BSc Finance & Business Management

The degree draws upon the deep expertise of the Finance department at Henley Business School which was renamed the ICMA Centre in 1991 after a generous donation from the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). With 580 members located in 62 countries, ICMA is an influential voice for the global capital market as it represents a broad range of capital market interests including global investment banks and smaller regional banks, as well as asset managers, exchanges, central banks, law firms and other professional advisers. The ICMA Centre was Europe’s first collaboration between the securities industry and academia to promote securities education, research and training.

The state-of-the-art financial dealing room provides students with a unique learning experience. Students have access to ICTrader, one of the most sophisticated trading simulation systems. The system is simulated to trade equity, foreign currency and derivatives in the US and UK markets. Students get the experience of being at a trading desk, working under pressure with sharp and sudden movements in share prices. Students develop their ability to think quickly, assess risk, examine options and remain calm under pressure.

Students have access to the Osiris database that covers more than 105,000 companies worldwide, of which over 69,000 are listed companies. The system can filter companies across many dimensions such as financial performance, financial ratio and valuation, ownership, location, stock data, industry, ownership and merger & acquisition. Also, students have access to Thompson Reuter Eikon with provides financial information and analysis that covers a wide set of asset classes including foreign exchange, money markets, fixed income, commodities, fund and real estate. With rich financial databases, students can relate theoretical finance concepts with real-world data and research.

The programme is validated and listed as a University Affiliation Program of CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute, USA, which signals that the curriculum is closely tied to the practice of investment management and therefore helpful to students preparing for the CFA® exams. Students take the Code of Ethics and Standard Professional Practice while they are on campus.

Teaching and learning on the programme embodies the “best of three worlds”, namely the UK, US and Emerging Markets. The original curriculum content originates from the UK but is complemented with research-oriented teaching in the emerging markets context and further incorporates professional standards from the CFA Institute of the U.S.

75% of the faculty at Henley Business School are PhD-qualified and many possess relevant industry experience that includes banking, stockbroking and investment research.