FINA1032 Foundations Of Scholarship Coursework

FINA1032 Foundations of Scholarship Coursework
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You are required to conduct a mini literature review on (1,500 words1 ) on one of the topics below:

1. The role of corporate governance in improving companies’ performance.

2. The importance of corporate social responsibility reporting.

3. Separation of ownership and control, and agency costs.

4. Economic consequences of the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

5. Active Fund Management Performance: A comparison to Index Funds.

6. Insider Trading Performance in Fund Management.

7. Director Dealings in Corporate Announcements.

8. Market Efficiency of the London Stock Exchange

Alternatively, you can choose your own topic that is related to your degree. However, you need to check its appropriateness first with your module tutor.
 
The London Stock Exchange is situated at the core of the world’s financial centre in London, England. The principal purpose of London Stock Exchange is to deliver satisfactory regulated markets for firms and investors. The report of London Stock Exchange (2018) states, it was initiated that LSE was amongst the oldest stock exchanges in the world in 1571. Statista (2018) also states that the LSE is the sixth leading stock exchange in the world.

Market Efficiency is divided into weak form, semi strong form and strong form for stock exchange market. In weak form efficient market, upcoming prices cannot be forecasted by analysing previous costs. A semi strong efficient market reveals all public accessible information while strong efficient market reveals public as well as private information

This paper will assess the market efficiency of London stock exchange on different point of views. Different studies discuss the intense impacts of Brexit on London stock market volatility and efficiency. They also express the influence of Brexit on London Stock Exchange in long and short-term run. During prosperous and demolished phases, comparison of London stock exchange markets and S&P 500 illustrates that markets are economically secure and adept.