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Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, participants will know the core elements of the investment managements and regulations of insurance companies. They will be familiar with the necessity and the instruments of an asset/liability-management and they will be able to apply the basic methods to analyze and manage the most important investments.

Contents

Subject of the course will be the basics of the legal investment framework of (European and Finnish) insurance companies, of asset/liability-management and of the management of investment risks of insurance companies. Topics included Portfolio theory, asset pricing models, market efficiency, valuation of stocks and bonds, derivative instruments, portfolio management and investor behavior.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures	24 h	0 h

Lectures and exercises 24 hours.

Teaching language

English, Finnish

Most of lectures will organized in English for Finnish and exchange students. In addition, some lectures related to Finnish law will organized only in Finnish. See Teaching Schedules for more details.

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

1. Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan Marcus: Investments, McGraw-Hill Education; 2013

2. Other assigned material.

Belongs to following study modules