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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to examine the operations of the financial markets and to increase understanding of the major types of financial institutions. The course will cover various markets (stock and money markets) and institutions (banks and pension funds) through which savings are used to fund investments.
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1.00 Credits
In this sequence of courses (FIN 4081, FIN 4082, FIN 4083), undergraduate students manage the Johnson Investment Counsel Student-Managed Fund (hereafter referred to as the "Fund"), an actual portfolio of equity, fixed income, and alternative investment securities. The main goal of the Fund is to provide a rich applied educational opportunity for its members, providing hands-on experience at both portfolio management (including asset allocation, security analysis and selection, and industry analysis) and process management (including leadership, delineation and delegation of responsibilities, process and performance evaluation, external relations, and recruiting). The Fund has a hierarchical organizational/management structure that defines a set of positions, each with a well-defined set of activities, responsibilities, and, oversight. Specifically, the over-all portfolio consists of three sub-portfolios organized by asset class: equity, fixed income, and alternatives. Each asset class by portfolio managers (who are enrolled in FIN 4083) who are supported by a set of Junior Analysts (enrolled in FIN 4081) and Senior Analysts (enrolled in FIN 4082).
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1.00 Credits
In this sequence of courses (FIN 4081, FIN 4082, FIN 4083), undergraduate students manage the Johnson Investment Counsel Student-Managed Fund (hereafter referred to as the "Fund"), an actual portfolio of equity, fixed income, and alternative investment securities. The main goal of the Fund is to provide a rich applied educational opportunity for its members, providing hands-on experience at both portfolio management (including asset allocation, security analysis and selection, and industry analysis) and process management (including leadership, delineation and delegation of responsibilities, process and performance evaluation, external relations, and recruiting). The Fund has a hierarchical organizational/management structure that defines a set of positions, each with a well-defined set of activities, responsibilities, and, oversight. Specifically, the over-all portfolio consists of three sub-portfolios organized by asset class: equity, fixed income, and alternatives. Each asset class by portfolio managers (who are enrolled in FIN 4083) who are supported by a set of Junior Analysts (enrolled in FIN 4081) and Senior Analysts (enrolled in FIN 4082).
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1.00 Credits
In this sequence of courses (FIN 4081, FIN 4082, FIN 4083), undergraduate students manage the Johnson Investment Counsel Student-Managed Fund (hereafter referred to as the "Fund"), an actual portfolio of equity, fixed income, and alternative investment securities. The main goal of the Fund is to provide a rich applied educational opportunity for its members, providing hands-on experience at both portfolio management (including asset allocation, security analysis and selection, and industry analysis) and process management (including leadership, delineation and delegation of responsibilities, process and performance evaluation, external relations, and recruiting). The Fund has a hierarchical organizational/management structure that defines a set of positions, each with a well-defined set of activities, responsibilities, and, oversight. Specifically, the over-all portfolio consists of three sub-portfolios organized by asset class: equity, fixed income, and alternatives. Each asset class by portfolio managers (who are enrolled in FIN 4083) who are supported by a set of Junior Analysts (enrolled in FIN 4081) and Senior Analysts (enrolled in FIN 4082).
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
In-depth study of special topics in Finance
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This is a self-managed course during which student independently pursues topics and/or completes a project of personal interest within this subject area. Student must obtain a faculty supervisor and appropriate approval prior to registration.
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3.00 Credits
The focus of this course is the structure of financial markets and the trading of securities, primarily U.S. equities. In previous finance courses you likely assumed away the frictions involved in the trading process. In this course we will study those frictions. We will closely examine market structure, trade pricing rules, order submission strategies, trading costs, block trading, and market efficiency. The type of order submitted and the resolution of that order will depend, in part, on the structure of the market. The market structure is influenced heavily by government regulation and communications technology. Therefore, we will discuss the influence of the market structure on the trading process and the impact of recent SEC rule changes and alternative trading systems on competition in U.S. equity markets.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the regulatory and risk management issues facing a variety of financial institutions (including depository institutions, insurance companies, investment banks, mutual funds, and pension funds). The course will start with some of the basic theories of financial intermediation to identify the various services financial institutions provide. We also will identify and analyze the key types of risks faced by financial institutions (focusing on interest rate risk, market risk, liquidity, and credit risk). With this as context, we will then examine the set of techniques available for measuring and managing these risks. We will focus on recent trends in off-balance sheet activities, securitization, and other financial innovations and will examine the causes, consequences, and suggested remedies of the recent financial crisis.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the currency markets, international capital markets, the parity relationships which govern relative prices, and derivative securities used to manage foreign exchange and interest rate risk. We will first discuss the institutional organization of each market. Given the market structure, our aim is to understand how prices are determined in each market. We often rely on theoretical models to make predictions on price determination. Testing these models reveals regularities in market prices and unexplained phenomena. We can then examine how the policies of corporations, governments, and regulators are formed based upon these prices. In other words, we take an in depth look at how these markets function and their implications for market participants. A thorough comprehension of the function of these markets is necessary to make effective fund-raising and investment decisions.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to help students develop a way of thinking about and frame corporate finance decisions facing executives, management consultants, and investors. The readings and class discussions are largely non-technical, but students must have a good understanding of basic statistics and regression analysis. Topics discussed will include studies on costs of alternative methods of raising capital, capital structure choice and dividend policies, costs associated with financial distress and bankruptcy, and shareholder engagement policies and corporate control transactions. The course content is expected to be useful to students whose career goals and objectives include work in corporate finance at a public or private firm, consulting to corporations regarding financial policy and the structure of financial transactions, and conducting financial analysis to assess the financial decisions made and transactions undertaken by management.
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