Department of Economics and Finance City University of

Department of Economics and Finance City University of Hong Kong Presented by : Coordinator of Undergraduate Programmes: Dr. Fred Kwan 1

EF Majors and Minors Ø EF website Two EF majors Ø BBA Business Economics (two streams) Ø International Economics Ø Banking and Financial Economics Ø Ø Ø Ø BBA Finance (two streams) Finance (General) Global Financial Markets Four EF minors Business Economics (BE) Finance (FIN) Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Quantitative Finance (QF) 2

Mission Nurture the next generation of financial executives, professional economists, and analysts for Hong Kong, Mainland China, and other Asia-Pacific economies 3

EF Career Prospects Hong Kong is an international financial centre – the financial sector is huge and requires a lot of financial professionals Source: Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics 2014 4

Plenty of opportunities – many firms, jobs, and vacancies Source: Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics 2014 5

Above average salary growth, esp. for midlevel managers and financial professionals Source: Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics 2014 6

What about the future? �HK manpower projection 2018 by HKSAR government �Compare manpower requirement by sectors 2010 & 2018 �Big demand for manpower in banking, financial institutions, and insurance. 7

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Graduates profile � Full time employment rate in 2014: 93. 7% Employment sector Business Service / Real Estates Civil Service Community, Social & Personal Services Educational Institutions Financial / Insurance Hospitality & Tourism Services Manufacturing Trading (Wholesale & Retail) Transport, Storage & Communication Others 10

Graduates profile � Average Annual Salary: HK$180, 666 Annual Salary Range HK$120, 000 - 129, 999 HK$130, 000 - 139, 999 HK$140, 000 - 149, 999 HK$150, 000 - 159, 999 HK$160, 000 - 169, 999 No. HK$170, 000 - 179, 999 HK$180, 000 - 189, 999 HK$190, 000 - 199, 999 HK$200, 000 or above 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 11

BBA Business Economics: Highlights ØPrepare students for career development or further study, according to individual goals and interest ØJoint Bachelor’s degree programmes with Columbia University in New York and National Taiwan University in Taiwan ØIndividual choice of streams 12

BBA Business Economics: Streams Ø Final year: choose one of the below streams • • International Economics Banking and Financial Economics 13

BBA Business Economics: Joint Programmes Columbia University National Taiwan University Commencement September 2014 (commence 3 rd year of study) September 2014 (commence 2 nd year of study) Enrollment Up to 5 students per year Requirement • 4 -year degree majoring in BE • Completed year 1 with at least 30 credits • CGPA: 3. 3 or above • IELTS: 7. 0 or above OR TOEFL: 100. 0 (ibt) or above • • • Fees (in years at host university) Pay the regular fees to host university Pay the regular fees to home university 4 -year degree majoring in BE GPA: 3. 0 or above Speak Mandarin (Putonghua) and read Chinese Note: Students will spend around 2 years in the host university in each programme. After completion of the programme, students will have two degrees from the participating universities (i. e. City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University/National Taiwan University). 14

Joint Bachelor's Degree Program with Columbia University � 7 BE students are studying in Columbia University under this Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program. � After the first semester in Columbia, all of the students in 2012 cohort obtained CGPA of 3. 6 or above while two of them on Dean’s list. 15

Joint Bachelor’s Degree Programme with National Taiwan University � 2 BE students are studying in National Taiwan University under the Joint Bachelor’s Degree Programme. � After the first year, one of them got a CGPA of 4. 0 or above. 16

BBA Business Economics: Career ØEconomic Consultant ØEconomic Analyst ØEconomic Researcher ØManagement Trainee ØCorporate Manager ØInvestment Advisor 17

BBA Business Economics: Selected List of Employers of Graduates � AIA, Bank of China (HK), Cathay Pacific, Cheung Kong (Holdings), China Construction Bank (Asia), Citibank HK, DBS Bank, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Groupon, Hang Seng Bank, HSBC, Industrial and Commercial, Bank of China (Asia), KPMG, Standard Chartered Bank, Wells Fargo Bank 18

BBA Business Economics: Stories of Alumni Dick WU Lina WONG (2010 Graduate in BBA Business Economics) Analyst Barclays Capital (2000 Graduate in BBA Business Economics) Morgan Stanley Elaine HU (2009 Graduate in BBA Business Economics) Risk Modelling, Barclays 19

BBA Finance: Highlights ØPrepare students for key financial management and analyst positions �Two steams of specialization: ◦ (1) Finance (General) �More broad-based, for students interested in managerial positions ◦ (2) Global Financial Markets �More technical, for students interested in investment positions 20

BBA Finance: Career ØCommercial or Investment or Private Banker ØCorporate Strategist ØCredit Analyst ØPortfolio Manager ØRisk Manager for financial institutions or non-financial corporations ØSecurities (Debt and Equity) Analyst 21

BBA Finance: Selected List of Employers of Our Graduates � ANZ Banking, AXA China Region, Bank Consortium Trust (BCT), Bank of Tokyo. Mitsubishi, China Construction Bank (Asia), Credit Suisse, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young, HSBC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia), JPMorgan Chase Bank, KPMG, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services HK, Morgan Stanley, Pricewaterhouse. Coopers, Standard Chartered Bank 22

BBA Finance: Stories of Alumni Dora HUANG Jacky CHIANG (2014 Graduate in BBA Finance) Analyst, Barclays Capital (2014 Graduate in BBA Finance) Graduate Trainee, UBS Tom AI (2010 Graduate in BBA Finance) BNP Paribas, Japan Vitas LI Simon LIU (2010 Graduate in BBA Finance) Investment Banking Analyst Citigroup (2009 Graduate in BBA Finance) UBS AG Rita XIAO (2009 Graduate in BBA Finance) Consultant Stirling Finance Limited Linyi XU (2009 Graduate in BBA Finance) Analyst, Credit Suisse Angie CHU (2008 Graduate in BBA Finance) Compliance, JPMorgan 23

BBA Finance: Stories of Alumni Calvin CHENG (2013 Graduate in BBA QFRM) Global Marketing & Solution Dep’t (East Asia Region), Bank of Tokyo. Mitsubishi UFJ Arthur NAM (2014 Graduate in BBA QFRM) International Graduate, Standard Chartered Bank Kristy PANG (2014 Graduate in BBA QFRM) BNP Paribas 24

BBA Finance: Further Studies Jill WANG (2014 Graduate in BBA Finance) MSc Finance, Oxford University Zhan LUO (2012 Graduate in BBA Finance) MSc Finance, Imperial College London Kitty WU (2013 Graduate in BBA Finance) Ms Managerial and Financial Economics, HEC Paris Hang LI (2012 Graduate in BBA Finance) Ms Financial Engineering, UC Berkeley 25

BBA Finance: Further Studies Bei YE (2012 Graduate in BBA QFRM) MPhil Finance, Cambridge Ken WU (2014 Graduate in BBA QFRM) Carnegie Mellon University Jerry SHU (2013 Graduate in BBA QFRM) Master in Finance, MIT 26

BBA Finance: Further Studies Ya LI (2012 Graduate in BBA QFRM) Risk Management and Financial Engineering, Imperial College London Qin WANG (2013 Graduate in BBA QFRM) Corporate Finance, LSE Dan ZHAO (2013 Graduate in BBA QFRM) Ph. D Business Economics, University of Michigan 27

Student Development � Dedicated staff to manage and organize student development activities Scholarship Career preparation workshops EF Professional mentoring Student exchange & internship (over 65% of our graduates had participated) ◦ Language immersion ◦ EF co-curricular activities ◦ Professional competitions ◦ ◦ 28

Student Development Ø Ø Ø Ø Mentoring Schemes • Staff mentor, Student mentor, Professional mentor Study Tours Exchange Programme Internship Career Preparation BEST (Business Elites Seminar Talk) Databases (Bloomberg, PACAP, Data. Stream, IMF, etc. ) 29

Students on Exchange 30

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EF Students in Professional Competitions 34

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Selected Employers of Our Graduates: Commercial Banks 38

Selected Employers of Our Graduates: Financial Institutions in Investment Banking Activities 39

Selected Employers of Our Graduates: Regulatory Agencies 40

Selected Employers of Our Graduates: Securities Exchange 41

Selected Employers of Our Graduates: Big 4 Accounting Firms 42

Some Move On to Master Programmes 43

We welcome you to City. U EF! Thank you 44