Finance at a Glance
Faculty
Takuji Okubo
Chief Financial Officer at ZEN PLACE Inc.
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Overview
Finance is ubiquitous in any modern society. Even outside the world of business, it resides at every step of your life, starting with health insurance at your birth, educational loans, everyday use of banks and payments, and saving for your retirement. It dictates the whole global economy through macro-events such as the Fed’s rate decision and the Euro crisis.
What is Finance, who are the key players and what roles do they play?
Learning highlights
- Students will obtain a foundation in financial theory and knowledge on financial institutions and financial instruments. The course also emphasises cultivating financial instincts as well as having solid theoretical backbone.
Course outline
6 classes
Basic concepts of Finance: What is Money?
(MBF, Chapter 1, 2)
Bond Market and PV theory
(MBF, Ch.4, 6, 7)
FX Market, Central Bank, Monetary Policy
(MBF, Ch.10, 15, 17)
Session 4
Investment, Portfolio and CAPM Theory (FWI, Ch.7, 8, 9)
Equity Market and Derivatives
(MBF, Ch.8, 9)
Session 6
Course materials
Books
Prerequisites
This course is one of three in a wholistic series.
Students that have already taken MSL-111 and those with prior experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript building simple web pages will be good candidates for this module.
Takuji Okubo spent 11 years as an investment bank economist, spanning his career at Goldman Sachs and later becoming Chief Economist at Societe Generale covering Japan and South Korea.
In 2012, he left the industry to found Japan Macro Advisors, an economic consultancy servicing institutional clients. His firm recently extended its coverage to India, opening an office in Bangalore.
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Finance at a Glance
by Takuji Okubo
Total hours
30 Hours
Dates
Nov 11 - Nov 25, 2019
Fee for single course
€1000
Fee for degree students
€500
How to secure your spot
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FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
Do I need a visa?
This depends on your case. Please check with the Spanish or Thai consulate in your country of residence about visa requirements. We will do our part to provide you with the necessary documents, such as the Certificate of Enrollment.
Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.