Advanced Seminar Finance & Accounting: Asset Management

What it is about

You apply financial science theories to concrete questions of asset management. In the seminar you work on your own research question, discuss and question the papers of other teams, and thereby acquire in-depth knowledge about information processing in capital markets, efficiency considerations, valuation and implementation of investment strategies as well as their risk analysis. In the end you will be able to analyze investment strategies, evaluate decisions and develop your own recommendations.

What you will be able to do

• Identify challenges of real asset-management problems
• work with financial databases and conduct independent capital market research
• analyze investment strategies
• evaluate investment decisions
• develop your own asset-management recommendations

What the module consists of

• Seminar (Teamarbeit)You work in teams on specific questions, present results and discuss research papers.
• Kick-off MeetingIntroductory session on literature, data collection and topic development.

Teaching method

• Selbststudium der LiteraturDeepening of the topic and preparation for presentations and discussions
• Anleitung zu Datenrecherche und -verarbeitungYou learn how to find and analyze relevant financial data
• Teamarbeit mit Präsentationen und DiskussionenPromotes critical engagement, presentation skills and scientific work