Imperial College London

ProfessorJamesSefton

Business School

Chair in Economics
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 9128j.sefton Website CV

 
 
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Location

 

3.0853 Prince's GateSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Course/Module

Teacher, MBA Core Course - Financial Management. (Postgraduate)

Teacher, MBA Elective - Stock Picking and Portfolio Construction. (Postgraduate)

Supervisor, MBA Thesis. (Postgraduate)

Supervisor, MSc Finance Thesis. (Postgraduate)

Teacher, Teach First Career Training Day in Financial Services. (Short Courses)

Corporate Finance - BUSI97224

Aims

Financial Markets
• Give an overview of the two key financial instruments: Stocks and Bonds
• Introduce the key derivatives markets: Futures and Options

Portfolio Analysis and the risk return trade-off
• Introduce the concepts of risk and return in financial markets and how diversification influences risk and return
• Show how return is related to risk through the Capital Asset Pricing Model

Corporate Finance
• Extend understanding on company valuation and investment appraisal
• Introduce the concept of the cost of capital and how it can be calculated.
• Show how companies are financed and how to decide between different types of finance.

Real World Finance
• Most lectures will include a discussion/case study to illustrate how the lecture material is relevant to current financial trends and issues

Role

Course Leader

Corporate Finance - BUSI97023

Aims

Financial Markets

  • Give an overview of the two key financial instruments: Stocks and Bonds
  • Introduce the key derivatives markets: Futures and Options

Portfolio Analysis and the risk return trade-off

  • Introduce the concepts of risk and return in financial markets and how diversification influences risk and return
  • Show how return is related to risk through the Capital Asset Pricing Model

Corporate Finance

  • Extend understanding on company valuation and investment appraisal
  • Introduce the concept of the cost of capital and how it can be calculated.
  • Show how companies are financed and how to decide between different types of finance.

Real World Finance

  • Most lectures will include a discussion/case study to illustrate how the lecture material is relevant to current financial trends and issues.

Role

Course Leader