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- Code:
- ECOK-272
- Field:
- Financial economics
- Target:
- Bachelor's students
- Organiser:
- University of Helsinki - Economics
- Instructor:
- Ashim Kar
- Period:
- Period 2
- Format:
- Lecture
- Method:
- Contact teaching
- Venue:
- Economicum building
- Enrollment:
In case of conflicting information consider the Sisu/Courses/Moodle pages the primary source of information.
Content
The course is designed both as a stand-alone course in fundamentals of investment management (financial economics) theory and policy, and a foundation for further study of advanced investment management. Topics considered may include: the investment environment (drawing on investments processes, types and plans); securities markets and transactions; investment information and securities transaction; return and risks (drawing on how to measuring returns); modern portfolio concepts; common stocks and stock valuation (drawing on different stock valuation models); issues related with market efficiency and behavioural finance; fixed-income securities (such as bonds and bond valuation and debt securities); portfolio management (drawing on mutual funds and exchange-traded funds and how to manage own portfolio); and finally derivative securities (drawing on put and call options as well as futures markets and securities).
Teaching
- Language: English
- Schedule: can be found in Course Page and Sisu
- Study materials: can be found in Moodle
- For some courses, it is enough to register in Sisu and you can access directly the Moodle area, please note, however, that it may take up to two hours after registration to enter the Moodle area.
- Log in with your UH username to be able to use all the features of the course workspace
- More tips for enrolling in Moodle can be found here
University-specific instructions
Aalto University Students
- Code: no equivalent code
- Target groups: BSc
- Credit points: 5
- Credit transfer: apply for inclusion in Sisu
Further instructions can be found here.
Hanken Students
- Code: no equivalent code
- Target groups: BSc
- Credit points: 5
- Credit transfer: apply for inclusion in Sisu
Further instructions can be found here.
University of Helsinki Students
- Code: ECOK-272
- Target groups: BSc
- Credit points: 5
- YET students: Before taking and completing this course make sure that the credits can be counted towards your degree by checking which courses are/can be included in your curriculum. You can also contact your planning officer Simo Riikonen (firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi).
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce the student to the economics of the EU. On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Analyse the types and theoretical concepts of and processes involved in investment management.
- Explain portfolio concepts and the process of asset allocation and portfolio construction.
- Understand investment planning, risks and decision-making
- Analyse investment theories – diversification, portfolio theory, capital-asset pricing model and efficient market hypothesis
- Assess portfolio management styles.
- Analyse the characteristics and relative benefits of the various asset classes.
- Understand the returns and risks of securities
- Explain diversified issues related with market efficiency and behavioural finance
- Analyze common stocks and stock valuation
- Learn investment in practice – methods employed by fund managers