Overview

The MSc Investment Management programme has been created to reflect the latest developments in finance theory and in the investment finance industry. Even before the 2008 Financial Crisis, investment finance was becoming increasingly globalised, complex and reliant on information technology to create and manage financial asset portfolios, private equity, and hedge funds. Our programme covers all aspects of the finance and wealth management industry, such as corporate finance, alternative investments, econometrics, portfolio theory, and investment analysis and management. Our programme also incorporates quantitative and computational methods applied to portfolio analysis and management, the theory and use of securities, derivatives and structured products. Why Study MSc Investment Management? The MSc Investment Management programme is affiliated by the Chartered Financial Analyst - with Middlesex University Dubai being the second university in the Gulf region to receive this accolade at Master’s level Students are granted exclusive access to The Code of Ethics and Standards video series - CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, the ethical benchmark for investment professionals globally Students have the opportunity to attain up to 22 Certificates of Achievement from the CFA Institute in their first year of MSc Investment Management Three students will receive a scholarship from the CFA Institute towards their CFA qualification Covers all aspects of the finance and wealth management industry from corporate finance to econometrics to investment analysis and management. Produces graduates who will be able to use technology to create and manage their own or clients’ investment portfolios or to effectively manage wealth funds in the financial services industry that has become a major end-user and even a major driver of technological innovation, such as machine learning, big data analysis. Provides students with computational, statistical and numerical foundations that will enable you to pursue a career in computational finance or financial technology.