BSc (Hons) in Finance and Business Management (4 Year)

University of Reading Malaysia

The degree has an established track record of producing highly-employable graduates who have started their careers with reputable firms locally and within the region. The innovative combination of finance and business management topics enhances the career prospects of graduates, meaning that they are well-prepared to take on a wide range of finance, business and management roles. The curriculum covers cutting-edge finance specialisms such as International Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management, Derivatives and Securities, and Management of Risk. Students also take an Islamic Finance module in their final year. 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. 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.

Henley Business School