This note covers overview and history of
investment banking, Mergers and acquisitions, Syndicates in IPOs, The
underwriting spread in IPOs, Underpricing of IPOs, The market share in IPOs,
Conflicts of interest for analysts in investment banks, Financial engineering,
Relationship vs transaction banking, New technologies in investment banking,
Organization and culture of investment banks, Costs and strategies of investment
banks.
This book online A European Public Investment Outlook covers
the following topics related to Investments : Europe Needs More Public
Investment, Public Investment and Capital in France, Public Investment in
Germany: The Need for a Big Push, Public Investment Trends across Levels of
Government in Italy, Trends and Patterns in Public Investment in Spain: A
Medium- and Long-Run Perspective, In Search of a Strategy for Public Investment
in Research and Innovation, Social Investment and Infrastructure, From
Trans-European (Ten-T) to Trans-Global (Twn-T) Transport Infrastructure
Networks. A Conceptual Framework, Ecological Transition, The Contribution of
European Cohesion Policy to Public Investment.
Author(s): Franco Bassanini, Alberto Quadrio Curzio,
and Xavier Ragot
The
link provides lecture notes for the course Investments offered by the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The notes cover various topics
related to investments, such as risk and return, asset allocation, portfolio
theory, and options. The notes also discuss different types of financial assets,
including stocks, bonds, and real estate. In addition, the notes offer examples
and mathematical models to help understand key concepts. The course is intended
for undergraduate and graduate students interested in finance and investments.
Overall, the lecture notes provide a comprehensive introduction to investments
and financial markets.
Author(s): Prof. Reto Gallati, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In this
lecture note you will study the theory of investment management in domestic and
global financial markets and comprehensively describes conceptual paradigms and
their extensive applications in practice.
This
note covers the following topics: The notion of a benchmark, The Capital Asset
Pricing Model, The Importance of Diversification, The Effects of
Diversification, The Market Portfolio, Risk Aversion and Risk Premiums, Implied
Equity Premiums, Estimating Performance, Estimating Boeings Beta, Fundamental
Determinants of Betas, From Cost of Equity to Cost of Capital.
This note covers the following
topics: Fisher Model, Present Value Calculations, Security Valuation: Bonds,
Stocks, Investment Decision Making, Random Variable, Decision Making Under
Uncertainty, Portfolio Theory, Capital Asset Pricing Model, Hedging Financial
Risk.
This note introduces the basic tools used by investment
professionals. Topics covered includes: Investment Process, Term Structure of
Interest Rates, Bond Portfolio Management, Portfolio Mechanics, Optimal
Portfolios, Equilibrium Models and Performance Evaluation.