| CODE | BKF4031 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Investments and Finance | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Banking, Finance and Investments | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Course Objective: The course is designed to provide a good understanding of investments as well as of the important tools used by stockbrokers and investment managers over the course of their work. The course is underpinned by the concepts of Risk and Return, and enters into considerable depth into areas relating to portfolio management and the nature of efficient markets. Topics covered include: - Risk and Return - Portfolio Mathematics - Bond Pricing and Bond Yields - Fixed-Income Portfolio Management - Common Stocks and Valuation Models - Capital Market Theory and Pricing - Market Efficiency - Measuring Portfolio Performance Suggested Text books: - Bodie Z, Kane, A., & Marcus A. Investments - Richard Irwin Inc 1994 ( or latest edition). - Jones, Charles. P. Investments : Analysis and Management - John Wiley & Sons, 1995 Students will be expected to read all relevant textbook chapters covered in lectures in addition to notes and any hand-outs issued. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Robert M. Suban |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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