What you will study Agency law Self-employed, partnerships, companies Laws administering company formation A company’s constitution and organisational structure Stakeholder needs analysis The UK’s regulatory framework of reporting on corporate governance and social responsibility initiatives Rules regulating the ethical behaviour…
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Foundations of Law for Professional Practice in Finance
What you will study An introduction to the English legal system for finance professionals Common law concepts, methods and perspectives Contract and commercial law Law of tort Public law, public international law and human rights Company law and law of…
Business Psychology and Organisational Behaviour
What you will study An introduction to business psychology for professional service practitioners The psychology of the individual: examining personal reality, individual differences, behavioural preferences, perceptions and biases Psychological testing, selection, appraisal and motivation in talent management Types of leadership…
Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates
What you will study An introduction to inheritance tax (IHT): the concept of “a transfer of value”, IHT bands, rates, exemptions and chargeability Domicile and deemed domicile status for taxation purposes IHT reliefs for business property and agricultural property, fall-in-value…
Computing and Data Science for Economics and Finance
What you will study An introduction to economics and finance: macroeconomics, microeconomics, financial markets and institutions Essentials of investment management: financial instruments, portfolio management, risk management Applied quantitative methods for economics and finance Data science technologies in economics and finance:…
Economics for Investment Decision-Making
What you will study Basic concepts and principles of demand and supply in economics Demand and supply analysis: theories underlying consumer demand and the behaviour of the firm Analysing aggregate output, prices and economic growth The nature and theories of…
Financial Crime Risk Management, Regulation and Compliance
What you will study Economic losses from financial crimes in the global arena An introduction to criminology and theories of white-collar crime applicable to the financial services industry Main types of financial and corporate fraud Essentials of accounting, corporate finance…
Corporate Finance
What you will study An introduction to corporate finance Valuation of bonds and common stocks Making investment decisions with the Net Present Value (NPV) rule Risk, return and the cost of capital Capital budgeting: strategy, project analysis and performance measurement…
Behavioural Economics and Finance
What you will study Key themes and issues in neuro-economics Behavioural versus traditional finance perspectives on individual behaviour Theories of human motivation and decision-making Behavioural biases of individuals: cognitive errors and emotional biases Psychology of individual and organisational development in…
Quantitative Finance and Financial Engineering
What you will study An introduction to finance and investment management Quantitative methods for finance Securities, futures and options Fixed income and equity investments Financial markets and instruments Portfolio management Risk management in investments Stochastic calculus and probability Financial econometrics…