Meet the dean
The head of
Ireland’s UCD
Smurfit on the
value of fools
Page 2
Inside »
Calls for tailored
training in Asia
Demand grows for
learning with a
more local flavour
Page 3
The FT rankings
Which specialist
programmes
made the cut in
this year’s...
More
Meet the dean
The head of
Ireland’s UCD
Smurfit on the
value of fools
Page 2
Inside »
Calls for tailored
training in Asia
Demand grows for
learning with a
more local flavour
Page 3
The FT rankings
Which specialist
programmes
made the cut in
this year’s tables?
Page 5
From law to a
future in finance
How one student
changed her
route to work
Page 6
Monday June 24 2013 www.ft.com/reports | twitter.com/ftreports
FT SPECIAL REPORT
Business Education
Financial Training
E
ver since the crisis of 2008,
and the realisation that many
of those implicated in the
meltdown were ignorant of
the risks they were taking,
financial training has been high on
the agenda for banking professionals.
Now, in a bid to restore public confidence in banks and banking, business
schools and training companies are
introducing programmes with a
broader appeal, for those who do not
know their ETFs from their EDRs.
Both academics and training companies agree that consumer mistrust is
endemic. “The average person thinks
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