Information Session, 14 April 2014
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Information Session, 14 April 2014
BSc in Quantitative Finance Information Session, 14 April 2014 Professor Ekkachai Saenyasiri, QFIN Program Coordinator Stephanie Shum, Morgan Stanley, QFIN Graduate of 2011 Marcus Chu, Goldman Sachs, QFIN Graduate of 2013 + 11 current QFIN students What is Finance? Finance is the subject area that teaches you how to manage money Management of Money Individual (Personal Finance) Business (Corporate Finance) Government (Public Finance) Financial Institutions (Banks, Asset Management, Insurance Companies) Financial markets and financial products What is Quantitative Finance? Financial market practice with enhanced quantitative skills o More knowledge on Statistics / Mathematics / Programming Most related to o investment & portfolio management o development and pricing of equity and debt securities derivatives & structured products BSc in QFIN Program at HKUST Introduced in 2004 An undergraduate program designed for high‐caliber students with a strong interest in the finance industry Small size with around 20‐25 students admitted each year Close interaction among students and faculty When to apply for QFIN? Now Upon your completion of Year 1 of study (April 1 – 25) BBA (Undeclared) ECOF GBUS EVMT Business School QFIN RMBI DDP Comparisons to Other HKUST Programs BSc in QFIN vs. BBA in Finance QFIN: More Math / Stat / Computer courses QFIN: Fewer Management / Marketing / Accounting courses BSc in QFIN vs. BSc in Economics and Finance QFIN: More Finance / Math / Computer courses QFIN: Fewer Economics courses BSc in QFIN vs. BSc in Risk Management and Business Intelligence (RMBI) QFIN: More Finance courses QFIN: Fewer Computer courses Admission Requirements Admission Quotas ‐‐ Around 20‐25 students per year English Requirement – C+ or above for LANG 1002 & 1003 Performance in Mathematics Courses Overall academic performance (CGA) Personal Statement Interview performance Curriculum Overview All HKUST students must have 120 credits to graduate. For QFIN Students, University common core, 36 credits Business school core, 31 credits Major required course and required elective courses, 49-55 credits QFIN required courses QFIN required courses What is special about our program? QFIN Exclusive Courses Introduction to Finance (company visits) Bloomberg Professional Training Program Finance practicum Company visits Company visits in recent years (FINA 2102) • • • • • • • • Standard Chartered Credit Agricole UBS State Street ICBC Merrill Lynch AON Nomura Finance Practicum A group of 4‐5 final year students complete a Real Finance Project List of companies sponsoring practicum in recent years AIA BOC Group CITIC Bank Citigroup Global Markets Cornucopia Capital Credit Agricole Daiwa Capital Markets DBS Guotai Junan Assets Haitong International Hang Seng Indexes Co Ltd Hang Seng Bank Invesco‐Greatwall MaunaKai Capital Partners Overlay Asset Management Polaris Societe Generale Silverhorn Standard Chartered Bank Sun Hung Kai Securities Thomson Reuters Value Partners Group Life Beyond Study Career Mentor Link Program. Our mentors are successful professionals Founder, CIO, Executive Director, Managing director, Director, Manger HSBC, BNP Paribas, Value Partners, Towers Watson Investment, Penjing Asset Management Study abroad Harvard, U Penn, NYU, UC Berkeley, U of Virginia, City U London, USC, UT Austin, U of Warwick, Copenhagen Business School QFIN Seminar Series Exchange Program Spring 2014 Life Beyond Study (cont’d) Recent internships: AIA Credit Suisse DBS HSBC Global Nomura Royal Bank of Scotland Standard Chartered Bank UBS Bloomberg Daiwa Capital Market Hang Seng Bank JP Morgan OCBC Silverhorn Tower Watson Job Prospects for Graduates Potential employers Investment banks Asset management firms Commercial banks Insurance companies Possible jobs Equity analysts Fixed‐income analysts Derivatives sales and traders Risk control and trading system support Job Placement (recent graduates) Most graduates work in Banking & Finance Industry Recent job placements Accenture Company Ltd Barclays Capital Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs KPMG Silverhorn Swire Group Bank of China Credit Suisse DBS HSBC Nomura Standard Chartered Bank Uniliver Alumni info update Alumni info update Why QFIN? Reputation: Built by our QFIN alumni Solid knowledge in Finance Great career prospect Network with QFIN Alumni Department of Finance: Rank #1 in Asia and #25 in the world Job prospect: Benefit from our reputation Our QFIN program frequently receives requests from financial firms asking us to nominate students for internships and full-time positions. 11 requests exclusively for QFIN students in 2013-2014 academic year. Internships & Job nominations Internships & Job nominations Internships & Job nominations Internships & Job nominations Who should apply to join QFIN program? Students with a strong desire to work in the finance industry Students with strong mathematical backgrounds Students with an exceptional analytical and communication skills Information and Enquires Website: www.bm.ust.hk/qfin/ Email addresses: Ekkachai Saenyasiri, QFIN Program Coordinator: [email protected] Ms. Venus Tai – Program Assistant: [email protected] Today Mingling with current QFIN students and Alumni Thank You, And See You Again Soon!