Corporate and Investment Banking University of Essex

Overview

The Corporate and Investment Banking course offered by the University of Essex Banking and Finance provides you with the foundation for a rewarding career in banking and finance, equipping you with the skills to lead at a global level.Many of its graduates enjoy roles in a host of occupations, including financial analysis, management, public administration and accountancy. 

Your future

The banking and finance sector has a direct influence on wider society as well as the global economy and is therefore subject to rigorous regulation. You will investigate the impact of regulation, how banks create value for stakeholders and how the banking and finance sector is responding to the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of its health, social and economic fallout.You'll explore bank efficiency, bank failures and crises, regulatory frameworks and risk. You'll investigate the challenges of modern banking and understand how innovation in financial technology has disrupted the sector.They work for high-profile organisations and innovative SMEs such as:

• National Bank of Kazakhstan

• KPMG

• Cerulli Associates, a research and consulting firm specialising in asset management

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

• Groupon

• Capital Markets Intelligence, a financial publisher

• Credit Data Research, a business funder

• PwC Deutschland