FINANCE INTERNSHIPS

For the listings below, more detailed information is available in the Internship Office.

** Newest Opportunities Listed First**

ING Financial Partners SPRING, SUMMER, FALL. ING is one of the world's largest investment firms. ING Partners provides asset and relationship management services for institutional, managed account and alternative businesses, and manages assets for ING's mutual funds and insurance companies. Intern will assist Partners in their day-to-day business. Duties could include corporate asset management work, prospecting, portfolio analysis and design training, asset allocation and risk management techniques, stock analysis and other special projects. Contact: Jack DeGiulio, ING Financial Partners, 750 Main Street, Suite 600, Hartford, CT 06103, 860 246-3396, jack.degiulio@ingfp.com. (12/06)

Conning & Company SPRING,  FALL. Investment management firm specializing in institutional investors. Conning has two internship positions available, in sales analysis and in strategic planning. Sales analyst intern will assist in the prospecting for potential sales targets by conducting ongoing research to identify potential clients in the insurance marketplace. Intern will also assist in market strategy and sales database maintenance. Strategic planning analyst intern will assist in the development of corporate and business unit plans and assist on a variety of strategic initiatives. Responsibilities will  include competitor, market and company analysis, and development of profitability and other analytical models. Requirements include proficiency with Excel, Word and Power Point, and creative research ability. Contact Heather DePaolo, Human Resources Consultant, 860 299-2064, or  Heather_DePaolo@conning.com. Conning & Company, One Financial Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103.(10/06)

MW Financial Group LTD. SUMMER, FALL, SPRING. Regional financial services firm specializing in estate planning and business/personal financial planning, selling investments, life insurance, pension plans. Intern will be involved with research, marketing, advertising, sales meetings, case design and product education. Please contact Robert Worgaftik, President/CEO, 197 Scott Swamp Road, Farmington, CT 06032, 860-677-2600x123. Monetary compensation. (4/06)

Lincoln Financial Advisors SUMMER, FALL, SPRING. Financial planning firm, specializing in retirement, estate, business owner planning, and investment management. Intern will support the managing principal of Windsor, CT office. Project will include managing local recruiting database, developing/implementing marketing plans to increase visibility in community, receiving/screening resumes of potential recruits sourced through Internet, participate in at least one training (offered each week). Please contact Jessica Varni at 100 Northfield Drive, Suite 200, Windsor, CT 06095, 216-910-3301. No monetary compensation. (3/06)

General Re-New England Asset Management, Inc. SPRING. Investment advising firm, specializing in asset management and capital management services to the property and casualty, and life and health insurance industry. Internship in the Quantitative Research Department will deal with quantitative methods, etc., pertaining to financial markets. Applicants must be in junior or senior year, in a major relating to finance or computer science, and be proficient in MS Excel and Access. SQL and Visual Basic skills a plus. Please contact  Mr. Emre Algan, Pond View Corporate Center, 76 Batterson Park Road, Farmington, CT 06032. Email: ealgan@grneam.com. Monetary compensation. (1/06)

South Hartford Initiative SPRING. Community development financial institution provides financial/technical assistance to residents and business owners in Hartford's low and moderate income neighborhoods. Intern would conduct research on bank lending patterns in Hartford through research of Community Reinvestment Act data. Some quantitative and computer skills required. Please contact Rex Fowler at 860-296-7005, 434 Franklin Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114. No stipend. (12/05)

Bannon, Ohanesian & Lecours, Inc. SPRING, SUMMER, FALL. Investment management firm. Intern will be involved in conducting fundamental analyses (measures such as sales/earnings growth, profit margins, relative valuations) and technical analyses (interpreting price/volume movements of stocks). Should enjoy math-related activities. Please contact Joseph K. Bannon at 860-521-4751, 433 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06110. No Stipend. (12/05)

Bach Investments Plus, LLC  FALL, SPRING, SUMMER. Financial planning firm whose emphasis is on investments and risk management. Intern will do analyses and draw comparisons to original assumptions, and will prepare documents for client review with advisors. Will schedule appointments with existing clients (no cold calling). Please contact Jonathan W. Webb at 860-829-3544, 1091 Farmington Avenue, Berllin, CT 06037. No stipend. (7/05)

AdviceOne LLC SUMMER, FALL, SPRING. An independent financial planning firm, specializing in estate planning, transition planning, long-term care, tax reduction, investments, college planning, educational workshops. Intern will help prepare for client meetings, following up on implementing the plan decided upon by advisor and client: case prep, fund management, retirement spreadsheets, etc. May participate in client meetings and educational workshops and events. Please contact Katie Grossman at 860-659-4900, 115 Glastonbury Boulevard, Glastonbury, CT 06033. Possible stipend. (3/05)

The Partnership for Strong Communities SPRING, SUMMER. Education and advocacy group whose mission is to advance supportive housing, affordable housing, community development and the promotion of sound housing policy options. Several different internship opportunities available: Compilation of Statistics & Authorship of Monthly Narrative on CT's Leading Housing Indicators (for economics/finance major): to measure housing availability, affordability, industry health. Lyceum Speaker Series: contact constituent groups to develop lists of potential speakers. Develop series of high level policy explorations for public and private sector opinion leaders, journalists and activists. Development of Student Art, Essay and Public Speaking Contests on homelessness, housing policy and community development: work with CT associations of boards of education, superintendents, teacher unions, PTO's, individual schools and students to think, write, examine the meaning of home and the integral - if taken for granted - role that the safety/security of a home plays in our lives. Research/Development of Marketing Plans for The Lyceum, Affordable Housing Campaign and Next Step Initiative for Supportive Housing (for communications, marketing, public policy student): adapting affordable housing campaigns from other states facing similar problems to a campaign that would work in CT. Conference Planning & Development (for public policy student): arrange for speakers, demographically develop strategic audience in conjunction with the CT Conference of Municipalities and CCSU. Affordable Design (for student in architecture, art or design): update website feature on design, develop new film exhibit, oversee visiting Affordable Housing Design Show. Partnership Partners' Regional Report (for student with strong reporting, writing, policy skills): reporting, publishing, circulating monthly newsletter.  Please contact David Fink or Shelby Mertes at 860-244-0066, The Lyceum 227 Lawrence Street, Hartford, CT 06106. No stipend (11/04)