As part of a weeklong series of seminars at the end of the common track of the MSc in Finance, students were treated to an in-depth exploration of the rising cryptocurrency trend on 11-12 January 2023. The two-day “Digital Assets” event featured business practitioners currently tapping into this burgeoning field and keen to present the stakes involved for companies considering this new route.

With unemployment rates surging, many people are enrolling at business school to ride out the recession and upgrade their credentials to bolster their job prospects for the economic recovery from Covid-19.

An MSc in Finance is a haven in a downturn, but while the jobs market is more uncertain because of coronavirus, there are bright spots. Internships have largely been postponed rather than cancelled, and the finance sector, banks especially, are far more resilient now because of the 2008 financial crisis.

A finance masters degree is valuable in any economic climate, and here are just a few of the job opportunities that lead on from the rewarding qualification.