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Executive MBA Máster en Dirección de Operaciones Máster en Dirección de Compras Estratégicas Máster en Packaging Management Máster en Dirección de Empresas Hoteleras Máster en Organización de Eventos y Turismo de NegociosPosgrados
Posgrado en Ingenería de Plantas Farmacéuticas Posgrado Product & Process Engineering Managament Posgrado Manufacturing Plant Leadership Posgrado Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management Posgrado en Gestión Estratégica de Compras (MIP) Posgrado en Envasado, Logística y Circularidad del Packaging Posgrado Packaging Project Management Posgrado Diseño Estructural y Desarrollo de Packaging Posgrado en Perfumes y Fragancias, Mercado y Aplicaciones Posgrado Dirección Avanzada del Laboratorio de Calidad Posgrado en Tecnología de Pinturas Posgrado en Ética Medioambiental Posgrado en Hotelería de Lujo Posgrado en Gobierno y Dirección de la Pyme (Vértice)The Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management provides students with superior technical and specialized education in the areas of private banking, wealth management, and corporate finance. This master’s degree is part of the CFA® Institute University Affiliation Program and prepares students to take on positions of leadership and management in the field of finance. It also includes the preparation course for CFA Level I certification.
Years
1 academic year
Credits
60 ECTS Credits
Start
October 2024
Horarios
Monday to Friday 5:00/6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (approximately)
Language
Spanish
Accreditations
The Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management is accredited by the CNMV.
High rate of employability in the financial sector after completing the master’s degree. Access to the exclusive IQS Job Exchange.
Accredited by the CNMV (National Securities Market Commission) as a Master’s Degree that meets the requirements for reporting and advising on financial products (MiFID II).
Forms part of the CFA Institute® University Affiliation Program, incorporating more than 70% of the CFA® Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK). The master’s degree also includes preparation for the CFA Certification Level I exam.
Mandatory, paid in-company internships with leading businesses in the financial sector. Access to a wide range of career opportunities with all types of companies in the finance sector.
Refinitiv Workspace software – connected to stock exchanges around the world – is used in the classroom. This methodology expands each student’s financial knowledge and allows them to work with the software used by the main financial institutions, banks, multinationals, and government agencies worldwide.
Specialization in finance focused on private banking and wealth management, with complementary education in corporate finance for access to investment banking.
The Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management provides you with specialized knowledge in the study of finance to access a wide range of professional opportunities in this sector: private banking, wealth advisor, portfolio manager, market and investment analyst, stock trader, and many more. Banks, savings banks, securities agencies and companies, insurance companies, private equity, and family offices are the natural destinations for our graduates.
The master’s degree is accredited by the CNMV (MiFID II) and affiliated with the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. The master’s degree also includes preparation for the CFA Certification Level I exam.
In December 2017, the Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management was accredited by the CNMV (National Securities Market Commission) as a University Master’s Degree that meets the requirements for providing advisory and information services by the staff of financial institutions that offer financial services (Technical Guide 07/2017 of the CNMV, in accordance with the European Union MiFID II directive (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II).
The Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management is recognized by the University Affiliation Program. The CFA Institute® recognizes that we incorporate at least 70% of the CFA® Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) from its CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst) certification, the most valued global endorsement in the field of finance. It is also worth pointing out to potential students and employers that the master’s degree is in line with this certification, with more than 170,000 CFA® Charterholders (less than 900 in Spain) in more than 150 countries. Entities such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, UBS, and so on are the largest employers of people with this certification.
The Master’s Degree prepares you for the CFA® Level I certification exam and students earn a diploma accrediting that they have completed this preparation. This course is designed by CFA® Spain, which employs CFA® Certified professors (CFA® Charterholders). This certification is the most important distinguishing recognition in the financial sector.
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The Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management has added the Refinitiv Workspace platform (formerly Thomson Reuters Eikon) to its educational offering. Every student is given an annual license that provides access to real-time information about financial markets: financial statements, stock quotes, fixed income securities, foreign exchange markets, derivatives, investment funds, ETFs, commodities, real estate, and more.
The platform also includes DataStream for compiling and analysing macroeconomic and international trade data. In total, it offers access to 40,000 financial and stock markets and institutions in 190 countries. Refinitiv Workspace allows students in the Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management to prepare for the labour market with a tool that features the world’s main financial organizations.
The Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management provides specialized knowledge in the study of finance, with a practical and professional orientation that makes graduates highly employable. The objective is to facilitate access for our graduates to positions of high responsibility in the financial sector.
The techniques, methods, and principles our students acquire enable them to gain access to a wide range of career opportunities in finance (private banking, wealth advisor, portfolio manager, market and investment analyst, stock trader, and many more) in all types of companies in the sector (banks, savings banks, securities agencies, insurance companies, private equity firms, and family offices).
Many young people wonder what they should study if they’re interested in finance. The Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management is the perfect choice, providing superior education in the areas of private banking, wealth management, and corporate finance. It is aimed at graduates of Business Administration and Management, Economics, Finance, and related areas.
If you want to discover what university life is like at IQS and find out all the details about this master’s degree, who better to tell you about it than our students?
At IQS, each student is a story of motivation, dedication, and success. Through their experiences, you’ll be able to get a more accurate view on the master’s degree, the subjects taught, and the professional impact it has on students.
The curriculum of the Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management has been defined considering the needs of the profession and features the appropriate combination of theoretical and practical knowledge. It covers the two main professional specializations in the field of finance: wealth advising and corporate finance, with a clear professional orientation and an international perspective.
The objective is to prepare professionals with a comprehensive, international, and interrelated education who are capable of taking on technical and managerial roles within the main professional areas of finance.
*An elective module must be chosen.
Models and Financial Products (mandatory)
Main theoretical models through their practical application of the different investment and financial products, both fixed income, equities, and derivative instruments or hybrid products.
Legal framework and methodology (mandatory)
Through knowledge of financial markets, macroeconomic variables, and monetary policies, students learn how to take them into account for company investment and financing decisions.
Analysis, Valuation, and Management of Financial Products (elective)
Students work on advanced valuation methods for financial products and different portfolio management and financial planning models.
Corporate Finance (elective)
Students study company valuation and business risk management methods and analyse corporate merger and acquisition transactions as well as Private Equity and Venture Capital activities.
The professional orientation of the Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management and its advanced technical content in finance opens up a wide range of professional opportunities with an extensive variety of roles.
The master’s degree prepares students so, once they understand the functioning of financial markets and the private and corporate banking business, they can end up taking on leadership and management positions as they gain professional experience related to their position.
Employability for our graduates is exceptionally high, with a large percentage of them landing a job in the financial sector before completing the master’s degree. In any case, 100% of graduates obtain a job in the financial sector within a few months of finishing the master’s degree.
Career opportunities
Financial Institutions (banks, savings banks, credit unions, etc.), Investment Banks, Securities and Exchange Companies and Agencies, Portfolio Management Companies, and Investment Funds (SGC and SGIIC).
In-company internships are mandatory and paid. The internships may be full-time, morning, and/or afternoon and are conducted in institutions and entities with recognized prestige in the financial sector.
Some of the entities in which our students have carried out internships include: Deutsche Bank, Caixa Bank, Bankinter, Andbank, Morabanc, Newtech Capital, BNP Paribas, Caixa d’Enginyers, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
Students in the Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management have completed internships in a wide array of departments and roles. From activities and departments in Private Banking and Wealth Advising to performing roles in Risk Departments, Real Estate, Investments, Portfolio Management, Private Equity, and Venture Capital.
Once you have completed your registration, the system will assign you a user number then you must create a password. You can check the status of your application at any time with this login information.
If you are an IQS student, you must pre-register directly from your SIGMA profile. Enter your username and password and go to official studies/pre-registration.
The master’s degree coordinator will contact you for an interview. Subsequently, IQS will notify you by email on the decision regarding your admission.
Once admitted, you have a period of two weeks to make your pre-enrolment payment. You must pay a pre-enrolment tuition fee of €1,000. The pre-enrolment payment is non-refundable and does not entail an additional cost as it will be deducted from the total tuition fees once your enrolment is finalized.
If you make the payment from outside of Spain, you must do so through Flywire: www.flywire.com/pay/iqsland
If you are a non-EU student, you will receive your visa letter once IQS has received your pre-enrolment payment.
Once the enrolment period has opened, and if you have completed the previous stages, you will receive an email from the IQS Registrar’s Office with the credentials and instructions you need to proceed with your enrolment.
Using your credentials, start your session on the SIGMA academic management application and formalize your enrolment by indicating the payment method.
IQS offers scholarships and financial aid to students who wish to study a master’s degree at IQS and who have completed their undergraduate studies at another university. We also provide scholarships for academic excellence, financial need, and international students.
Academic Excellence
For students who are beginning their master’s studies, this scholarship covers up to 40% of tuition for the best undergraduate academic transcripts depending on the applicant’s financial situation.
Financial need
For students with financial need. These scholarships are based primarily on your family’s income level and satisfactory academic performance. Scholarships for up to 40% of tuition fees are awarded.
International Students
For students who can prove they reside outside of Spain, have financial need, a solid academic record, and have been admitted to an IQS master’s degree.
Alex Maura
CFA Charterholder. Portfolio Manager. Zurich Insurance
Àlex Martí
CFA Charterholder. Associate, Direct Lending (Zenon Asset Management, 2023). Corporate Development and Strategy Analyst (Banc Sabadell, 2021-2023)
Alfonso Roa
Partner director. Technocapital. Independent Director Selinca A.V. Founding Partner of AlternativeRatings. President of the Accreditation and Certification Committee of EFPA Spain.
Emili Serra
Senior Portfolio Manager. VidaCaixa. Structured Product and Solution Sales (BNP Paribas, London, 2005-2013). Fixed Income Specialist (RBC and BNP Paribas, London, 2001-2005)
Francesc Ortí
Professor of the Department of Financial Economics and Accounting. University of Barcelona. Degree in Mathematics from the University of Barcelona
Francisco Ruiz Armengol
Area director. Control of Instrumental Societies. CaixaBank.
Héctor Robelló
Director of Sustainable Finance. Mazars
Margarida Crous
Founding partner. Serveis Integrals M. Crous. Economist and Head of the Tax Department. Specialist in International Taxation. Linkage reports.
Pablo Larraga
Financial Consultant. Judicial expert. Finance Professor.
Ramon Alfonso
Partner and Chief Investing Officer in GAR Investment Managers. Partner in Norz Heritage.
Raül Martínez
FX Consultant (ByDemes). Risk Management, Security Valuation and Portfolio Optimization Consultant (Inloac)
Xavier Martí Rabassa
Proprietary Trading. Financial Advisor of Private Banking at BBVA (2016-2017). Investment Director at CatalunyaCaixa (2009-2016)
IQS is strongly committed to quality and has different processes in place to ensure ongoing improvement through the IQS School of Management Quality Committee.
IQS is accredited by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, USA), the leading international accreditation entity for studies in the areas of business and accounting. The Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral studies at the IQS School of Management hold this accreditation and international recognition.
The IQS School of Management formally applied for membership in the AUDIT programme on 18 July 2011 under the expansion category. To this end, it adopted the design of the Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIC) of the IQS School of Engineering, which had been submitted to the University System Quality Agency (AQU) for evaluation in the 2009 AUDIT call and positively assessed on 22 April 2010.
AACSB accreditation for all IQS School of Management studies.
In December 2017, the Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management taught by the IQS School of Management was accredited by the CNMV (National Securities Market Commission) as a University Master’s Degree that meets the requirements for providing advisory and information services by the staff of financial institutions that offer financial services (Technical Guide 07/2017 of the CNMV, in accordance with the European Union MiFID II directive (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II).
In December 2018, the Master’s Degree was incorporated into the CFA Institute® University Affiliation Program. This acknowledges that the IQS Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management incorporates at least 70% of the CFA® Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and emphasizes the CFA Institute® code of ethics. Entry into the CFA Institute® University Affiliation Program signals to prospective students, employers, and the labour market that the master’s degree is focused on the practice and preparation of the CFA® exams.
The IQS Master’s Degree in Wealth and Financial Management was included in the Eduniversal “Best Masters Ranking Worldwide 2022.”
