Finance and Investment Management MSc

University of Liverpool

You will also be trained in financial market applications of these theories and concepts in addition to learning how to use state-of-the-art industry analytics in your studies. On graduation, you will have a good understanding of contemporary financial principles and know how these apply to financial intermediation, savings and investment. With a rigorous focus on both theory and application, you will benefit from leading-edge insight and global perspective from City practitioners, building on firm foundations in quantitative skills, corporate finance, financial analysis, portfolio management, financial instruments, regulation, ethics and other critical areas. Professional Training and Certification The MSc Finance and Investment Management has been accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition Programme. This status is granted to institutions whose degree programmes incorporate at least 70% of the CFA Programme Candidate Body of Knowledge™ (CBOK), which provides you with a solid grounding in the CBOK and positions you well to sit for the CFA exams. You will have access to CFA Level I preparation support including access to the Kaplan Schweser CFA Exam preparation pack which contains CFA study guides and online mock exams. Each student is also equipped with an approved CFA exam calculator (TI BA II Plus) and invited to attend a three-day exam preparation bootcamp. The CFA qualification is widely regarded as one of the most respected global credentials in investment management. Trading Bootcamp and Bloomberg You will gain access to AmplifyME Pathways, a leading experiential learning platform that allows students to develop real-world skills through access to structured pathways to live, interactive simulations across global markets, investment banking and quantitative finance. Furthermore, our Bloomberg suite will allow you to become familiar with the Bloomberg Terminal and achieve a Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) certification which is widely recognised in the finance industry. Financial Platforms and Databases You will also have access to platforms such as LSEG Workspace and Datastream, WRDS, CRSP, Compustat, FactSet, and ESG databases including MSCI One and S&P Trucost. Software training includes EViews, Stata, Matlab and Python.

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences