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Super Specialization: Banking Management
The financial services industry globally, is moving towards becoming an intensely customer-centric market, dominated by global mega-banks, with an overwhelming presence of specialist financial services providers. Banking in particular, is undergoing a deep transformation that is marked by innovation, and fuelled by fierce competition in terms of markets and products, regulatory changes, technology breakthroughs and a phenomenal growth in the per capita income of the people.

The banking industry is experiencing an unprecedented period of growth and change. The worldwide assets of the world's largest 1,000 banks grew 15.5% in 2005 to reach a record $60.5 trillion (US$60,500,000,000,000). At the same time the banking industry has been going through a period of rapid change, and competition for customers has reached new heights. Customers are becoming more sophisticated and demanding, thus presenting a new challenge to banking professionals in winning new business. Technology is playing an increasing role in reducing costs, in enhancing efficiency, and perfecting customer service.

A career with a major bank is highly coveted and banks are extremely selective in choosing managerial staff that are equipped with the right knowledge and skills. Today, working in the banking sector is one of the most lucrative career options, both in terms of remuneration and career growth.

S P Jain's uniquely crafted super-specialization comprehensively covers all key areas in modern banking, including risk management, retail and corporate banking, trading strategies for different financial markets, information technology as it concerns banking, and management skills.

The overall aim of this program is to provide a broad set of problem-solving skills and managerial competencies to graduates who are contemplating a career in the banking and finance industry, in multinational corporations, or government or international organizations as managers, financial analysts or economists. The program will also appeal to existing employees in banks who are looking at skill and career enhancement.

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