Investment and Financial Risk Management

Investment and financial risk management is a degree that addresses one of the most consequential areas of modern finance: how capital is deployed, how risk is measured and managed, and how financial institutions maintain their stability in the face of market uncertainty. Investment management asks how portfolios of assets are constructed and managed to meet specific objectives, how financial instruments are valued, and how investment decisions are made in complex and dynamic markets. Financial risk management examines how organisations identify, quantify, and control the risks they face, including market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and operational risk.

At Bayes Business School, part of City St George's, University of London, this three-year, full-time degree is delivered by one of Europe's leading business schools with a particularly strong tradition in finance and quantitative methods. You will develop rigorous analytical skills in investment theory, portfolio management, derivatives, risk modelling, and the quantitative techniques that underpin professional practice in financial services. The programme includes a sandwich placement year and work placement opportunities, giving you substantial professional experience in financial services environments before you graduate.

London's position as a global financial centre means that the industry contacts and career opportunities accessible from this programme are exceptional.

Graduates from investment and financial risk management degrees are well placed for careers in asset management, investment banking, risk management, insurance, corporate treasury, and financial regulation. The combination of investment and risk expertise is particularly valuable at a time when financial regulation has made rigorous risk management central to the operations of all significant financial institutions. Many graduates also pursue professional qualifications in investment management or risk management after graduation, and some go on to postgraduate study in finance, financial mathematics, or economics.