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Practical History of Financial Markets

Practical History of Financial Markets

Stephen Wright, Andrew Smithers, Peter Warburton, Gordon Pepper, Joachim Goldberg, Herman Brodie, Barry Riley and Russell Napier

Important lessons from history are often locked inside the heads of older practitioners. This course unlocks some of those lessons and gives fund managers a historical context to help interpret current events. Much more than just a chronology, it attempts to explain the factors behind the dynamics of financial markets in a historical context: valuations, regulation, taxes, development, the role of institutions, etc.

Topics covered

  • Valuation in principle and practice.
  • Monetary policy and asset values.
  • Behavioural influences.
  • Investing at different parts of the business cycle.
  • Development of the fund management industry.
  • Integrating the perspectives.

If you want to learn more about this course and its authors, please go to http://www.sifeco.org.

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Safwat Kabany

Safwat Kabany
Syria

For Safwat Kabany, from Syria, doing his MBA with Edinburgh Business School was the most logical choice. "I'm in the petrochemical industry and Heriot-Watt University is one of the world-leading academic institutions in this field of industry. I therefore knew a lot about the high standards at Heriot-Watt and these are certainly evident in EBS's MBA programme."

Safwat decided to do the programme as a full-time on-campus student, which was not without its challenges, particularly for a foreign student. "I had to cope with both language and cultural differences, which at first were quite daunting. EBS, however, is very skilled at dealing with people from different backgrounds and cultures and it wasn't long before I felt very comfortable in this environment. The faculty are extremely helpful and take a keen interest in every individual. The facilities at Heriot-Watt for resident on-campus students are excellent and not having to worry about where I would live or how I would feed myself ensured that I could devote all my attention to my studies."...more