| CODE | BKF5510 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Investments and Finance | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Banking, Finance and Investments | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides students with an introduction to the theory, tools, and terminology of investments from a finance point of view together with their application. Through a number of exercises and case studies, students will be able to put into practice the knowledge acquired and understand how to use the various analytical tools in a work-related environment. This study-unit covers portfolio theory and practice, asset-pricing and equilibrium in capital markets, fixed-income securities, security analysis, and applied portfolio management. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit has the following four aims: 1. students will get exposed to the theory, tools, and terminology used in financial investments, in particular portfolio theory; 2. students will get first hand experience of how the body of theory and tools are used to take investment decisions in practice; 3. students will also get exposed to the various analytical tools used in a work-related environment; 4. students will be in a position to: know how to use portfolio theory in practice to achieve optimal risk-return combinations; know how to price assets in capital markets; know how to price fixed-income securities; and know how to analyse securities and determine their valuation. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit participants will learn: - to use various techniques to price shares, bonds and other types of financial assets; - to analyse and determine the factors that trigger changes in asset prices; - how to calculate returns and risk-adjusted returns on various type of investments; - how to understand basic trading and investment strategies and which investment strategy to follow based on a number of constraint factors imposed on the investment manager. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - decide on the best investments given a number of constraints in terms of risk aversion, risk tolerance, risk-return combinations, investment horizon. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: Investments, by Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, and Alan J. Marcus, Ninth Edition (2011), McGraw- Hill International Edition. A number of additional readings will be provided in class. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Kristian Camenzuli |
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