Postgraduate Diploma in Finance

Open University

This qualification is designed to support professional development and practice in a wide range of roles in finance, whether you are developing in your career or aspiring to enter the sector, such as investment banking, portfolio management, corporate finance, treasury, and consultancy. It provides a thorough grounding in areas such as the financing of companies and other organisations finance, instruments and structures of financial markets, financial decision-making, valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting. It develops competences in applying statistical and econometric techniques, and equips you with knowledge of the fundamentals of Islamic finance, ethics and corporate governance. You can choose to specialise either in derivatives and financial risk management, or in investment and portfolio management.

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