Land Economy MPhil in Real Estate Finance (REF) students have highly successful employment rate. In last 15 years, there has been virtually 100% employment rate regardless of the state of the market. A large number of property companies seek Real Estate Finance Master students. They are in high demand by employers by not only the property labour market but also companies who deal with law, banking, management consulting, hedge fund, private equity, insurance, finance and investment and the private sector respectively.
This might be due to the fact that the Land Economy REF degree prepares them for work in property management, but also equips them with highly-desirable, transferable commerce and business skills. The skills students gain on their master studies degree allow them to start contributing to the organisation quickly and effectively which results with immediate progression in the chosen career path.
In addition, REF students have relevant property-related experience often gained through a year out in industry or summer placements thorough their undergraduate studies.
Some students choose to continue their education to a PhD level and some go back to their family businesses. In some cases, students choose to found their own businesses and go in the route of entrepreneurship.
Destinations by Area of Employment
Our alumni have followed varying career paths. Although classification is complicated, the figures below give some indication of the types of destination.
Management consultancy, property advisory etc. 14%
Real estate investment and management: institutional 9%
Sovereign wealth funds 4%
Private equity real estate 13%
Property development and listed real estate 10%
Banking and finance 15%
Other financial services 14%
Family offices and trusts 4%
Public sector / Government and regulation 3%
Continuing education and research 5%
Other / unclassified 9%
Companies Employing our Graduates
Our Alumni have successful careers in all fields of real estate investment, property management and consultancy, property development, banking, finance, management consultancy, the public sector and many other areas. The following lists just a small sample of the firms who have recruited our graduates.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
Accenture
Allianz
Arup
Aviva Investors
AXA
Bain Capital LP
Bank of China International
Bank of England
Barclays Capital
Benson Elliot Capital Management
Blackrock
Blackstone Group LP
Bloomberg LP
BNP Paribas
Capgemini SE
CBRE
China Development Bank
China Investment Corporation
China South City Holdings Ltd
Citibank plc
Colliers
Credit Agricole CIB
Credit Suisse
Cushman & Wakefield
Daiwa Capital Markets
DBS Bank
Deloitte LLP
Deutsche Bank
Eastdil Secured
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Gaw Capital
GE Capital
GIC
Gingko Tree Investment Limited
Goldman Sachs
Goodman
Grainger plc
Grosvenor Group
Heitman LLC
HM Treasury
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
HSBC
InterContinental Hotels Group
JLL
JP Morgan Chase
Knight Frank
KPMG
LaSalle Investment Management
Lazard
M&G Investments
McKinsey & Co.
Merrill Lynch
Meyer Bergman
Moody's Investor Services
Morgan Stanley & Co.
MP Corporate Finance GmbH
Natixis
Nomura
Norges Bank
Ping An Insurance
Pramerica Real Estate Investors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prologis
Qatari Diar
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC)
RBC Capital Markets
RBS
Rockspring
Santander
Savills
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken)
Standard Chartered Bank
Swire Group
Terra Firma Capital Partners
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
TIAA Henderson Real estate
TIAA Henderson Real Estate
Tishman Speyer
UBS
UBS Global Real Estate
Wells Fargo Securities
William Pears Group