International Finance - International Investments Analysis

(1.5 Credits)

The course explores the theoretical foundation and practical applications of international investment. Topics include international diversification for strategic asset allocation, currency hedging and management, global macro investment, risk management for international investment, fundamental and quantitative security selection in the international context with a special focus on emerging markets such as China. The international investment topics will be discussed in the practical and evolving context of current global institutional investment landscape with case studies on leading institutional investors such as Yale Endowment, CPPIB and Norges Bank Investment Management.