The world of banking is changing at a very fast pace. The recent turmoil in the global financial industry has led many banks to rethink their strategies and policies regarding the balance between risk and return/reward.

This has also had an impact on the very core of the financial services space, Private Banking, and more specifically its key offering, Wealth Management. Clients of private banks expect highly differentiated and cutting edge products and services, which implies that wealth managers must gain enhanced insight and understanding of such new offerings for their client base

At the same time, the increasingly competitive environment facing banks from other providers of long term savings solutions and other offerings, makes the customer interface of such client relationships even more important to understand and master. To increase the value in the client relationship, wealth managers should adopt new thinking and approaches in order to retain and enhance these over time.

In addition, private banking is part of the overall operations of the bank. As a result, any decision involving the sale or trade of products or assets to and from clients, as well as for clients, has an impact on the balance sheet and the risk exposure of the bank itself.

Recent events clearly show how imperative it is to have a thorough understanding of the close link between wealth and risk management. New products and services, and the increasing impact of a client's relationships with the bank, based on the individual bank manager's actions and decisions, form the base for the modern banking concepts and strategies upon which this program relies.

Pan-European degree

The Lorange Institute and the University of Wales have a highly regarded international validation process in place. This facility enables us to fully offer the degree awarded by the University of Wales. The value of your master’s degree from Lorange is enhanced by this validation, which guarantees approval of the degrees throughout the European Union.

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Consistent with our belief that specialization should come before generalization, our Executive Master of Science and Executive MBA programmes are closely synchronized. This means that you can start your studies at Lorange Institute with an Executive MSc programme and upon graduating go on to add the modules needed for generalization in order to earn an Executive MBA. Simply transfer your Executive MSc credits into the Executive MBA programme

The Lorange Institute of Business Zurich Executive Master of Science degree prepares graduates to play a leading role on the global management stage. Executive Master of Science graduates are qualified to handle higher business functions: Chief Executive or C-Suite manager. Participants can complete their degree at their own pace, and according to their own schedule.

The program is intended for participants who either already work in banking and want to broaden their general management perspective or who want to further strengthen their understanding of modern banking. In addition, if you work in financial management or related fields, and want to prepare for a career within banking, this program should give you a solid platform from which to pursue such a new career. Finally, students who want to broaden their understanding about modern banking in order to pursue a general management career in banking should consider enrolling.

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