Courses NonDegree Display 2022-2023

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Course title Fixed Income Management
Course code EBC4058
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
4 6-2-2023 31-3-2023 X X
Level Advanced
Coordinator Joost Pennings
For more information: joost.pennings@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
Description
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) USED IN THIS COURSE IS WITH RESERVATION. A RE-EMERGENCE OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND NEW COUNTERMEASURES BY THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT MIGHT FORCE COORDINATORS TO CHANGE THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS USED. THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING/ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS.

Topics include: duration and convexity; yield curve, term structure and forward curve; fixed-income portfolio management, asset-backed securities, Green Bonds, European Sovereign Debt Crisis.

Case study reports and presentations.

Fixed Income is a very important assert class. For example, roughly fifty percent of the investment portfolios of Dutch pension funds are composed of fixed income related instruments. Furthermore, the balance sheets of most banks consist of short- and long-term bonds. Consequently, interest rate fluctuations are extremely important for the well-being of firms, financial institutions, and the overall financial sector of most economies. This course provides the ingredients for effective and efficient fixed income management.
Literature
package of articles and cases.
Sundaresan, S. "Fixed Income Markets and Their Derivatives", Third Edition, 2009, Academic Press.
Prerequisites
Courses and workload are very demanding for all Financial Economics Master courses. Exchange students need to have obtained a Bachelor degree in economics or business administration. Exchange students need to major in finance in their Master. A sufficient interest in quantitative methods is essential.
An advanced level of English
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Assignment / Papers
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper / Written Exam
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Master Financial Economics - Asset Pricing Compulsory Course(s)
Master Financial Economics - Banking Compulsory Course(s)
Master Financial Economics - Financial Analysis Compulsory Course(s)
Master Financial Economics - No specialisation Compulsory Course(s)
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