Postgraduate Course: Investment Management (CMSE11124)
Course Outline
School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
15 |
Home subject area |
Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
This course aims to help students develop a broad knowledge and understanding of portfolio management and investment analysis. Students build on the knowledge gained from the Financial Markets and Investment Mathematics core courses in semester one (or Foundations of Finance in the case of A&F students). Students will learn the importance of understanding client objectives in the portfolio management process and understand practical issues that arise in managing client portfolios. We will review a number of investment strategies that have been suggested as having the potential to create superior returns. There will be at least one guest lecture from a portfolio manager. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Finance PGs only
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
By the end of the course, students should have an understanding of:
* Client objectives and the investment policy statement
* Utility functions
* Applying portfolio theory in practice
* Portfolio risk management and performance measurement
* CFA Institute Global Investment Performance Standards
* Asset Allocation and international investment
* Trading and portfolio execution
* Value strategies
* Momentum strategies
* Strategies based on investor sentiment
Intellectual Skills and personal development:
The course will develop analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills.
Subject Specific Skills:
Students will gain an ability to understand, speak and write the language of investment analysis and portfolio management.
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Assessment Information
There is one group assignment which counts for 30% of the total mark and a final two hour exam which counts for 70% of the total mark. |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Mr Alistair Byrne
Tel:
Email: alistair.byrne@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Natalie Honeyman
Tel: (0131 6)51 1458
Email: Natalie.Honeyman@ed.ac.uk |
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