Description:
| Aims: The aim is to provide students with an overview of the business areas in investment banking and the inherent conflicts of interest.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, the student should be able to:
* evaluate the conflicts of interests in investment banks;
* understand and explain the main motivations of investment banks in their activities;
* analyze from an academic point of view the different techniques of risk management and assets securization.
Skills: Intellectual Skills
* the facility to apply subject-specific knowledge into a range of complex situations; TFA
* a critical awareness of current issues and frameworks in finance; F
* the ability to acquire and analyse data, information and situations; to evaluate relevance and validity, and to synthesise it in the context of finance problems; FA
* an understanding of appropriate research and methodological techniques that allow detailed investigation of problems and ability to use these skills to produce professional and critical reports. A
Professional Practical Skills
* evaluate the current standing of theories and empirical evidence and suggest improvements for the operation of investment banks; TFA
* operate effectively both independently as well as within teams and assume leadership roles where appropriate; FA
* be self-directed and able to act autonomously in planning and implementing. F
Transferable/Key Skills
* ability to conduct in-depth research into finance problems. FA
Personal/Interpersonal
* the facility to communicate including presenting and marketing themselves and their ideas. FA
Content: History of investment banking, M&A value creation, M&A financing, IPOs, private equity, debt placement, risk management, assets securization.
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