Our latest "Finance" stories

The Finance Society is the International University of Monaco’s premier professional, social, and academic organization devoted to the financial services industry. A few months ago, Liam Armstrong and Andrea Prola decided to establish a Finance Society within the International University of Monaco. This society’s main purpose is to educate its fellow members on finance fundamentals and fill the gap between professionals…

We recently met with Alexandre Durandy, who is now working as Private Banker at Swisslife Banque Privée in Paris. Alexandre graduated from the MSc in Finance program, Private Banking & Wealth Management specialization in 2016. During his studies at IUM, he did his internship in Portfolio Management at Julius Baer in Monaco. He was then appointed…

Meet with Yannis Chahbani, MSc in Finance 2021, who is now working as Junior Associate in Luxembourg. “I had the opportunity to apply at Ernst & Young while I was reaching the end of my studies at IUM. It was challenging at first, there were many different interviews, tests, and pre-requisites; but the journey was worth…

In my last post I put forward some of the most essential benefits brought by the pursuit of an MSc in Finance. Yet, it is true that today, in particular in Europe, the many programs offered by Universities and business schools can lead to very different experiences. So how to choose an MSc in Finance…

A Master in Finance can change it all! I am regularly asked what the benefits of doing a Master in Finance are. Sometimes, students that have had some serious exposure to finance during their undergraduate studies feel it may not be necessary for them to pursue further their education to have a career in Finance.…

Antoine Besnard, MSc in Finance – Hedge Funds & Private Equity specialization What is your background? I had the opportunity to join IUM and the BBA: Monaco Banking & Financial Services program in apprenticeship directly in the third year after my BTS: Comptabilité et Gestion. This BBA gave me some basic knowledge of the financial sector and an…

An interview with the MBA Program Director, Dr. Marika Taishoff “Our aim is not only to enroll candidates who have perfect MBA profiles from the very outset but, just as importantly, those that will gain and grow the most as a result of the program.” When you look at the class profile for the class of…

Differently, but by no means worse! During the orientation week, IUM welcomed 2/3 of its new students on campus and 1/3 online. The ones on campus had the opportunity to meet in person with their program directors and their peers. To avoid contacts, videos were made to present key staff members and services to the new…