Takuji Okubo spent 11 years as an investment bank economist starting his career at Goldman Sachs and later becoming Chief Economist at Societe Generale covering Japan and South Korea. In 2012, he left the industry to found Japan Macro Advisors, an economic consultancy servicing institutional clients. His firm recently extended its coverage to India, opening an office in Bangalore. Takuji is a graduate from Tokyo University, INSEAD (MBA) and UPF in Barcelona. Takuji is also a Director at Japan Risk Forum, an industry association of risk managers in Japan.
The Module introduces basic concepts of finance and the numerous ways it affects our lives. Students will obtain a foundation in financial theory and knowledge on financial institutions and financial instruments.
SKILLS:
- Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Financial Markets
- Emerging Markets
- Corporate Finance
DATE: 05 Nov - 23 Nov, 2018
DURATION: 2 Weeks
LECTURES: 3 Hours per day
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Barcelona, Harbour.Space Campus
COURSE TYPE: Offline
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Finance is ubiquitous in any modern society. It resides with all men and women’s lives in the form of personal debt and savings. It dictates the whole global economy through macro-events such as Fed’s rate decision and Euro crisis. What is Finance, who are the key players and what roles do they play?
TAKUJI
OKUBO
HARBOUR.SPACE UNIVERSITY
DATE: 05 Nov – 23 Nov, 2019
DURATION: 2 Weeks
LECTURES: 3 Hours per day
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Barcelona, Harbour.Space Campus
COURSE TYPE: Offline
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough & John Helyar (HarperBusiness, 2009)
Session 2
The Money Market
Session 3
Banks, Monetary Policy and Money Creation
Session 4
Bonds Market
Session 1
Basic concepts of Finance: What is Money?
(Chapter 1,2)
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Session 6
Basic concept of Public Finance
Session 5
FX Market