MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance MSc in Energy, Trade & Finance Information Session 11 February 2014, 18.30
MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance
MSc in Energy, Trade & Finance
Information Session
11 February 2014, 18.30
MSc programmes
Actuarial Science
Actuarial Management
Mathematical Trading & Finance
Quantitative Finance
Financial Mathematics
Real Estate
Real Estate Investment
Shipping, Trade & Finance
Energy, Trade & Finance
Management
Marketing Strategy &
Innovation
Global Supply Chain
Management
Finance
Corporate Finance
Investment Management
Banking & International Finance
International Accounting
& Finance
Real Estate Investment
Finance and Investment (pt only)
Insurance & Risk Management
SHIPPING, TRADE & FINANCE
ACTUARIAL FINANCE
QUANTITATIVE FINANCE
MANAGEMENT INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE
MSc programmes at Cass
Prof Nikos Nomikos
Director, MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance
Prof Michael Tamvakis
Director, MSc in Energy, Trade & Finance
Why a Specialist Masters Programme?
City of London location
Largest concentration of risk/insurance
specialists in Europe
Internationally known Finance Faculty
• Research
• Teaching
• Consulting
• International dialogue
The Costas Grammenos International Centre
for Shipping, Trade and Finance The aims of the centre are...
To teach
To undertake research
To create a forum for international dialogue
The aim of the MSc programmes is to produce an informed, knowledgeable, flexible, personable, confident, networking decision maker, who can perform in an international business environment, under pressure and within time constraints.
The product
…and from many other backgrounds
Students come from...
Economics
Business
Politics
Management
Finance
Sociology
Shipping
Engineering
Mathematics
Physics
Classics
Law
History
Languages
The common denominator is...
1st or 2.1 degree
Will to work hard
Ambitions for a successful career
Some employers include...
SHIPPING
Maerskbulk
Stena RoRo
SSY
H-Clarksons
Bergesen
Tsakos Group
P&O Shipping
Frontline
Fearnleys
Toepfer & Co
ENERGY COMPANIES
Gazprom
Total
Chevron
Conoco-Phillips
Shell
RWE
E.ON
EDF
Lukoil
StatoilHydro
TRADING & MANUFACTURING
Cargill
Trafigura
Vitol
Armajaro
Corus
Mittal Shipping
CONSULTANCY
PWC
Accenture
KPMG
Drewry
Wood Mackenzie
Breamer Financial Services
BANKS
BarCap
Merrill Lynch
MorganStanley
NatWest Markets
CSFB
Den Norske Bank
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
HSBC
JP Morgan
SEB
Staff
Practitioners Academic Journals
Presented
in class
Alumni Employers
How is it done?
Teaching Research
Networking &
Forum for Dialogue
Teaching methods
Interaction of
Staff Lectures
Group work
Guest Speakers
Case Studies
First term
Programme structure
Int’l Economics (STF )
Energy Economics (ETF)
Man. Accounting
Quant. Methods
Princ. of Finance
Shipping Econ. (STF)
Oil & Energy Transp.
(ETF)
Fundamentals
Corporate Finance
Shipping Invest. & Fin (STF)
Oil & Energy Trading (ETF)
Financial Markets
Int’l Commodity Trade (STF)
Power Markets (ETF)
Critical thinking
RPMS/Business Plan
Advanced QM
Induction
Computing
QM
Finance &
Economics
Pre- sessional
Second term Third term
Specialisation
Elective 1
Elective 2
Elective 3
Elective 4
Elective 5
EITHER
Project
Elective1
OR
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
A selection of elective modules
Air Transport
Chartering
Commodity Derivatives & Trading
Econometric Modelling
Energy & Weather Derivatives
Energy Law
Energy Project Investment & Finance
Financial Derivatives
Marine Insurance
Shipping Law
Shipping Risk Management
Shipping Strategy
Trade Finance
Advanced Options Trading
Behavioural Finance
Consulting Skills
Ethics, Society and the Finance Sector
Hedge Funds
Islamic Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Project Finance
Strategic Management
Technical Analysis & Trading Systems
Main research themes
Risk modelling
Shipping risk
Commodity risk
Trading emissions
Shipping economics
Transport economics
Commodity trade
Shipping risk management
Shipping finance
Behavioural finance
Finance in logistics
Derivatives
…and many other journals and
…also presented at international conferences
Research published in...
Applied Economics
Energy Economics
Energy Policy
European Financial Management
Journal of Economic Studies
Journal of Futures Markets
Maritime Policy & Management
Transportation Research
A forum for international dialogue
1995 Looking towards the 21st c. from the City of London David Rowland (then Chairman, Lloyds of London), Lord Howe of Aberavon, Richard Lambert (Editor, Financial Times), Andrew Buxton (Chairman, Barclays Bank plc)
1996 The Onassis Legacy Stelios Papadimitriou (President of the Alexander S Onassis Foundation)
1997 Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economistsm Biennial Baltic Exchange Lecture Eric Shawyer (immediate past Chairman of the Baltic Exchange)
Lectures in international business
Roger Parsons
Managing Director,
Rea Bros Ltd
The Rt Hon Sir Michael Palliser
Former Chairman, Samuel Montagu
plc; Former Under Secretary and
Head of Diplomatic Service
Sir Graham Day
Advisor, Boston Consulting
Group; Chancellor of
Dalhousie University
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach
Vice-Chairman,
Goldman Sachs International
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Chairman, easyJet
Roy Leighton
Chairman, Crédit
Lyonnais Rouse
David Ord
Managing Director,
The Bristol Port Company
City of London biennial meetings
The First: “Before the Millennium - from the City of London” - 7th-
9th December 1999
The Second: “Competition and Innovation within a Global
Context” - 12th-13th December 2001
The Third: “World Economy & International Markets” - 4th-5th
November 2003
The Fourth: “Challenges, competition & innovation in a global
context” - 6th-7th December 2005
The Fifth: “Problems, challenges & prospects” - 18th-19th
November 2008
The Sixth: 8th-9th November 2010
The Seventh: 11th-12th November 2013
Getting on the right career path
skills sessions & workshops
Careers fairs
Interview preparation
CVs and applications
Assessment centres
Networking
Personal branding
Successful job hunting
Presentation skills
Working with recruitment agencies
Commercial awareness
Psychometric tests
Organisations who participated in the
Sept. 2013 MSc Careers Fairs
Organisations who participated in the
Sept. 2013 MSc Careers Fairs
Alumni activity
Links to MBA and MSc graduates across
all courses
Social and professional events (City
Connect, Annual Alumni Meetings)
Publications
International networking
Professional update seminars
Stelios Haji-Ioannou Scholarships
Applying
On line application
Good First Class or 2:1 degree
English proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS)
Two references (1 academic, 1 professional)
Original transcripts
Conditional/unconditional decisions made on a
rolling basis, within 3-4 weeks in most cases
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