Courses Master Display 2025-2026
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| Course title | Institutional Investors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | EBC4054 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 6,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment | Whole/Half Grades | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level | Advanced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinator |
Roger Otten For more information: r.otten@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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| Language of instruction | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals |
Institutional investors like insurance companies, mutual- and pension funds account for more than 75% of all assets on financial markets. In this course students will learn how institutional investors are organized and how they invest on behalf of their clients.
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| Description |
The course studies the strategy, organization and investment process of institutional investors. Among others we cover strategic asset allocation, responsible investing and alternative investments like for instance private equity, real estate, infrastructure and hedge funds. After studying the relevant literature we focus on the practical (real-life) application of these concepts to the largest category of institutional investors; pension funds.
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| Literature |
Articles and book chapters (can be downloaded from the Student Portal or in the library). No text book.
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| Prerequisites |
PREREQUISITES
Note that courses and workload are very demanding for all master International Business courses. TRANSITIONAL REGULATIONS
TRANSITIONAL REGULATIONS - Master Fiscal Economics
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| Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Assignment / Groupwork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Written Exam / Assignment / Presentation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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