Investment Management
Main language of instruction: English
Head instructor
Office hours
Meetings scheduled at request
Complement to FM I, II and III covering investment analyisis and portfolio construction
FM I, II and III
This course aims to strengthen students' knowledge and skills in traditional investments information as well as portfolio theory
Mastering of investment analysis and portfolio construction
PART I: BACKGROUND, BASIC PRINCIPLES, AND INVESTMENT POLICY.
1. The Process of Portfolio Management.
2. Valuation, Risk, Return, and Uncertainty.
3. Setting Portfolio Objectives.
4. Investment Policy.
PART II: PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION.
5. The Mathematics of Diversification.
6. Why Diversification Is a Good Idea.
7. International Investment and Diversification.
8. The Capital Markets and Market Efficiency.
9. Picking the Equity Players.
10. Stock Selection Models.
11. Security Screening.
12. Bond Pricing and Selection.
13. The Role of Real Assets.
14. Alternative Investments.
PART III: PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT.
15. Revision of the Equity Portfolio.
16. Revision of the Fixed Income Portfolio.
17. Principles of Options and Option Pricing.
18. Option Overwriting.
19. Performance Evaluation.
20. Fiduciary Duties and Responsibilities.
PART IV: PORTFOLIO PROTECTION AND EMERGING TOPICS.
21. Principles of the Futures Market.
22. Benching the Equity Players.
23. Removing Interest Rate Risk.
24. Integrating Derivative Assets and Portfolio Management.
25. Contemporary Issues in Portfolio Management.
Lectures, excercises and case discussions
40% Midterm
40% Final
20% attendance and participation
Portfolio Construction, Management, and Protection , International Edition 5e
ISBN-13: 9780324593891 / ISBN-10: 0324593899