3904067: Selected topics in banking

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Semester:SS 15
Type:Lecture
Language:English
Scheduled in semester:2
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:16.0 L / 12.0 h
Self-directed study time:48.0 h

Module coordination/Lecturers

Curricula

Master's degree programme in Banking and Financial Management (01.10.2008)

Description

  • 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

Learning Outcomes

  • 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

Qualifications

Lectures Method

Interactive lecture with cases

Literature

Required reading:

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

Materials

Lecture slides and additional literature will be available on moodle

Exam Modalities

  • Written examination with 60 minutes editing time

Dates

DatumZeitRaum
20.03.201509:00 - 16:30H4
21.03.201509:00 - 16:30H4