Before making an investment, an entity must make two key decisions, namely: (i) The amount of wealth they want to invest; and (ii) What assets this wealth should be invested in. FINM3001 Investments extends the building blocks provided in FINM1001 Money Markets and Finance to focus on the second decision. More specifically, FINM3001 Investments provides a detailed discussion on how entities choose between alternative investments, with the main two dimensions of interest being the return and risk of each.

By the end of this unit, you are expected to have attained proficiency in the following areas:

• the trading of equity and debt securities in the Australian Capital Market.
• the pricing of risky assets using single and multifactor asset pricing models
• security valuation
• analysis of various stock selection and trading strategies
• portfolio formation and performance analysis

Final Examination - 70%

Tutorial  - 10%

Optional Mid-semester exam - 20%

If you choose not to sit the mid-semester exam, the final exam will be worth 90% of the total assessment. There will be no further or supplementary mid semester examinations.

To achieve an automatic pass grade in this unit you must obtain 50% or more as an aggregate mark on the assessment.

Due to the intensive nature of Summer School it is not possible to offer a mid semester exam. Summer School assessment regime is as follows:

In-tutorial quizzes- 25%

Final examination - 75%

At least three contact hours per week plus private study time.

FINM1001 Money, Markets and Finance.

See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=FINM3001

For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=FINM3001