Responsible Finance and Investing

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Responsible Finance and Investing
Leerdoelen	Upon completion of the course the student is able to: 1. Argue and analyze how firm financial performance is associated with corporate social responsibility and the other way round. 2. Argue and analyze how responsible investing and financing can be undertaken and integrated into asset management and balance sheet management. 3. Discuss and analyze what is responsible finance and investing and what are the main issues in this field. 4. Assess and analyze the drivers of responsible finance, banking and investing. 5. Assess and analyze the responsibility issues regarding finance, banking and investment.
Omschrijving	This course focuses on the role of non-financial attributes in production. We study the interaction between financial and social/environmental performance of firms, in particular financial institutions, and the impact of this interaction on finance and investment decisions. This regards both the firms as such as well as the investment portfolio. As to financing, it especially is appropriate pricing that will be discussed; as to investing, we investigate the impact of screening on performance. We highlight the costs and benefits of managing non-financial attributes and go into their pricing and into the consequences of inappropriate pricing. Students will be required to work on projects in which they try to come to grips with responsibility in financing and investing. They will experience how to make trade-offs between financial and non-financial performance . Students will analyze and argue about how financial and non-financial performance interact and they will learn how to model this using Matlab. For Finance students, these skills are highly important and sought after.
Uren per week	variabel
Onderwijsvorm	-computer practicum,  -gastcollege ,  -hoorcollege ,  -werkcollege (Combined lecture/tutorial. The computer practical is for supporting the assignment where students work on a optimization model in Matlab.)
Toetsvorm	-groepsopdracht,  -individuele opdracht
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	prof. dr. L.J.R. Scholtens
Docent(en)	Dr. A. Dalò ,prof. dr. L.J.R. Scholtens
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Set of articles from the academic literature
Entreevoorwaarden	Students will have a BSc degree in Economics and/or Business, a decent background in Finance & Investing and a keen interest in both Environmental and Social issues and in Banking, Finance and Investing. They are open to learning new skills and an interest in quantitative analysis.
Opmerkingen	Secretariat: phone: +31 (0)50 3633685, room 5411.0836
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Courses Exchange (MSc)  ( Courses Exchange Students (MSc) without limited access) 1 semester I b keuze DD MSc Finance - Lund University, Lund (1,5-jarig)  (basisprogramma voor studenten van FEB) 1 semester I b keuzegroep DD MSc Finance - Lund University, Lund (1,5-jarig)  (basisprogramma voor studenten uit Lund) 2 semester I b keuzegroep DD MSc Finance – UAIC of Iasi, Romania (2-jarig)  (basisprogramma voor studenten uit Iasi) 2 semester I b verplicht DD MSc IB&M – NUBS, Newcastle (1,5-jarig)  (keuzevakken DD MSc IB&M - NUBS, Newcastle) - semester I b keuze DD MSc IFM - UCSC, Milan (2-year)  (electives DD MSc IFM - UCSC, Milan) 2 semester I b keuze MSc Economic Development & Globalization / ED&G  (keuzevak(ken) B MSc ED&G) 1 semester I b keuze MSc Economics  (keuzevakken B MSc Economics) 1 semester I b keuze MSc Finance  (keuzevakken A MSc Finance) 1 semester I b keuze MSc International Business & Management/IB&M  (keuzevakken B MSc IB&M) 1 semester I b keuze MSc International Financial Management/IFM  (keuzevakken MSc IFM) 1 semester I b keuze Msc Philosophy, Politics and Economics 1 semester I b keuze