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
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.
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Lectures, written exam and exercisesParticipation in course work
In
Finnish
Lectures, exercises and written exam.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
1. Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan Marcus: Investments, McGraw-Hill Education; 2013