Financial Markets: Advanced Strategies, Behaviour, and Ethical Finance (3-days)

Financial Markets: Advanced Strategies, Behaviour, and Ethical Finance (3-days)

Key details

Mode of delivery: Classroom-based

Course code: AFB63C

Duration: 3 days

Fee: £2,765.00 + VAT

CPD Hours: 18

Course Overview

This course covers investor psychology, ESG principles, and financial innovation. Participants will learn how biases affect market behaviour, how to integrate ESG risks into portfolios, and explore disruptive technologies like blockchain, AI, and algorithmic trading. The focus is on understanding market anomalies, responsible investing, and the long-term implications of new tech in finance.

Agenda

Day – 1 Behavioural Finance and Investor Psychology

  • Cognitive Biases and Heuristics
  • Irrational Market Behaviour
  • Behavioural Portfolio Construction

Day – 2 Sustainable and ESG Investing

  • Principles of ESG and Responsible Investing
  • ESG Risk Integration into Portfolios
  • Green Bonds and Impact Funds

Day – 3 Financial Innovation and Fintech in Markets

  • Blockchain and Tokenized Assets
  • Algorithmic Trading and Robo-Advisors
  • Big Data, AI, and Predictive Analytics

Course Review

  • Summary and recap of key learning objectives
  • Action Planning

Target Audience

This course is suitable for:

  • Investment Professionals (Analysts, Associates, Portfolio Managers)
  • Finance Managers and Corporate Treasurers
  • Capital Markets, Fixed Income, Equity, and Derivatives Professionals
  • Financial Regulators and Supervisors
  • Risk Analysts and Financial Controllers
  • Wealth Managers and Private Bankers
  • Fintech Professionals
  • Policy Advisors and Economists
  • Sustainability and ESG Officers
  • Business School and Executive Education Participants

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:

  • Identify biases like loss aversion, anchoring, and herding.
  • analyse market bubbles through behavioural lenses.
  • Incorporate behavioural factors into portfolio design.
  • Describe ESG scoring frameworks and impact metrics.
  • Evaluate how ESG risks affect portfolio risk-return.
  • Analyse instruments aligned with sustainability goals.
  • Describe how DLT enables asset tokenization.
  • Evaluate the pros/cons of automated investment platforms.
  • Apply data science concepts to forecast market moves.

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