International financial analytics

Course: International finance and investments

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
International financial analytics
Code
ВК 2.5
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
To know the conceptual and terminological apparatus of global financial innovations; source base on new products and technologies of international financial markets; methods and directions of financial innovations and engineering; the essence and characteristics of structured finance; system and features of structured products; structure and mechanism of functioning of cat financial instruments; alternative types of investing in world finance; features of securitization development; the specifics of hedging climate risks. Be able to systematize the prerequisites, factors and prospects for the development of the global market of innovative financial products and its individual segments; analyze the effects and consequences of the process of securitization of assets and risks; carry out a comparative analysis of the forms and functional features of new types of financial instruments; evaluate the features of the world experience of using catastrophic securities as a risk management tool.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Knowledge of the regularities of development of world finance, instruments and mechanisms of international financial markets and the basics of financial mathematics. 2. Skills of search and analysis of statistical data, primary sources of financial information and analytical materials. 3. Knowledge of English or other foreign languages to expand the possibilities of studying and analyzing information sources on the problems of innovative development of international financial markets.
Course content
Topic 1. Concepts and methods of analysis of financial information in international financial markets. Topic 2. Innovation process in the global financial economy. Methods of financial products engineering. Topic 3. Securitization of assets and risks in global finance: mechanisms and models. Topic 4. Development of structured finance. Topic 5. New financial instruments in the management of natural and climatic risks. Topic 6. The structure and mechanism of catastrophic bonds. Topic 7. Structured financial products.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Beder T.S., Marshall C.M. Financial Engineering: The Evolution of a Profession. Wiley, 2011. 2. Fabozzi F., Davis H., Choudry M. Introduction to Structured Finance. John Wiley & Sons, 2006. 3. Frankel T. Securitization. Structured Financing, Financial Asset Pools, and Asset-Backed Securities / 2d ed. Fathom Publishing Company, 2006. 4. Hu J. C. Asset securitization: Theory and practice. John Wiley & Sons, 2011. 5. International Handbook of Financialization / Edited By Ph. Mader, D. Mertens, N. van der Zwan. London: Routledge, 2020. 6. Securitization of Financial Assets / Third Edition. J. H. P. Kravitt (ed.). New York: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2013.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, individual work.
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral answers, additions, blitz polls, discussion, practical tasks, mini-cases: 50 points / 30 points. 2. Execution of individual independent work (essay, presentation) - 30 points / 18 points. 3. Modular test - 20 points / 12 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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