Instituto de Estudios Financieros
A Barcelona-based institute offering financial education, research, professional training, business advising, and public programs to build financial literacy.
About Instituto de Estudios Financieros
Financial education and research in Barcelona
Instituto de Estudios Financieros (IEF) is a Barcelona-based institution focused on financial education, research, and public outreach. It presents itself as a center for innovation and expertise in finance, working in Spain and on international projects.
Programs and services
- Training: Corporate Programs, Open Programs, and Barcelona Finance School, its finance school.
- Advising: Services for businesses and professionals.
- Research: Its Research Institute works on international projects such as DEIMAN4FINANCE, Eco Circular AI, MiCres, SFinLit, DisFinLit, FLER, GIF, and EuroInvestment, as well as the Financial Outreach Observatory (ODF).
- Financial literacy: Programs include Financial and Entrepreneurial Education of Catalonia (EFEC), the EFPA Financial Education Program, Finance for Youth, Financial Wellness for businesses, Finnelis (a family-finance game), Educa tu dinero, and the 5 cèntims podcast.
Areas of expertise
Training covers financial assets; finance and technology; business development and networks; education and financial wellness; behavioral finance; corporate finance; professional certifications; insurance; taxation and compliance; risk management; wealth management; private banking and family offices; alternative investments; leadership and transformation; ESG sustainability and impact; financial markets; banking; and macroeconomics and geostrategy.
Events and public outreach
IEF organizes events and conferences, maintains a financial-news blog, and publishes podcasts. Recent activities listed by the institute include discussions of economic risks and vulnerabilities for 2026, a chair focused on improving financial literacy, and a conference on U.S. stocks and technology companies. It also presents its own IEF Awards.
Location, hours, and contact
Address: Avinguda Diagonal 452, 3rd floor, 08006 Barcelona. Office hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Phone: +34 93 412 44 31.
Contact emails:
- General: ief@iefweb.org
- Barcelona Finance School: befinance@bfs-ief.com
- Corporate Programs and Advising Services: services@bfs-ief.com
- ODF Research Institute: odf@bfs-ief.com
- Financial Literacy: edufin@bfs-ief.com
Financial training and public education