Swiss Finance, School of Business for MBAs

Swiss Finance selectively assembles a strong class of individuals capable of excelling in finance and business. Because of Swiss Finance, School of Business’s curriculum, teaching methods, reputation and rigor, its programs are known to offer an invaluable experience to MBAs and other graduate students interested in a career in investment banking, corporate finance, private equity, hedge funds, sales and trading. Swiss Finance, School of Business students body is very carefully selected to be both highly talented and diverse. The median age is in the early to mid twenties, and our program participants include several MBAs and finance professionals each year, besides mature and high-achieving college students.

The following information should further help you determine if our programs may be suitable for you to apply. Our programs offer education and training on certain topics (such as proprietary trading, financial modeling and interviewer psychology) not available at almost any undergraduate or graduate business schools, and in many ways our programs are designed to be similar to real life investment banking / entrepreneurial experiences. The experience is invaluable to anyone who wishes to excel and occupy a leadership role in any industry. Our programs do not focus much on basic accounting, operations or information systems; however a limited amount of accounting that relates directly to investment banking and trading is taught. Our key focus is on valuation, capital markets, M&A, hedge funds, private equity, strategy consulting and entrepreneurship. We typically have many finance majors as well as finance MBAs in our programs.

Program Rigor and Excellence in Applied Business and Finance

Unlike most undergraduate or MBA finance courses, 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 each business day. Additionally, in the evenings, students study for several hours, both independently and in groups. Textbook 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 for the audience. 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.