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Research & Thought Leadership

Research that starts with a real problem.

FFOI invites premier institutions to join as Excellence Partners. Together we take a problem statement, assess it, and publish the solutions we arrive at jointly, as white papers and case studies.

Become an Excellence Partner Publications
How It Works

One Problem. One Shared Answer.

1

Take a problem statement

An Excellence Partner brings a question that matters in its own work, in its institution or across the industry.

2

Assess it

FFOI and the partner study the problem together, applying FFOI's assessment methods and Financial Adaptive Skills lens.

3

Publish the solution

The findings are published jointly, as a white paper or a case study.

Research Areas

Where FFOI Brings Depth.

Problem statements can come from any part of finance. These are the areas where FFOI's assessments and programmes already run deepest.

Investment Banking Operations
Equity Research & Valuation
Hedge Fund Operations & AIFs
Financial Analytics
Financial Engineering
Asset Class Markets
Financial Skills & Employability
Financial Literacy
FFOI Thinking

The Ideas Behind the Standard.

Concept

Financial Adaptive Skills

The finance skills to understand financial markets, asset classes and products, and to adapt as industry requirements change. FFOI measures them through FAAT, the Financial Adaptive Skills Acumen & Assessment Test.

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Framework

The Sandtimer and Delegado Frameworks

FFOI's proprietary intellectual contribution to financial education.

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Publications

White Papers and Case Studies.

Every publication here comes out of an Excellence Partnership.

White Papers

Positions on the questions shaping finance skills

White papers appear here as they are released.

Case Studies

Real problems, worked through with partners

Case studies appear here as they are released.

Get each publication when it is released

One email per publication.
Excellence Partners

Bring Us Your Problem.

Tell us about your institution and the question you want answered. The FFOI team will reach out to shape it into a partnership.

Universities and B-Schools

Research grounded in how finance is taught, learnt and assessed.

BFSI Organisations

Problems drawn from the desks, teams and functions where finance skills are put to work.

Industry and Professional Bodies

Questions that cut across firms, sectors and the profession as a whole.

Propose a Research Partnership

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