At IE Business School´s Masters in Finance, we do not only look for talented students who are passionate about finance, but also for those who excel in other areas of life such as extra-curricular activities. Samuel Harrison (UK) is one of them. Sam graduated from IE´s MIF program in summer 2012. Before IE, he was a published Financial…
DetailsThis post was written by Samuel Harrison, current MIF student. Following the excellent and thoroughly enjoyable IE arranged trip to New York in January this year, the next trip in the calendar is Ghana. Students from the 2011 Master in Finance that opted to go, will provide intellectual capital and a spare pair of hands,…
DetailsSamuel Harrison is a current Master in Finance student at IE, from the UK, and he has a secret: He is part of a team of entrepreneurs that created a “Staff Favorite” app on iTunes which is currently listed on the front page of iTunes UK and Ireland – a rare achievement for a Sports…
Details– An article by Samuel Harrison, current MIF student – The last few weeks in financial markets have been surprisingly positive, compounding on earlier gains which many expected to be lost with immediate capitulation. This has made for the perfect environment for our class portfolio competition, which is now well underway. My classmate and group…
DetailsAn article by current MIF student Samuel Harrison, who just got back from the New York trip with some other selected members of MIF class 2011. Financial markets have been remarkably resilient so far this year. Perhaps investors have finally come to terms with the array of macro uncertainties present within today’s investing framework. That…
Details– By Samuel Harrison, current MIF student – This month, the entire MIF class attended the inauguration ceremony of the Saudi-Spanish Center for Islamic Economics and Finance, hosted at IE Business School. Dr. Ahmad M. Ali, President of the Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia, was the key speaker. He focused around the future of Islamic…
Details– By Samuel Harrison – Current MIF student The third IE Titans of Finance conference was hosted by Dennis Jullens, European Head, Valuation & Accounting Research at UBS. The session began with Mr. Jullens dispelling some of the current hype and myth surrounding UBS’s Investment Bank, assuring us that it is very much alive and…
DetailsBy Samuel Harrison – Current MIF student Last week, IE hosted the second session in the Titans of Finance series. The conference was hosted by Jorge Vasallo, a Managing Partner of Arcano Group. Arcano is a boutique corporate finance and private equity house based in Spain. Mr Vasallo provided the class with an introduction to…
DetailsBy Samuel Harrison – Current MIF student Yesterday the MIF class attended the latest in the series of macro and economic update hosted by Professor Ignacio de la Torre. All the prevalent hot topics in the economy today were analysed, broken-down and discussed. The good: In reflection, most of today’s positive economic news is coming from…
DetailsSettling in… (By Samuel Harrison, current MIF student) The past few weeks have been very busy for the 2011 Master in Finance class, and have just flown by. This momentary busy period culminated with the class receiving our first examination results today. We have now commenced learning for a second tier of modules now, as…
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