chapter 1 introduction to international investments
1.1 an overview of international investments
1.2 investments as a profession and introduction to the cfa program
cases
fund managers advise americans to invest internationally
cfa candidate body of knowledge (cbok) topical outline
chapter 2 international investment environment
2.1 an overview of internation investment environment
2.2 investment environment assessment
2.3 international arrangements on investment environment
cases
the investment climate is significant to growth and poverty reduction
application of the "hot-cold" country classification model
chapter 3 international direct investments
3.1 an overview of international direct investments
3.2 theories of fdi
cases
african oil becomes new fdi magnet
record growth of fdi in finance sector
chapter 4 international securities investments
4.1 an overview of internation securities investment
4.2 the case against international securities investments
4.3 international securities markets
cases
china allows foreigners to list on shanghai stock exchange
chinese it company marks nasdaqs first ipo in 2009
chapter 5 analysis of international securities investments
5.1 company analysis
5.2 industry analysis and market analysis
5.3 summary and conclusions
5.4 efficient market hypothesis
cases
is technical analysis inferior to fundamental analysis?
analysts opinions on wal-mart stock
chapter 6 the practice of international securities investments
6.1 stock investments
6.2 bond investments
cases
investing in foreign stocks
foreign demand for long-term us securities falls
chapter 7 international investment funds
7.1 investment companies
7.2 introduction to mutual fund
7.3 how to invest in mutual funds
7.4 hedge fund
7.5 global mutual fund industry
cases
the us mutual fund scandals
application: evaluate an international mutual fund
chapter 8 international venture capital investments
8.1 an overview of internation venture capital investments
8.2 the process of venture capital investing
8.3 venture capital firms and funds
8.4 venture capital investing: international comparisons
cases
a financial chronology of amazon.com ( 1994 - 1999 )
corporate venture investing
chapter 9 management of international investments
9.1 an overview
9.2 risk management of international investments
9.3 international portfolio management
9.4 performance evaluation of international investments
cases
managing political risk of international investments
an example of portfolio management
chapter 10 international investments and globalization
10.1 the definition of globalization
10.2 the globalization of investments
10.3 the relationship between globalization and international investments
10.4 impacts of globalization and international investments
cases
global economic downturn driving evolution of venture capital industry
globalization in the financial-services job market
glossary
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