Swiss Finance Academy for MBAs, JDs, and Graduate Students

Swiss Finance Academy selectively assembles a strong class of individuals capable of excelling in finance and business. Because of Swiss Finance’s curriculum, teaching methods, reputation and rigor, its programs are known to offer an invaluable experience to MBAs and other graduate students interested in careers in investment banking, corporate finance, private equity, hedge funds, sales and trading.

Swiss Finance Academy Associates are are very carefully selected to be both highly talented and diverse.

Our programs offer education and training on certain topics such as proprietary trading, advanced financial modeling and interviewer psychology not available at almost any graduate business school. Our programs are designed to bear strong resemblance to real life investment banking and corporate law environments, and students gain experience performing in high pressure environments through extensive simulations and case studies. The experience is invaluable to any student who wishes to excel in a finance related career, be it in law or banking.

Our programs do not heavily focus on basic accounting, operations or information systems; however a limited amount of accounting that relates directly to investment banking and trading is taught in programs for students without finance backgrounds. Our key focus is on valuation, capital markets, M&A, hedge funds, private equity, strategy consulting and entrepreneurship. We typically have a mix of finance and MBAs, along with law students in our programs. Though Swiss Finance Academy Associates receive a different certificate and have different means of evaluation, they attended group lectures with executive education students and Swiss Finance Academy Analysts (mature undergraduate students).

Program Rigor and Excellence in Applied Business and Finance

Our courses are taught by seasoned finance professionals from globally renowned firms such as JP Morgan, Citigroup and Barclays, and by a select few professors from top international MBA programs who have prior extensive experience in the investment banking industry. Some of our faculty members have trained professionals at bulge bracket investment banks. The lectures are full of examples from their own experiences and offer a deep insight into the reality of daily work in investment banking, corporate finance, sales and trading.

Our programs are very rigorous. Classes are held for several hours (8-16 hours) each business day. Additionally, in the evenings, students study for several hours, both independently and in groups. Readings and case studies are selected and assigned for their richness and practical relevance to the topic, and for making the discussion as approachable as possible. Formal presentations similar to those delivered by investment bankers before their clients during "beauty contests,” as well as negotiations that relate to the price and structure of a deal, form an integral part of a highly dynamic learning experience.