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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: Seminar Advanced Topics in Investment Funds
Semester SS 2019
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 0
Heimat-Einrichtung Prof. Dr. Marco Wilkens - Finanz- und Bankwirtschaft
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Lehre
Voraussetzungen Investment Funds
Lernorganisation The course "Advanced Topics in Investment Funds" deals with current issues concerning investment funds. The course consists of two parts: The first part requires students to individually solve Excel cases related to quantitative fund analysis. In the second part students will present their work on current topics concerning investment funds.
The cases are interconnected to the lecture "Investment Funds" and thus they have to be handed in at specific dates during this class.

The presentation topics include work on:

- the institutional environment of funds
- current topics in performance measurement
- peculiarities of different types of funds
- etc.
Presentations may be done in teams, in German or English.

Due to the course's interactive nature, participation is restricted. To apply please send an e-mail including a transcript of record to Lukas Benz. Extended Deadline for applications is May 2nd. Please consider that succsefull participation in "Empirische Kapitalmarktforschung" and successful/simultaneous participation in "Investment Funds" is required.

Kick-off with assignement of papers: June 24th.
Finalization: July 8th.
The presentations will be held within the framework of a joint event of the Genossenschaftsverband Schwaben and the Chair of Finance and Banking at the Hotel am Badersee in Grainau on July 12th and 13th.

Further details on cases, the organisation of the seminar and presentation topics will be presented during the lecture "Investment Funds".
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Hauptunterrichtssprache englisch
Sonstiges Topics:
- Performance Measurment
- Asset Allocation
- Management Compensation
- Behavioral Biases
- Basic Methods in Empirical Finance

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Central aspect of this course is the introduction to and intensive work with current papers from the field of Financial Economics with a focus on Investment Funds, published (or to be published) in leading academic journals. Students obtain an understanding of the economic theory and the quantitative methods used in the papers. Students will present the results of their papers and discuss them with the other participants in class.
The course is essential to all students intending to write their Master’s thesis at the LFB or using empirical methods in general.

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