The James R. Vertin Award is presented periodically to recognize individuals who have produced a body of research notable for its relevance and enduring value to investment professionals. This award was established in 1996 to honor James R. Vertin, CFA, for his outstanding leadership in promoting excellence and relevancy in research and education.
News & Interviews
Wall Street gurus: How to invest in a volatile market
Nobel Prize winner Robert Merton and other financial luminaries weigh in on target date funds, value stocks, and finding opportunity in crisis.
PSCA Honors Nancy Gerrie and Robert C. Merton with Lifetime Achievement Awards
This prestigious award is given annually to individuals for their noteworthy contributions to the defined contribution industry.
MIT’s Golub Center for Finance and Policy names judges for the Miriam Pozen Prize
Judges are Mohamed A. El-Erian, Kristin J. Forbes, Deborah J. Lucas, Robert C. Merton, Ronald P. O'Hanley, Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Raghuram R. Rajan, and Robert Zoellick
The Extraordinary Career of Nobel Prize Winner Robert C. Merton
Interview that appeared in Prof. Merton's high school alma mater's newspaper.
Robert C. Merton and the Science of Finance: A Collection
Robert C. Merton, 1997 Nobel Prize winner in economics, has been at the forefront of research on many topics in financial economics. In this publication, leading researchers explain Merton’s impact on financial theory and practice.
Master of Central Banking | Program Launch | Asia School of Business in collaboration with MIT Sloan
The Master of Central Banking is designed to nurture central bankers for a future of fast-changing financial markets and an increasingly digitized world. The program will build on the formidable intellectual resources of MIT, itself a major source of the innovations that are reshaping the environment for central banking. Students will benefit not only from a curriculum that focuses obsessively on central banking, but also from the intense hands-on experience of working in teams to address real-world challenges. They will leave the program with an international network of friends who will speak the common language of modern central banking.
Master of Central Banking | Announcement Press Conference | Asia School of Business in collaboration with MIT Sloan
The Master of Central Banking is designed to nurture central bankers for a future of fast-changing financial markets and an increasingly digitized world. The program will build on the formidable intellectual resources of MIT, itself a major source of the innovations that are reshaping the environment for central banking.
Robert Merton and the effect of time on portfolio choice
A Nobel prizewinner on when investment horizons matter.
Robert C. Merton and the Science of Finance
Starting with his 1970 doctoral dissertation and continuing to today, Robert C. Merton has revolutionized the theory and practice of finance. In 1997, Merton shared a Nobel Prize in Economics “for a new method to determine the value of derivatives.” His contributions to the science of finance, however, go far beyond that. In this article Dr. Zvi Bodie describes Merton's main contributions.
Asian and US schools launch first degree course for central bankers
Pioneering master's program aims to tackle challenges of global economy.
The dedication of the Robert Merton Forum facility
Located at Dimensional Fund Advisors, London
2019 MFM Winter Capstone Meeting (2 of 2)
"Macroeconomics and Financial Markets" Interview conducted by Allison Schrager
2019 MFM Winter Capstone Meeting (1 of 2)
"Retirement and Next Generation Solutions" Interview conducted by Allison Schrager
Why the old rules for retirement savings don’t work anymore
Times have changed and so have the rules for retirement. Get practical tips from Robert Merton.
Merton Awarded Ca’ Foscari Honorary Fellowship
Membro Onorario del Corpo Accademico, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
On Balance: Recalibrating Markets, Firms, Society and People
Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2018