Undergraduate Degree

Financial specialist specializes in Investment Strategy is among profession that is most wanted by many including financial institutions. The Asian Institute of Finance once reported in 2015 that 76% employers reporting talent shortages, 77% employers reported that it was increasing difficult to hire and among all those jobs, “specialist” in the areas of “Risk Management & Compliance”, “Product Development” and “Asset/Wealth Management” were among those most difficult jobs to be filled. The MERITUS University’s Bachelor of Science (Hons) Finance (Investment Strategy) is specially designed for these opportunities.

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Finance (Investment Strategy) is a unique program offered by MERITUS University that enables students to build a holistic understanding of the ecosystem of finance and investment industry from both business as well as technical aspects.

Subject Offered

Finance (Investment Strategy)

• Accounting Fraud
• Bank Operations and Professional Ethics
• Corporate Finance
• Derivatives I
• Derivatives II
• Econometrics
• Equity Investment
• Ethical and Professional Standards
• Financial Planning: Process and Environment
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Fixed Income
• Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics 1
• Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics 2
• International Trade Finance
• Introduction to Cost Accounting
• Introduction to Fraud, Money Laundering and AMLA
• Introduction to Investments
• Introduction to the Financial Industry
• Planning for Business Owners and Professionals
• Portfolio – Building Wealth – Part 1
• Portfolio – Building Wealth – Part 2
• Portfolio – Building Wealth – Part 3
• Portfolio – Building Wealth – Part 4
• Portfolio – Building Wealth – Part 5
• Portfolio Management and Stock Exchange Simulation
• Principles of Accounting
• Quantitative Methods with Big Data for Business
• Tax, Retirement, Will & Estate Planning

Business Management

• Business Communication
• Corporate and Business Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Foreign Language – Mandarin
• Finance for Business
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Introduction to Malaysian Business Law
• Introduction to Organisations and Management
• Macroeconomics
• Marine Finance
• Marine Insurance
• Marketing, Communication and Branding
• Microeconomics
• Research Methods
• Risk Management and Insurance
• Social Enterprise Project

Personal Development

• Employability Skills
• English Language
• Personal & Leadership Development

Compulsory

• Malaysian Studies
• Communication using Malay Language 2

There were limitless opportunities for graduates with this qualification. Below are some of the conventional opportunities for graduates with focuses on banks and investment firms but today’s opportunities has reach out to companies of various types ranging from personal investment advisors, entrepreneur to small medium enterprises and large corporations:

Business Analyst / Consultant Executive

Generate reports summarizing financial data for use by executives, managers and other stakeholders when making business decisions

Credit Analyst /Credit Manager

Credit Managers oversee a firm’s insurance of credit, establishing credit-rating criteria, determining credit ceilings, and monitoring the collections of past-due accounts. Managers specializing in international finance develop financial and accounting systems for the banking transactions of multinational organizations.

Financial Adviser/ Financial Planner/ Wealth Advisors/ Strategic Development Analyst

Plan, direct and coordinate the financial operations and participants in formulating the financial policy within a government agency, corporate business, or organizations

Financial Analyst/ Securities Analysis Executive

Financial Analysts (also called securities analysts and investment analysts) work for banks, insurance companies, funds, securities firms, and other businesses, helping these companies or their clients make investment decisions

Financial Planner

Develop financial plans for individuals organizations and invest and manage funds on their behalf

International Trade Business Analyst

Provide assistance to international trade specialists by collecting and analyzing information related to international trade opportunities. They work in foreign investment firms, banks, government agencies and as consultants.

Investment Banker

Facilitate a company in issuing stock or bonds by giving advices on how much a company is worth and how best to structure a deal with consideration of an acquisition, merger or sale project by identifying risks associated with the project. It may also include the issuing of securities as a means of raising money for the client groups, and creating the documentation for the Securities and Exchange Commission necessary for a company to go public

Bank Executive / Officer/ Banker

Market banks own product and manage a portfolio of clients

Note: The above list are not conclusive and subject to each individual performance at various stages.