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A robust curriculum rooted in academic excellence

We are consistently ranked #1 for highest post-graduation salary in the FT’s survey of post-experience MiF programmes.

Accessing a broad and academically rigorous curriculum, you’ll master the core aspects of finance and position yourself for future roles.

Gain deep technical expertise in advanced data analytics, accounting principles, investment theory and corporate valuation methodology, alongside the personal skills and attributes to succeed in a global business environment.

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Familiarise yourself with the language of finance and gain the expertise to scrutinise company reports. Analyse financial information and judge a firm’s prospects based on performance, patterns in their financial statements, profit drivers, assets and obligations:

Use financial information in various decision-making settings

Learn to analyse financial information and statements and draw inferences about a firm’s past performance and future prospects

Understand the main sources of reporting choices and creativity in accounting practice, and how to control for this when analysing, valuing and comparing several firms.

Learn the frameworks for financial decision-making through a robust understanding of the principles and practice of financial management. Explore advanced theories in the valuation of investments, management of portfolios and risk management strategies:

Articulate the principle of “no-arbitrage” and why this is an important concept for valuing financial assets

Calculate the value of risk-free and riskless cash flow streams, including those accruing to real investment projects and financial assets

Hedge an asset or liability’s exposure to changes in interest rates

Understand why the term structure of interest rates is important

Explain the theoretical basis for modern portfolio theory including its implementation and limitations

Model and evaluate portfolio risk using factor models

Value forward and futures contracts using the principle of no-arbitrage

Value options using replicating portfolios, binomial option pricing, and the Black-Scholes model.
Why do companies make the investment and financial decisions they do? Understand the principles of project appraisal and firm valuation, financial structure and pay-out policy, using real-life case studies. Test your assumptions and judgements with your peer group and faculty:

Assess the merits of real investments

Compute corporate and project-level costs of capital

Value corporate targets using discounted cash-flow and multiples-based methods

Analyse financial structure decisions and credit risk at a quantitative level

Understand the incentive effects of leverage decisions and the role of information in financial decisions

Analyse corporate payout policy.

A robust curriculum rooted in academic excellence

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More choice than any other Masters in Finance programme

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More choice than any other Masters in Finance programme