The CBMBA is aimed at senior individuals in banks and other financial services firms, or those seeking to join the industry, who wish to extend their knowledge and understanding, and to acquire the skills to cope with change in the ever-evolving financial services industry. This high-level and intensive learning experience combines generic MBA disciplines (such as marketing, human resources and strategic management) with more specialist ones (including risk management, credit and lending and financial crises and regulation) that reflect modern banking and finance. Specifically, the aims of the programme are: To facilitate and continue your development of the knowledge, skills and experience that will enable you to advance your career in banking and in the wider financial services industry. To help you to continue to develop your professional expertise together with the self-awareness and personal development skills appropriate to the banking industry. To give you the understanding and skills to recognise and cope with change. To give you the self-confidence and knowledge to seek out and master techniques and skills that you will need to handle future challenges, risks and opportunities. The opportunity to expand your understanding and skill base in newer and more specialist areas of banking and finance (including treasury and risk management, new venture creation, Islamic banking and finance and private banking and wealth management). The ability to analyse broader changes in markets and institutions as well as firm-level managerial and financial problems.