Advanced Investment Management

Course aim

To provide students with knowledge and understanding of portfolio management techniques and advanced investment strategies. To enable students to follow academic literature on return predictability, asset pricing theories and investment strategies.

Course content

Portfolio theory and optimization; portfolio performance evaluation; asset pricing; international diversification; investment strategies; academic literature on return predictability and investment strategies.

Textbook(s)

Elton, EJ, Gruber, MJ, Brown, SJ & Goetsmann, WN 2014, Modern portfolio theory and investment analysis, 9th edn, John Wiley & Sons, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BANK 5013	Investment Management

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	N/A x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	30 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Continuous assessment, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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