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The BSc (Hons) Investment and Financial Risk Management is delivered by Cass Business School. Part of City, University of London, Sir John Cass Business School is one of Europe’s leading business schools and is ranked amongst the top 20 business schools in Europe (1). Our finance degrees are well established and recognised in the financial industry and our graduates have gone on to work in a number of high profile companies and also a number of successful start-ups.On this course you’ll gain the skills to succeed in global financial markets in roles including portfolio management, security analysis, equity and bond trading, hedge fund analysis and derivatives pricing and structuring. If your goal is a career in the international investment and risk management world, consider this course your starting point. You’ll gain an in-depth knowledge of how modern investment analysts and risk managers operate. As you move through the degree you’ll prepare for your career in investment management, trading or analysis in any area of finance. You’ll study every aspect of the discipline, from managing global investment portfolios to asset trading. All within a broad sweep of rigorous academic learning encompassing equity markets, bond trading, risk management, derivatives, hedging, investment banking and many other broad areas of risk and investments. The BSc (Hons) Investment and Financial Risk Management degree benefits from the existence of the Centre for Asset Management Research within Cass Business School. This Centre houses a set of academics focused on researching issues in fund management, hedge funds and equity trading. The members of the Centre are also frequent consultants to financial firms and regulators. Thus, the staff on the course combine academic and theoretical expertise with strong ties to industry and current working knowledge of the challenges and opportunities facing financial institutions. A key part of this degree is the opportunity to gain professional work experience or a period of study abroad. Students are eligible to apply for a one-year paid work placement which takes places during the third year of a four-year sandwich degree course. Cass students enjoy a wide range of opportunities in business areas such as corporate finance, operations, sales and trading, prime brokerage and hedge funds. Students can also apply to spend a term (or one year) studying abroad at a range of prestigious partner universities including the University of Virginia and Bocconi University, Italy. Studying abroad enables students to expand their international network of contacts, to develop a wider perspective in the world of global finance and to enhance their career prospects. The BSc (Hons) Banking and International Finance degree is taught alongside the BSc (Hons) Finance and BSc (Hons) Investment and Financial Risk Management. Students can switch between degrees at any time during the first one-and-a-half years of the course (subject to availability of places). (1) Financial Times European Business School Ranking 2019