Banking & Finance

Explore the challenges facing capital markets and financial institutions

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Admission level

From Bachelor's degree - 3 years to Bachelor's degree - 4 years, Validation of Personal and Professional Experience (VAPP)

Campus

Bordeaux

Degree

MSc, Master of ScienceDiploma recognised by the French Ministry of Higher Education

Format

Full Time

Intake

September 2024

Language

English

MSc Banking and Finance

KEDGE Business School’s Master of Science Banking & Finance is a double degree programme. It delivers a Master of Science accredited by the conférence des grandes écoles (CGE) and a diploma recognised by the French Ministry of Higher Education.

Guaranteeing the technical requirements of finance and ensuring the necessary perspective of its social responsibility are the new main challenges of the MSc Banking & Finance. Financial institutions are becoming increasingly sensitive to this; for students, it is almost a prerequisite. The team of teacher-researchers supporting KEDGE Master’s students make it their biggest concern.

The programme provides students with a wide range and solid academic background to make them proficient in the various industries: finance, capital and investment banks, insurance companies, investment funds, retail banks and asset management. Armed with these skills and knowledge, students will be immediately operational to start their careers in a financial institution.

 

  • MSc in Banking & Finance

Presentation of the Master of Science (MSc) in Banking & Finance by Pierre Gruson, Head of the programme

campus of Bordeaux

Pierre GRUSON

Head of KEDGE MSc in Banking & Finance programme

Explore the challenges facing capital markets and financial Institutions

KEDGE Banking & Finance Master of Science (MSc) incorporates the latest developments in finance and relies on a balanced programme including: 

- Fintech (machine learning, blockchain, robo advisor, crowdfunding, etc.) & digital finance
- High level learning about traditional trades and current financial instruments (fixed income, asset management, equity research, commodities, derivatives)
- Understanding of programming (Python, Visual Basic)
- Dealing room equipped with professional databases (Reuters, Quantalys)
- Mastery of the regulatory environment and risk management
- Preparing and attempting both French and international professional certifications, CFA 1st level, AMF, Reuters, etc. (on a voluntary basis).

Programme's Labels : Bienvenue en France

Programme highlights

The key to this Master of Science (MSc) in Banking & Finance is to understand the many complex and challenging aspects of banking and financial markets.The programme offers a high-level learning about traditional trades and current financial instruments:

→ Fixed income

→ Asset management

→ Equity research

→ Mergers & acquisitions

→ Commodities

→ Derivatives

 This MSc in Banking & Finance incorporates the latest developments in finance and relies on a balanced programme including: 

→ Fintech (machine learning, AI, blockchain, robo advisor, crowdfunding, etc.) & digital finance

→ Understanding of programming (Python, Visual Basic)

→ Access to professional databases (Reuters, Bloomberg, Quantalys)

→ Mastery of the regulatory environment and financial risk management

 This programme prepares students for both French and international professional certifications such as:

→ Reuters: Each student has its own personal full-time access to Reuters terminal

→ Bloomberg (BMC): This certification introduces the context of financial markets and practices using Bloomberg terminal

→ CFA level 1

→ AMF and AMF "Finance Durable"

All students have their own personal full-time access to Reuters terminal.

A professional seminar with Reuters staff is organised in the first semester and, at a later stage, students will enjoy full support to prepare for the Reuters Certification.

Since 2011, KEDGE and Barchen/F. Lefebvre are in a partnership giving all KEDGE french-speaking students the opportunity to prepare the “Autorité des Marchés Financiers” certification under preferential conditions and to take the test in the Bordeaux campus twice a year. More information

For any relevant course, the intermediate grade adopts and follows the CFA level 1 programme, preparing students for any of the 18 study sessions. For the Banking & Finance MSc, in 2020 Kedge intends to seek affiliation with CFA Institute as part of their University Affiliation Programme.

Using both Reuters real quotes and Quantalys databases, MSc students can take part in Bloomberg Trading challenges, Natixis challenges, etc.

One course is dedicated to python learning (open-source and free coding language), and visual basic (VBA).