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Level 7 Diploma in Accounting and Finance

Global Capital Markets and the London Stock Exchange

AF701 · Investment Analysis — Week 4 of 16

CourseAF701
Week4 of 16
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This week’s topics

Global Capital Markets and the London Stock Exchange

  1. London Stock Exchange structure and segments
  2. International listing requirements
  3. Cross-border capital flows
  4. Market liquidity and global macro shocks
  5. Lecture 38: International Money Market, Euro Credit, Capital Market, Features, Component, ADR & GDR
  6. Profile: Dr Chris Gibson-Smith, Chairman, London Stock Exchange | London Business School
  7. Systemwide commonalities in market liquidity

What you will be able to do

  • 2.2 Analyse the policies and procedures relating to the trading of securities and new issues in world markets.
  • 2.3 Assess issues in global markets including the London Stock Exchange.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the policies and procedures relating to the trading of securities and new issues in world markets.

Study materials

Videos

  • Profile: Dr Chris Gibson-Smith, Chairman, London Stock Exchange | London Business School · YouTube · London Business School · 8 min · for registered students
  • Systemwide commonalities in market liquidity · YouTube · University of Cambridge Judge Business School · 36 min · for registered students
  • Capital Flow Cycles: a long global view | LSE Online Event · YouTube · LSE · 84 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Fluctuations in Uncertainty · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
  • World Investment Report 2025: International investment in the digital economy (Overview) · PDF · Un, report; 36 pages · for registered students
  • Principles of Economics 3e, ch. 29: Exchange Rates and International Capital Flows · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 711–738 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Securities and Asset Classes
  • Week 2: Securities Valuation and Strategic Use
  • Week 3: Market Operations and New Issues
  • Week 4: Global Capital Markets and the London Stock Exchange
  • Week 5: Investment Theories and Market Efficiency
  • Week 6: Taxation and Investment Decision-Making
  • Week 7: Financial Services Regulation and Compliance
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Investment Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Week 10: Client Profiling and Asset Allocation
  • Week 11: Portfolio Management and Performance Evaluation
  • Week 12: Applying Investment Analysis in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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