Commercial Engineer

Dr. Benjamin Lorent
GENERAL INFORMATION
Birth Date:
Email:
Business Adress:
13th July 1981
[email protected]
Centre Emile Bernheim, CP 114/03, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB),
Av. F.D. Roosevelt, 50 1050 Brussels, Belgium
TEACHING POSITIONS
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Currently:
o Professor of Finance, Bachelor in Business Engineering, Solvay Brussels School of
Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
o Professor in the Master in Management of Banking and Finance in Hanoi, Vietnam,
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB). Course’s Title:
Insurance and Asset Management. (since June 2012)
o Professor for the Swiss Accountancy Academy in Lausanne, Switzerland. Course’s
Title: Structure du Capital et Coût du Capital. (since June 2009)
o Professor in the Licence Professionnelle Banque, Université de Commerce du Vietnam
in Hanoi, Vietnam in partnership with Université de Rouen. Course’s Title: Financial
Markets (since September 2014).
o Lecturer in Executive Education Programs: Finance for Non-financial Managers
(Brussels and Luxemburg), Advanced Master in Innovation & Strategic Management
and Accelerated Management Program, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and
Management (ULB). Finance Courses (since September 2013).
o Professor of Accounting and Finance in the Bachelor Programme, Ecole de Commerce
Bogaerts, in partnership with ISTEC (Paris), Bruxelles (since Septembre 2014)
o Trainer for Save Europe, Preparation for the European Union Tests. Brussels and
Luxemburg (since January 2015).
o Teaching Assistant – Part-time MBA Program, Solvay Brussels School of Economics
and Management (ULB). Course’s Title: Finance (Pr. Hugues Pirotte) (since September
2013).
o Part-time Teaching Assistant, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
(ULB) - Risk Management and Derivatives (Pr. Hugues Pirotte) (since September 2014).
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Previously:
o Full-time Teaching Assistant, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
(ULB) - Advanced Corporate Valuation and Financing (Pr. Hugues Pirotte), Risk
Management (Pr. Hugues Pirotte) and Derivatives (Pr. Hugues Pirotte). (2014)
o Full-time Teaching Assistant, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
(ULB) - Corporate Finance (Pr. Kim Oosterlinck), Finance de Marché (Pr. Ariane
Szafarz) and Doctoral Seminar (Pr. Hugues Pirotte). (2008-2013)
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Teaching Assistant - MBA Program, Solvay Business School (ULB). Course’s Title:
Finance (Pr. Mathias Schmit). (2008-2009)
o Part-time Teaching Assistant, Solvay Business School (ULB) - Corporate Finance (Pr.
André Farber), Finance de Marché (Pr. Ariane Szafarz) and International Finance (Pr.
Ariane Chapelle). (2005-2008)
CONSULTING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Consultant for Insurance Companies.
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External Consultant, Contract on external funds with Axa Belgium. Implementation of the
Solvency II Project for the Risk Management Department. (2005-2008)
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Academic Coordinator - International Program, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and
Management, ULB. (2008-2013)
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Coordinator of the Executive Master in Finance, Solvay Executive Education, Solvay
Business School, ULB. (2004-2005)
EDUCATION
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June 2016: PhD, Solvay Brussels of Economics and Management School, ULB.
Dissertation: “Treatment of Market Risks under Solvency II and its Market Implications”,
Directors: Pr. Ariane Chapelle and Pr. Hugues Pirotte.
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September 2008: Master in Actuarial Sciences, ULB - Magna Cum Laude.
Dissertation: “Internal and Standard Solvency Models Compared: A Clinical Case”, Magna
Cum Laude.
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June 2006: DEA in Science in Management, Solvay Business School, ULB.
Dissertation : “Raisons Fondamentales d’une Régulation Prudentielle du Secteur des
Assurances”, Director: Pr. Ariane Chapelle, Cum Laude.
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June 2005: Executive Master in Finance, Solvay Business School, degree delivered by the
ULB.
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June 2004: Master of Science in Management, Finance Orientation, Solvay Business School,
ULB - Cum Laude.
Dissertation: “Evaluation du Contrat d’Avenir pour la Wallonie”, Cum Laude.
WORKING PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
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“Solvency II: Avancées des travaux”, Revue Bancaire et Financière, 2007/2, pp. 113 –
122.
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“Raisons Fondamentales d’une Régulation Prudentielle du Secteur des Assurances“,
Brussels Economic Review, Vol. 49 – N°3 Autumn 2006.
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“Risks and Regulation of Insurance Companies Is Solvency II the Right Answer”, WPCEB: N°08-007.
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“Insurance Solvency Regulation: Regulatory Approaches Compared”, WP-CEB: N°10041.
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“The Link between Insurance and Banking Sectors: An International Cross-Section
Analysis of Life Insurance Demand", WP-CEB: N°10-040.
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“Regulatory Constraints: A Life Insurance Clinical Case in the Context of Solvency
II“, writing in progress.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Risk Management: Basel III – Solvency II
Insurance & Bank Regulation
Impact of Accounting Norms for Insurance Companies
Corporate Finance: Risky Debt - Company Valuation
Derivatives: Hedging Strategy – Valuation
Stochastic Finance
SKILLS
French: Mother Language
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fair
Computing: Office, Matlab, SAS.
Driving License