Securities Markets and Investments

Financial liberalisation in Ghana has unleashed an array of investment instruments, a stock exchange, unit trusts and corperate bonds. As markets grow, Ghana will develop more sophisticated products such as asset-backed securities and derivative instruments. Sam Mensah writes for finance students, individual investors, and other professionals keeping pace with the developments of the financial and investment infrastructure in Ghana.

Contents: the investment process and financial markets; time value of money and the mathematics of finance; the organisation of securities markets; legal and regulatory frameworks; shares; forced income securities and bond portfolio management; economic and industry analysis; company analysis and share valuation; investment selection and performance evaluation; investment funds.