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MiM or MAM – Which one is right for you?
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17 Nov 2020, 04:01
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| FROM LBS MiM Admissions Blog: MiM or MAM – Which one is right for you? |
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By Maria Busz, MAM Recruitment Associate Working in the Recruitment Team, we often get questions about the differences between the MAM and MiM programme. It’s more than understandable as these two programmes have a very similar curriculum. You’ll learn about business, you’ll do the London LAB project and you’ll collaborate on many practical assignments together as MiM and MAM students. There are, however, some key differences between the two programmes and I will try to present them to you today. Masters in Management, our flagship programme, has been developed in partnership with top global recruiters. It equips you with the critical business understanding, adaptive mindset, international perspective and business-ready practical skills to start your career. As a MiM candidate, you should have the motivation and desire to build a strong foundation for a career in business. MiM students tend to come from diverse academic and professional backgrounds. We are more than happy to consider applicants who have broad work experience in non-traditional business roles such as engineering, science and arts. As for Masters in Analytics and Management, you’ll have to be ready to combine detailed data analytics knowledge with strong business acumen. You will explore wide-ranging subjects like Data Visualisation, Machine Learning and AI. Use real data to solve real problems during your live business project, or join the London start-up scene. MAM students are expected to have some prior programming knowledge (at least intermediate level) and to have already worked on a data driven project. We are happy to accept candidates from STEM backgrounds with a strong interest in business and management and strong leadership skills. When deciding which programme to choose, you might need to consider the bigger picture. You’ll need to be self-aware and understand what are you strong and weak sides and what do you want your career path to look like. Some useful questions to ask yourself before choosing a programme would be:
If you’re thinking about a career in consulting, either of these programmes might prove to be right for you. If you’re not sure whether to choose MiM or MAM, it all depends on whether you want to add an analytical edge to your skillset. If you can see yourself working in a consulting company and want to be involved in data-driven projects, MAM might be a better fit for you. Or perhaps you are thinking about starting your own business in tech and need more analytical knowledge to better understand the ins and outs of the industry. If you prefer to gain more general knowledge or perhaps are transitioning from a non-business related background, MiM might be a better fit for you. As a Recruitment Team, we’re always aiming to give you a clearer idea of what programme is the best option for you as an individual. We have a number of upcoming online events where you can find out more about the programme of your choice. We also offer one to one consultations on Zoom. If you’d like to get in touch with a Recruitment representative, please email mim@london.edu for the Masters in Management programme, and mam@london.edu for the Masters in Analytics and Management programme. We’re looking forward to speaking with you! The post MiM or MAM – Which one is right for you? appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
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Introducing our new MiF Alumni Interview Series
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20 Nov 2020, 03:01
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| FROM LBS MiF Admissions Blog: Introducing our new MiF Alumni Interview Series |
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By Lucy Palin, MiF Admissions Manager With our Masters in Finance (MiF) Alumni spread across the globe and different sectors of finance, we want to give you an insight into as many of their experiences as possible. Each interview explores a different region or important topic and delves into our Alumni’s time on the MiF and their careers since. Our established Alumni will be interviewed by either a current student or recent graduate, allowing you to see how the MiF has developed and adapted as well as giving you an insight into the immediate and long-term impact of the MiF on their careers. Have a read below to find out about the Alumni joining us for our next two interviews. Make sure to keep up to date with our [url=https://www.london.edu/events/calendar#sort=%40eventstarts%20ascending&f:programme=[MIF]]events page[/url] so you can see who we will be interviewing in 2021! MiF Alumni Interview: Women in Finance 24 November, 14:00 UK time Lea Blinoff, MSc, LL.M, CAIA, American, MiF PT1995 Lea Blinoff, CAIA, has 30 years’ experience in the Financial Services industry. Lea is a Board member and Head of Solutions (Advisory, Discretionary and Alternatives) at Vestrata, including ESG Solutions. She has held senior leadership positions in capital markets, equity derivatives and private banking/wealth management, working with Barclays (BZW), Salomon Brothers, JP Morgan and HSBC, where she was a member of the Board of Directors of HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd. Most recently, Lea was Managing Director at Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd, and head of Advisory & Sales, responsible for Product Governance (including ESG, Sustainable and Impact Investments). She is a graduate of Duke University (BA), London Business School (MSc Finance), University of Law (GDL), and Queen Mary University of Law (LL.M in Banking & Finance). She completed the Global Leadership (INSEAD), Women Leading Change (INSEAD), and the Hedge Fund Institute (LBS). Lea is a member of the University of London Endowment Investment Committee. Lea holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing (Level 4), Fitch Foundations in ESG Investing, CISI Level 7, and is a member of US SIF, 100 Women in Finance, STEP (Affiliate), the Risk Management Association and the Global Association of Risk Professionals. She is a founding member of The Prince’s Trust Women’s Leadership Group, served as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Jamie Oliver Foundation and Chair of the Development Board for Beanstalk Charity. Martha Mends, British, MiF PT2022 Martha holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. Martha is currently an Investment Professional at EMK Capital, a mid-market pan-European private equity fund, where she invests in high potential businesses and partners with management teams to transform growth. Prior to joining EMK, Martha was part of a global strategy team at Accenture where she advised Private Equity and corporate clients on commercial due diligence, market entry and corporate strategy projects in international locations including Prague, New York, Johannesburg and Moscow. Martha decided to join the Masters in Finance programme at LBS for two key reasons: to build a global network of exceptional professionals; and to strengthen her financial knowledge through the school’s world class faculty and curriculum. In addition to being a student ambassador, Martha is Chief of Staff of Black in Business and is an active member of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Club and Women in Business. In her spare time, Martha enjoys running, skiing and going to the theatre. MiF Alumni Interview: Latin America 15 December, 15:00 UK time Christian Villouta, Chilean, MiF FT2006 Previous to study the MIF at LBS, Christian worked 5 years at one of the largest Utility companies in Latam, mainly in Commercial and IT Projects. Later, he was one of the founders of a technological venture for the healthcare sector that was later acquired by a Pharma company in Chile. After graduating from the MiF, he continue working in London in a Hedge Fund, were he invested in small and equity listed companies in Western Europe, and where he used a friendly activist approach trying to get a sizeable share of the company and work with the management and the board on some strategic decisions to unlock value. 5 years later, Christian came back to Chile, where he ran the Asset Management unit of a Private Bank, leading also the investment committee. He also got involved in the launch of some alternative funds, in special residential real estate developments, and mezzanine funds for real estate developers. Christian is Currently CFO of one of the largest Investment Banks in Latam. Regina Lopez, Mexican, MiF FT2018 Reginais currently Head of Finance at Casai, a Latam start up that merges smart home technology and premium accommodation to innovate the hospitality industry. Before that she was Senior Associate at Thor Urbana, a leading real estate investment and development company in Mexico City. Prior to attending LBS, she worked at the Central Bank of Mexico, leading the MXN-trading desk. Regina is also a dedicated cook, an avid reader and a gym enthusiast. Remember to sign up to join the interviews [url=https://www.london.edu/events/calendar#sort=%40eventstarts%20ascending&f:programme=[MIF]]here[/url]. 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LondonLAB 2020 Featurespace Case Study
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24 Nov 2020, 10:01
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By Echo Wang, MiM2020 This year, 274 MiM2020 students delivered 48 LondonLAB group consulting projects for clients virtually. Here, Echo Wang MiM2020 shares her experience working with Featurespace, who invented Adaptive Behavioural Insights to help organizations fight fraud and financial crime, through LondonLAB. Background Among the wealth of opportunities for experiential learning offered at LBS, LondonLAB offers MiM students a unique opportunity to apply and test their learning in a real-life setting by working with leading London-based companies on group consulting projects. This year, I had the opportunity to work with Featurespace  , a machine-learning start-up that invented Adaptive Behavioural Analytics to help organizations fight fraud and financial crime. Founded by a Cambridge University Professor and his PhD student in 2008, Featurespace leverages machine learning algorithms to detect fraud in real-time. Their award-winning product, ARIC Risk Hub, can detect fraud in real-time and hence minimises operational costs associated with fraud investigation. Positioning itself as a best-in-class player in the Fraud Detection and Protection (FDP) market, Featurespace was looking to offer the ARIC platform in the form of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) since multiple clients have approached them for it. Now a global organization, the company prioritises understanding the needs of its customers before it lifts and shifts to the SaaS model and brought in two groups of LBS MiM students to help them make this decision. Teamwork in the context of Covid-19 I worked with four other MiM students from different streams as team B14 to investigate the trends of financial institutions when it comes to deploying FDP solutions. Personally, I chose this project because I wanted to learn more about how technologies could bring changes to the financial industry. Due to the Covid-19 situation, the working conditions were a bit different this year – from project briefing with the product manager from Featurespace, Joe, to faculty consultations with Jessica – everything was virtual. It was particularly challenging since I returned to my home country several weeks prior to the beginning of LondonLAB and my teammates were all around the world. To accommodate time differences, my team scheduled regular meetings around the same time that would work for everyone. To kick-off our project, we worked as a group to come up with clarifying questions and an initial framework to tackle the business challenge. After a meeting with their CFO and Head of Sales, we refined our project scope and assigned each team member a topic area to research on, and later developed recommendations both individually and collectively. Insights and Recommendations Over the course of ten weeks, we found that although SaaS lacks customisability and decreases profitability in the short-term, it could increase the scalability of the ARIC platform and improve the company’s bottom line in the long-term. In structuring our research, we gathered our insights into three parts: 1. Introduction of SaaS and its trends, 2. Barriers to adoption, and 3. Recommendations. In part 1 and 2, we established that although the FDP market is growing rapidly, there are some barriers to its full adoption among Featurespace’s target customers. In investigating how soon these barriers would be overcome, we further divided our recommendations into product offerings and geographic strategy with action plans for the next 5 years. We recommended Featurespace to offer a mature SaaS ARIC for small to medium-sized UK/EU financial institutions, given their demonstrated interest in SaaS, and a mature hybrid could ARIC for UK/EU Tier 1 banks due given their complex needs of customisation and regulatory concerns. In addition to the UK market, we also found US an attractive market for entry since it has low barriers to entry and comprehensive data management regulations. For further market expansion in the APAC region, we only recommended entry to Japan, Korea, and Singapore given regulatory concerns and language requirements. Impact and Personal Learnings Presenting research findings and recommendations to the CEO, Product Managers, and many others at Featurespace was an exciting experience for me. During our final presentation, we had some meaningful conversations with the CEO and received very positive feedback on our presentation. With the help of Jessica, our faculty advisor, I got a taste of what a real-life consulting project would be like. Our point of contact, Joe, also supported us thoroughly by coordinating our meetings with upper management and provided invaluable feedback to our research findings. LondonLAB was a great opportunity for me to put what I have learnt in the past year to use. Working with my hard-working teammates through countless zoom calls, I truly felt the “synergy” generated by our team and found how diversity of opinions could drive a project more efficiently. It was incredible to know more about the commercialisation of machine learning algorithms and how financial institutions are responding to these technological changes. The post LondonLAB 2020 Featurespace Case Study appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
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