3904067: Selected Topics in Banking

Beschreibung

• Global Markets for Securities
• Developed Countries
• Emerging Markets
• Market Capitalization and GDP
• Home-Country Bias
• Risk Factors in International Investing
• Exchange Rate Risk
• Country-Specific Risk
• International Diversification
• Benefits
• Risks
• Structured Products and Credit Derivatives

Lernergebnisse

• Integrating economic aspects into financial investigation
• Evaluating investment opportunities in an international context
• Illustrating advantages and disadvantages of international diversification
• Describing particular derivatives and their special characteristics
• Critically scrutinising investment decisions made by institutional investors

Lehrmethoden

Interactive lecture with cases

Literatur

Required reading:

• Bodie, K, Kane, A. & Marcus, A. (2005). Investments. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Arbeitsmaterial

Lecture slides and additional literature will be available on moodle