Manuel Sansigre (Spain)
M&A Associate at Three Ocean Partners, New York
Class of 2009
Format
Full time
Language
English
Work experience e
2-10 years
Duration
14 months
Intake
April
A step forward for your career in finance
The Master in Advanced Finance program equips participants with an education that can play a pivotal role in increasing candidate appeal in the recruitment process for leading financial institutions including investment banks, hedge funds and private equity firms.
Practical Approach
The Master in Advanced Finance equips participants with key knowledge in areas of finance such as leveraged buy-outs, credit derivatives, and mergers and acquisitions. The program plays a pivotal role in increasing candidate appeal in the recruitment process. The program also offers up to 60 electives allowing students to adapt the program according to market demand.
Strong Focus on Careers
Helping students to find the right job after graduation is our commitment. Through the “Employability in Finance” course, students become aware of the importance of taking a proactive approach to managing their professional career. The course is conducted by the Career Management Centre with the collaboration of career counselling consultants, HR managers and financial headhunters.
Optional trips to New York, London and Ghana
One of the highlights of the program is the optional trips to New York and London. Students have the opportunities to visit top companies in the financial industries and the New York & London Stock Exchange. Students can also take part in a life-changing experience in Ghana as part of the Microfinance project (Financiers without Borders) and will apply their knowledge in finance to a real life case.
CFA level I Preparation (Optional)
The program offers optional preparatory classes for the CFA level I, which will have many benefits for our students with regards to career opportunities. The class will happen outside the official study hours of the program.
Who will be in your class?
The program welcomes a very selective group of students who usually have between 2-10 years of experience in the finance or related area, who wish to take their career to the next level.
students with
CFA certificates40%
Students withd
MBA degree35%
average GMAT
(minimum required 650)680
Age range
students24-36
students currently
working abroad35%
students from banking
& finance sector48%
Dual Degree International MBA + Master in Advanced Finance
The IMBA+MIAF Dual Degree is a powerful combination of an internationally top-ranked general management MBA program with advanced knowledge in the field of finance, focused on a syllabus designed by professionals from capital markets to meet the needs of financial recruiters.
Elective Courses
IE offers the world´s most complete selection of elective courses. Currently we are offering up to 60 electives that are divided into different areas: Investments, Corporate Finance and Others. Some electives include: Debt Capital Markets, Private Equity, Project Finance, Turnaround Strategies, Corporate Equity Derivatives, Islamic Finance, Hedge Funds, Equity Strategy, Shadow Banking, Crowdfunding, Microfinance etc.
University Diploma
Upon program completion you will receive a University Private Degree from IE Business School and IE Universidad.
IE Business School is a school within IE Universidad, which is a University officially accredited by the Spanish education authorities, allowed to provide official Bachelor and Master’s degrees, whose qualifications are officially submitted by the Spanish Ministry of Education, in accordance with the Spanish legislation. Likewise, IE Universidad is legally authorized to provide its own University Private Degrees, which differ from the official ones in that they are created and provided by exercising the University’s autonomy conferred by the Spanish regulations. These University Private Degrees are specifically directed towards the professional application of such studies and the constant update of the higher education, preserving the educational standards of excellence of IE.
Voice of our Students
I graduated from the MIAF in 2009, after that I worked in a leading Spanish M&A boutique and now I am working in M&A in New York. Prior to IE, I was working in strategy and finance at IBM, but I believed the banking sector would provide a better fit for my profile. Changing sector is always a tough decision to make in your career path, I have been able to leverage the education and networking opportunities that IE offers.
Dennis Lin (Canada)
Banco Santander
Class of 2014
With an undergraduate degree in music, I was an unlikely candidate to be in business not to mention in the highly specialized world of finance. Taking risks and working hard to get into the business world were understatements – I had to be more strategic in my approach and act with more conviction than others to make it. IE was an integral part in achieving my goal of becoming a truly international businessman and financier.
Madrid, a leading global financial center
The Madrid Stock Exchange has the third largest equities market in Europe.
Madrid is one of the leading global financial centers and is the decision-making centre for two of the world’s 30 leading banks. It is also a key gateway to Latin America. Major investment banks including BBVA, Santander and UBS are located in the city.
Rankings
The Master in Finance has been consistently ranked in the top 4 by the Financial Times´ Global Masters in Finance rankings in the past four years. It is also ranked No.1 worldwide by eFinancialCareers, a ranking that measures the number of students who got jobs in top investment banks.