| Title : | Fundamentals of investment | | Original title : | An Irish Perspective | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Brian O'Loughlin ; Frank O'Brien | | Edition statement: | 2nd ed. | | Publisher: | Dublin : Gill & Macmillan | | Publication Date: | 2011 | | Pagination: | 1 v. | | Layout: | ill (col) | | Size: | 25 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-7171-4978-0 | | Class number: | 332.6 | | Abstract: | This work reflects the myriad of changes to the investment markets since the financial crash. Several new case studies including the Eurozone sovereign bond markets and the Irish banking sector feature.
An updated edition of this introduction to the fundamentals of investment, reviewing the operations of the industry post-financial crisis from a variety of perspectives. New to this edition: Reflects the myriad of changes to the investment markets since the financial crash Several new case studies, including the Eurozone Sovereign Bond Markets and the Irish Banking Sector New chapter on Alternative Assets. Introduces investment concepts and issues in a conversational manner, using Irish case studies and examples where appropriate. Examines key topics relating to investment, including: Retail Investor s Choices Portfolio Theory Real Economy and the Markets Pension Fund Investment The Fund Management Industry Evaluating Investment Performance. WRITTEN FOR - Students studying for industry qualifications in the banking, insurance and investment sectors - Any university course where investment is a module - Investment practitioners and those working in support functions, such as sales/marketing, administration and IT support within the investment, banking and insurance sectors - Pension trustees - Informed private investors | | Contents note: | 1. Introduction:Impact of Financial Crisis on Investment Theory and Practice; 2. Securities Market and the Investment Assets; 3. Investing in Bond; 4. Investing in Equities; 5. Investment Arithmetic; 6. Investment, Investors and Risk; 7. Portfolio Theory; 8. Derivatives; 9. Alternative Assets; 10. Retail Investor's Choices; 11. Pension Fund Investment [Case Study: History of Asset Allocation Strategy of the Irish Pension Fund Industry]; 12. Fund Management; 13. The Real Economy and the Markets [Case Study: The Financial Crash]; 14. Performance Measurement and Style Analysis; 15. Investment Returns: History and Prospects Long Run Structural Change Post the Financial Crash. |
Fundamentals of investment = An Irish Perspective [printed text] / Brian O'Loughlin ; Frank O'Brien . - 2nd ed. . - Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2011 . - 1 v. : ill (col) ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-7171-4978-0 | Class number: | 332.6 | | Abstract: | This work reflects the myriad of changes to the investment markets since the financial crash. Several new case studies including the Eurozone sovereign bond markets and the Irish banking sector feature.
An updated edition of this introduction to the fundamentals of investment, reviewing the operations of the industry post-financial crisis from a variety of perspectives. New to this edition: Reflects the myriad of changes to the investment markets since the financial crash Several new case studies, including the Eurozone Sovereign Bond Markets and the Irish Banking Sector New chapter on Alternative Assets. Introduces investment concepts and issues in a conversational manner, using Irish case studies and examples where appropriate. Examines key topics relating to investment, including: Retail Investor s Choices Portfolio Theory Real Economy and the Markets Pension Fund Investment The Fund Management Industry Evaluating Investment Performance. WRITTEN FOR - Students studying for industry qualifications in the banking, insurance and investment sectors - Any university course where investment is a module - Investment practitioners and those working in support functions, such as sales/marketing, administration and IT support within the investment, banking and insurance sectors - Pension trustees - Informed private investors | | Contents note: | 1. Introduction:Impact of Financial Crisis on Investment Theory and Practice; 2. Securities Market and the Investment Assets; 3. Investing in Bond; 4. Investing in Equities; 5. Investment Arithmetic; 6. Investment, Investors and Risk; 7. Portfolio Theory; 8. Derivatives; 9. Alternative Assets; 10. Retail Investor's Choices; 11. Pension Fund Investment [Case Study: History of Asset Allocation Strategy of the Irish Pension Fund Industry]; 12. Fund Management; 13. The Real Economy and the Markets [Case Study: The Financial Crash]; 14. Performance Measurement and Style Analysis; 15. Investment Returns: History and Prospects Long Run Structural Change Post the Financial Crash. |
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