Overview

How should institutional investors invest their clients’ money? Should you hedge currency risk? What is the effect of high frequency trading on financial markets? Asset management (or investment management) studies portfolios of assets, typically including stocks, bonds and cash, for individuals or companies.

Key Facts

In the Asset Management (Finance) programme of the University of Amsterdam you will learn more about:

the market microstructure of financial markets and how it affects prices;

theories underlying the pricing of securities and important investment-related questions;

the pricing of derivative securities.

This is your track if you are interested in pursuing a career in the asset management industry.

Career prospects

Graduates of the Master's in Finance/Asset Management track have excellent job prospects for positions as portfolio manager, investment manager, risk manager, options trader and asset manager with pensions funds, hedge funds, private banking, mutual funds and regulatory institutions. They work at Dutch and international companies, such as:

APG

Optiver

Robeco

ING

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Corporate Finance

Financial Markets

Advanced Investments

Applied Financial Econometrics

Empirical Methods in Finance

Computational Finance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-30 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2027-01-31 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

92

OR

4.5

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Disciplines

Finance Investment View 7 other Masters in Investment in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

155 _{(quantitative)}

GMAT

620

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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92

OR

4.5

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An academic Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Finance, or a degree in Business Economics, Economics or Business Administration with a specialisation in Finance or Real Estate Finance

Eligible candidates must have at least 15 ECTS of: courses in finance. This should include: Investments, Corporate Finance, and Derivatives. Courses in econometrics (2nd or 3rd year course)

Applicants with Bachelor's degrees in other areas must additionally have proven knowledge of: microeconomics, macroeconomics, accounting, mathematics and statistics at foundation-year level

English language proficiency

GMAT or GRE scores

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

24050 EUR / year

≈ 24050 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2695 EUR / year

≈ 2695 EUR / year

Living costs

Amsterdam

Netherlands

1000 - 1500 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key Facts

Career prospects

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Amsterdam

Funding

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