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Considering the intensity and highly specialist nature of a Master's in Finance, it’s understandable that the finance industry is the typical draw for graduates. However, the transferable skills you gain can prepare you for careers across various industries. This was the case for Michelle Tang and Steve Demmler, who, after completing their studies, found themselves on diverse career paths.  Read more

When choosing a master’s degree in finance, you’ll want to study in a location that’s brimming with finance hubs, expertise, and home to top finance companies. Many students look to the US, and in particular New York, with its famous Wall Street banking area and NASDAQ stock exchange. Meanwhile, others might consider global finance epicenters in Hong Kong, which serves as a key entrance point to the finance sphere in China. Read more

You’ve decided you want to join an advanced Master in Finance program that’s geared towards finance professionals, but how can you stand a chance of impressing admissions teams?  From writing a strong admissions essay to impressing in the interview stage, we spoke to two academic directors from the HKUST Business School-NYU Stern Master of Science (MS) in Global Finance (MSGF) program, to find out everything you need to know to create a winning business school application. Read more

A finance career offers unparalleled opportunities and exciting roles. Here are 5 skills you need to be successful. Read more

Mohale Rakgate is using his Master in Finance degree to help the President of South Africa boost the country’s infrastructure funding and reduce inequality Read more

Interest in digital goods on a global ledger known as NFTs have grown exponentially in 2021, where it has even surpassed the searches for “crypto” in Google searches last year. Not long ago, art and collectible NFTs were only an idea with potential and no one outside the crypto industry took them seriously. With NFT sales volume totaling $25 billion in 2021, growing at over 250 times compared to the year before, this has caught mainstream attention and deserves a closer look. In this seminar session, we will go over “what is an NFT?”, its applications and the future growth opportunities of this new concept and technology. Read more

As managing director of the Hong Kong PropTech Association, Rainie Pan is leading a booming property technology sector. She says the HKUST-NYU Stern MSc in Global Finance showed her new opportunities Read more

It’s not only bankers and accountants who can benefit from an advanced finance degree. Wincen Santoso, an experienced lawyer, chose the HKUST-NYU Stern MS in Global Finance to advance his career too Read more

GameStop, the video game retailer, has had a rollercoaster month, with its stock price rising more than 8,000% at one point.
However, its share price, which hit a high of $347 last week, is finally starting to drop and opened at about $91 on Thursday.  Read more

Prof Menachem Brenner, Academic Director of MSGF program in NYU Stern was interviewed by CGTN on January 15, 2021 about three major Chinese telecom giants have been delisted from trading at the New York Stock Exchange.
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