Banking & Asset Management

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Objectives

• Understand the functioning of financial institutions, investment funds, financial markets and financial instruments;
• Acquire an excellent financial culture in the following areas: portfolio management and financial risk management; financial analysis including investment valuation and financing issues; management of financial institutions;
• Master the concepts and issues related to investment decisions involving the valuation of companies and the structuring of financing (mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital);
• Develop a critical and ethical perspective on the skills required in the financial industry. 

The + of the specialization

• It is recognized by the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute. It covers at least 70% of the Candidate Body of Knowledge for the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) certification and prepares you to take the CFA Institute's professional certification exams under the best possible conditions. The CFA Institute is a globally recognized association that promotes professional excellence and ethical behavior in the financial community.  The CFA Institute delivers the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) certification. 

• 5 double degrees: in Finland (University of Oulu), in France (University of Aix-Marseille and University of Toulouse I), in Germany (Universität Hohenheim) and in Italy (Sapienza in Rome)

Skills acquired at the end of the specialization

• fundamental knowledge of market and corporate finance ;
• expertise and rigor in financial reasoning;
• in-depth understanding of the functioning of financial institutions, investment funds, financial markets and financial instruments;
• mastery of concepts and issues related to portfolio management and financial risk management;
• mastery of concepts and issues related to investment decisions involving business valuation and financing decisions (Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Capital);
• understanding the scope of financial operations through the mastery of innovative approaches, their calculation and optimization;
• Obtaining a critical and ethical perspective on the skills required in the financial industry.

Professional openings

Many HEC Liège Aumni from this specialization are financial analysts; fund and asset managers; banking and insurance professionals; consultants and financial market professionals in the following fields

• Portfolio management
  
  • financial asset management, risk management
  • investment fund industry
  • any field related to asset management
• Financial analysis
  
  • Financial analyst in a private equity fund, bank or financial institution
  • consulting activities within a corporate finance department
• Any type of executive function in financial institutions and in commercial, industrial or financial companies concerning, among others, cash management, asset/liability management, or investment and financing decisions.