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FINA0003 Current Asian finance: issues, ideas and practices

Semester : 2
For Student of Year : 1

Lecturer : Liu, Qiao
This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the most important issues in Asian financial markets, develop their interests and knowledge in areas related to business and finance in Asia (with a focus on Hong Kong), and give them hands-on experience in writing reports and presenting analytical results.

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Remarks: Open only to students of the Faculty of Business and Economics.

FINA2802H.I. Investments and portfolio analysis

Semester : 2
For Student of Year : 2

Lecturer : Chan, Alex W. H.

This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of investments and to major issues currently of concern to all investors. The concepts and skills developed from this course enable students to conduct a sophisticated assessment of current issues and debates covered by both the popular media as well as more-specialized finance journals. We emphasize on equity part and the main topics include: portfolio theory, equilibrium in capital markets, equity valuation, portfolio performance evaluation, and relevant institutional details. This course is essential to those planning to become an investment professional or a sophisticated individual investor.

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Prerequisite: For students admitted to 1st year of study in 2005-06 or before: BUSI0016/FINA1002 Introduction to finance. For students admitted to 1st year of study in 2006-07 or after: FINA1003 Corporate finance.

Mutually exclusive course: STAT3806 Investment and asset management

FINA2802A Investments and Portfolio analysis

Semester : 1
For Student of Year : 2

Lecturer : Wong, C. General Information
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of investments and to major issues currently of concern to all investors. The concepts and skills developed from this course enable students to conduct a sophisticated assessment of current issues and debates covered by both the popular media as well as more-specialized finance journals. We emphasize on equity part and the main topics include: portfolio theory, equilibrium in capital markets, equity valuation, portfolio performance evaluation, and relevant institutional details. This course is essential to those planning to become an investment professional or a sophisticated individual investor.

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Prerequisite: For students admitted to 1st year of study in 2005-06 or before: BUSI0016/FINA1002 Introduction to finance. For students admitted to 1st year of study in 2006-07 or after: FINA1003 Corporate finance
Mutually exclusive course: STAT3806 Investment and asset management

FINA2802B.C.D. Investments and portfolio analysis

Semester : 1
For Student of Year : 2

Lecturer : Xia, Chun General Information
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of investments and to major issues currently of concern to all investors. The concepts and skills developed from this course enable students to conduct a sophisticated assessment of current issues and debates covered by both the popular media as well as more-specialized finance journals. We emphasize on equity part and the main topics include: portfolio theory, equilibrium in capital markets, equity valuation, portfolio performance evaluation, and relevant institutional details. This course is essential to those planning to become an investment professional or a sophisticated individual investor.
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Prerequisite: For students admitted to 1st year of study in 2005-06 or before: BUSI0016/FINA1002 Introduction to finance. For students admitted to 1st year of study in 2006-07 or after: FINA1003 Corporate Finance.

FINA0804 Fixed income securities

Semester : 1 & 2
For Student of Year : 2 & 3

Lecturer : Gao, X.

An integrated analysis of the market institutions, theory and empirical evidence in the area of fixed-income markets. Topics covered: Treasury markets, bond mathematics, arbitrage-free models of the term structure, corporate-debt pricing, convertible bonds, primary mortgage markets and securitization, immunization and portfolio insurance, valuation of futures and options on bonds, embedded options, and interest rate risk management.

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Prerequisite: For students admitted to 1st year of study in 2005-06 or before: BUSI0016/FINA1002 Introduction to finance and FINA0301 Derivatives securities. For students admitted to 1st year of study in 2006-07 or after: FINA1003 Corporate finance and FINA0301 Derivative securities or FINA0301 Derivatives.

FINA3601 Reading course

Semester : 1 & 2
For Student of Year : 3

Lecturer : Staff General Information
The course consists of supervised reading and written work. Candidates may specialize in one topic under the supervision of faculty members of the School of Economics and Finance.

Candidates must submit the title of their project within the first two weeks of the semester for approval by the Director of the School of Economics and Finance. An original project paper is required in lieu of a written paper in the Examination. The project paper shall not exceed 10,000 words in length, and must be completed and presented not later than the last day of the examination period for that semester. Candidates shall submit a statement that the project paper represents their own work (or in case of joint work, a statement countersigned by their co-worker(s), which shows the degree of their work) undertaken after the registration in the course.

ECON0210 Investment, technology, and economic growth

Semester : 2
For Student of Year : 2 & 3

Lecturer : Cheung, Michael T.
Email : mcheung@econ.hku.hk General Information
The course begins by reviewing the neoclassical micro- and macro- theories of investment in ‘physical’ assets like plant and machinery. The analysis is then extended to incorporate technological change, especially with regard to its impact on the relationship between investment and economic growth. As far as possible, the exposition will be non-technical.