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MSc in Risk and Asset Management - Study Finance in Europe


hamptonFew other establishments of higher education can boast their own internationally acclaimed research centre, and even fewer can say that the experts involved in this research are full time professors of the same school.  These specialists are called upon by investors and financial institutions to impart their insight from the City of London to the Private Banks in Switzerland and these same professors share their knowledge in the classroom.

EDHEC's Master of Science in Risk and Asset Management is indeed a programme that is difficult to match. Drawing heavily upon the expertise developed in the industry acclaimed EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, the course brings the latest advances of applied research into participants' portfolios of skills. Its demanding curriculum focuses on  capital markets and allows participants to develop expertise in traditional and alternative investment analysis, asset management, financial modelling, financial engineering and risk management. The MSc in Risk and Asset Management is also an official CFA programme partner.


David Hampton, PhD
Programme Director

EDHEC offers 4 Finance-related Master Programmes

MSc in Finance 
50% Corporate finance
50% Market-based finance

MSc in Corporate Finance
100% Corporate finance

MSc in Risk and Asset Management
Market-based finance and risk management techniques for traditional and alternative investments, capital markets trading and asset management

MSc in Capital Markets
100% Capital market finance techniques and instrument pricing for traders and bankers

N° 1 in EUROPE

The EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre is N°1 in Europe and helps make EDHEC the most quoted Business School in the leading Economic Press in mainland Europe. Research findings are a core component of the programme so students are among the first to discover ground-breaking financial developments. Another good way to impress during a job interview...

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES


Master of Science in Risk and Asset Management graduates are prepared for a career in one of the fastest-growing sectors in finance.This requires fresh talents trained in state-of-the-art techniques in risk management.

The Master of Science in Risk and Asset Management programme prepares participants for a variety of international careers related to financial markets and investments in both the traditional and the alternative spaces and special help is given to them by using the contacts generated by the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre. 

Graduates work in functions such as: fund manager, security analyst, risk manager, asset allocation specialist, financial engineer, hedge fund analyst, or traders. Career opportunities are chiefly with asset management companies, brokerages and investment banks, hedge funds, private banks and pension funds.

Help for Graduates in Finding a Job

Over 100 000 company contacts are informed about the qualities of EDHEC Finance students:

 EDHEC sends out a brochure promoting its students to more than 100 000 contacts of EDHEC's Risk and Asset Management Research Centre in order for students to gain maximum profit from EDHEC Business School's excellent reputation and its connections in the business world.

Past and Present Employers for Finance Programme Graduates 


Learn about a typical career progression if you STUDY FINANCE at a top institution.

Good Reasons to Choose EDHEC's Master in Risk and Asset Management and Study Finance in France


The Master in Risk and Asset Management provides leverage using the expertise and brand name of the premier asset management research centre in Europe.

Students benefit from a data base of more than 100 000 key contacts in the European Finance industry.

EDHEC provides the opportunity to learn about Finance from a team of leading  academics and expert practitioners in the field. 

International conferences complement class work: students receive invitations to the FINANCE conferences organised by EDHEC and normally reserved for international professionals. This status provides priviliged contacts with the finance world 

The Master of Science in Risk and Asset Management is an official CFA Programme Partner

Master students learn about the key challenges facing the asset management industry both from an academic perspective and through industry implications.

The programme provides excellent preparation for the CAIA designation, the global mark of distinction for alternative industry professionals

Written by NIKKI HARLE
Date of update August 4, 2008

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