The ICMA Centre is delighted to announce the winner of this year’s Solidus Securities Scholarship, MSc student Eleana Kitsara. The scholarship was established in 2008 by ICMA Centre alumnus Nick Kaltsoyannis to support Greek MSc students with a strong academic background. The scholarship, which is awarded on an annual basis to one full-time Masters student, includes 50% of all tuitionContinue reading

The ICMA Centre, part of the world ranked Henley Business School at the University of Reading , UK and ALBA Graduate Business School in Athens, Greece are proud to introduce a new Masters Degree (MSc) in International Shipping and Finance. This 10-month programme seeks to address the needs of the rapidly evolving, highly competitive and capital intensive shipping industry thatContinue reading

The ICMA Centre has been ranked 2nd for employability by The Times Good University 2011*. This ranking demonstrates the emphasis the Centre places on producing graduates with skills and knowledge of real value to institutions in the financial markets. Professor Adrian Bell, School Director of Teacher and Learning, said: “We are delighted with our position in the rankings. This reflectsContinue reading

Henley Business School this week announced that Professor John Board will become its new Dean from 1 October 2010. Professor Board who is currently Director of the ICMA Centre has an outstanding academic in his own right with a strong track record in research and over the past five years, built the ICMA Centre into one of the largest specialistContinue reading

ICMA Centre Senior Fellow Richard Comotto has appeared on Reuters commenting on a recent International Capital Market Association (ICMA) white paper looking at the financial crisis in Greece and the preceding crisis with the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The white paper addresses the area of short selling as a key function of the markets which is currently under review forContinue reading

Champagne and smiles were certainly not in short supply at the ICMA Centre this week when over 200 students celebrated their achievements at a reception held at the Centre prior to the Graduation Ceremony in the Great Hall. With record student numbers this year the students did not disappoint with results. The Centre was spoilt for choice in awarding itsContinue reading

Professor Brian Scott-Quinn’s opinion was sought by the Financial Times on the new coalition government’s regulatory body – the Prudential Regulatory Authority. “The reasoning behind the new arrangements is not entirely clear, according to Brian Scott-Quinn, director of banking programmes at the International Capital Market Association Centre, Henley Business School. “What is very odd is that, because the Bank ofContinue reading

Professor Carol Alexander and Mrs Kim Mountford have received School Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Learning and Teaching 2009/10. These prizes are awarded annually by the University of Reading and reflect recognition by both students and colleagues of the valuable input made by staff at the University. Professor Alexander, whose modules on the ICMA Centre’s MSc programmes are consistently ratedContinue reading

Ian Pryde, a graduate of the MSc International Securities, Investment and Banking in 2000, and Stephen Wells, Senior Research Fellow at the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School have had their article ‘Building a Global Finance Center’ published in The Moscow Times – Russia’s only English Language daily newspaper. The article highlights Russia’s economic recovery and the aspirations for Moscow to become a leadingContinue reading

Henley Business School’s position as a world-ranked provider of executive education has been confirmed by the results of the Financial Times Executive Education Ranking published 10 May 2010.  This is the first year that the ICMA Centre has contributed to the Business School’s entry. Ranking 33rd worldwide in a composite ranking for open and custom executive education programmes, the overallContinue reading