioning factors and future direction.
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Àngels Fitó BertranDoctorate in Economics and Business from the University of Barcelona. In March 2019 she was named vice chancellor in Competitivity and Employability at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, a newly created post. Previously, from October 2010, she was head of Economics and Business Studies. For years, she has worked in both research and teaching in topics relating to economic-financial management at various Spanish universities, working professionally in the same field. Her teaching work has been recognized with various teaching and research accreditations.
Jorge Mario Uribe Gil Uribe GilDoctorate in Economics from the University of Barcelona and degree in Economics from the University of Valle and in Finances from the University of Santiago de Cali. Master’s in Artificial Intelligence from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, and two masters’ in economics from the European University Institute and the University of the Andes. Professor of Economics and Business Studies from the UOC, lead researcher at this university with the research group Financio, Macroeconomics and Management (FM2). As a researcher, he has participated in and led various projects, among others on the transmission of uncertainty in global financial markets, the risks of energy markets and those associated with the climate, and the effects of monetary policy and the ageing population.
Joan Llobet DalmasesDoctorate in Business Administration and Management from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Master’s in Tax and Financial Management and degree in Economics from the University of Barcelona. Academic director of the master’s in Financial Management at the UOC. Professor of Economics and Business Studies at the UOC. Member of research group Financio, Macroeconomics and Management (FM2). For years, he has combined teaching on various topics with business administration and management at various universities, working professionally in the same field.
