The Institute of Financial Studies (ISF) and the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF), in partnership with the University of Craiova, invite you on March 14, 2024, at 10:00 to the SmartFIN@ISF Vocational Training Seminar & ASF Academic Laboratory. The seminar includes interactive presentations on career topics and case studies, as well as technical and practical aspects from the fields of insurance, capital markets, and pensions.
Special guests at the March 14 session:
Prof. univ. dr. Marian SIMINICĂ, Executive Director of ISF and university professor at the University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, teaches courses in Economic-Financial Analysis and Firm Financial Diagnosis and is a doctoral supervisor in the field of Accounting. He has extensive experience in university management, having served as Vice-Dean of the Faculty (2008 – 2012), responsible for scientific research and quality assurance in education, and as Dean from 2012 to 2016. He was Vice-President of the Board of the Association of Economics Faculties in Romania (2012-2016). He is a member of several professional associations in the economic field, namely: ANEVAR expert evaluator, serving as Secretary General of the association from 2016-2017; certified accountant, member of CECCAR; tax consultant, member of CCFR. Since 2014, he has been Vice-President of the Romanian Society for Economic-Financial Analysis (SRAEF). Since 2017, he has been a member of the CNATDCU Commission “Economic Sciences and Business Administration,” and since 2018, a member of the ARACIS Permanent Experts Commission, contributing to the external evaluation of numerous undergraduate and master’s programs in the economic field. He has extensive experience in scientific research, materialized through the publication of 7 books and university manuals, over 60 articles in specialized journals, of which 12 are in Web of Science-indexed journals with non-zero AIS, participation in national and international conferences, and involvement in scientific research contracts as grant director or research team member. He is a reviewer for several Web of Science-indexed journals and a member of the editorial board for several journals indexed in International Databases. His main research directions are: financial performance and risks of enterprises; sectoral economic-financial analyses; and models for researching enterprise behavior.
Radu TOIA is a lecturer at ISF and AAF. He has over 20 years of experience in the capital market field. He served as Executive Director of the Association of Fund Administrators (AAF), member of the Coordination Board of the Entity for Amicable Dispute Resolution in the Non-Banking Financial Sector (SAL-FIN), independent administrator of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), Vice-President of SIF Transilvania, and Director at CNVM and ASF.
Jan PRICOP, a graduate of the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, with experience in the local capital market dating back to 1997 (two years after the re-establishment of the Bucharest Stock Exchange), has held various roles such as stockbroker (trader), analyst, deputy department director, portfolio manager, and CEO of an investment management company within a group with a regional presence in SEE. He is currently the Executive Director of AAF. Mr. Jan Pricop has a strong understanding of capital market mechanisms, having been involved over time in consultative processes regarding its regulatory framework.
