11th
Master in Finance Worldwide
Financial TimesJune 2018
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.
FinTech
At IE Business School, we dive in headfirst. We make it our business to help you do yours. That’s why our Master in Finance and Master in Advanced Finance now offer a specialization in FinTech to mirror the needs of the sector and equip a new class of market-specific frontrunners.
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.
UNIVERSITY PRIVATE DEGREE
This is a University Private Degree from IE Universidad*, and taught in IE School of IE Business School. More Information on what earning a University Private Degree from IE Universidad entails.
*IE Universidad is a University officially recognized by the Spanish education authorities, allowed to grant both Official University Degrees (Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD degrees), which are specifically regulated and accredited by Spanish Ministry of Education and University Private Degrees (Master), which are specifically designed by the University towards the professional application of their studies and the constant update of higher education, preserving the educational standards of excellence of IE. Both types of degrees are equally backed by the rigor and prestige of IE University.
IE Business School is accredited by the following international accreditation bodies: AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS.
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%
GMAT: a competitive score is recommendable, 80% of our students have GMAT 650-770
Age range
students24-36
students currently
working abroad35%
students from banking
& finance sector48%
Joint initiative with Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
IE Business School and Frankfurt School of Finance and Management have come together to offer students a unique program that will enhance their academic experience while preparing them for future career success.
Though this partnership students of the two institutions will have the opportunity to take part in extended exchange programs at the Schools’ Madrid and Frankfurt campuses, and to participate in academic sessions, company visits, and meetings with recruiters to help build their careers in the finance sector. This program is designed to position students for success by broadening their experiences, as well as their networks and connections.
IE Business School is committed to shape disruptive industry experts and innovative game-changers. With options to study in London, New York and now at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, IE Business School students have a unique opportunity to journey along the cutting-edge of financial innovation and gain invaluable sector insights.
*We offer different exchange options depending on the program. Please check what’s the best fit for your desired program.
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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.
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, centro financiero líder mundial
La Bolsa de Madrid tiene el tercer mayor mercado de valores de Europa.
Madrid es uno de los centros financieros líderes a nivel mundial y es el centro de decisión de dos de los 30 primeros bancos mundiales y una puerta de acceso clave a America Latina. Los principales bancos de inversión incluidos BBVA, Santander, UBS, Goldman Sachs… se encuentran en Madrid.
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Rankings
The Master in Finance has been consistently ranked in the top 8 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.