This course is a part of our GRC Finance specialization. The course can be taken separately, as a single course, or in combination with the two other courses within the specialization. It is possible to integrate the specialization or the course within the full master degree in Business Development (MBD).
Read more about the GRC specialization right here.
Purpose and description of the course
The finance sector is experiencing increasing regulations, pressures from various stakeholders for sustainability inclusion as well as challenging market environment and low RoA. With all these turbulent pressures comes the need to understand, identify and mitigate the risks they create and to comply with ever more stringent regulations. It is therefore important that finance employees are equipped with skills and knowledge to take on the risk management and the compliance role. Moreover, the aim is to have participants becoming more confident in their current role within their organization or inspire them in their career goals.
This course gives an overview over the regulatory, market and technological pressures the finance sector is experiencing, overview of risks, risk appetite and risk mitigation. It then discusses the compliance dimension, which logically follows on the back of understanding risk. This theme will be grounded in a real life cases and theoretical perspectives of the challenges experienced by companies.
Key themes in the course
- Regulation and Compliance
- Risk identification
- Risk Management
- Organizational understanding
- Empirical data
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to think about risks and what to measure, different ways to enforce compliance and the value for the financial sector.
- Identify and explain theories and models in your own organization or other chosen empirical context.
- Evaluate and reflect on the big picture of compliance and risk management.
The specialization is designed for the experienced employee within the financial sector. Employees, including managers, who need to improve and develop their competencies, and who are looking to understand how to integrate their current or future compliance and risk management work within the overall value chain of their company are encouraged to apply. The course can be taken as a single course or as part of a full Master of Business Development.
