FINM7008 Applied Investments

Offered By	Rsch Sch of Finance, Actuarial Studies & App Stats
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Financial Management
Offered in	First Semester, 2012, Second Semester, 2012, First Semester, 2013, and Second Semester, 2013
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course allows students to acquire and apply the skills needed to design investment portfolios. It covers duties to clients, types of investment products, explores links between investment risk and return, introduces tools for use in portfolio construction, brings in analysis of fixed income products and introduces techniques to evaluate past investment performance.
Learning Outcomes	At the completion of the course, students are expected to be proficient in the following areas: the pricing of risky assets using CAPM, single factor and multi factor models security valuation portfolio theory portfolio management, asset allocation, stock selection, hedging and trading strategies portfolio formation and performance analysis
Indicative Assessment	Mid Term Exam 20% Assignment 35% Final Exam 45%
Workload	10 hours per week
Course Classification(s)	SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. and TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest	Finance
Eligibility	At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree with at least one year of university level study in quantitative analysis, including basic mathematics and data analysis techniques.
Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills	Introductory courses in both Accounting and Finance.
Requisite Statement	FINM7006 Foundations of Finance and BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting
Corequisites	STAT7055 Financial Statistics
Prescribed Texts	See Course Website
Preliminary Reading	See Course Website
Indicative Reading List	See Course Website
Programs	Graduate Certificate in Financial Management, Master of Actuarial Statistics, Master of Actuarial Statistics, Master of Actuarial Studies, Master of Actuarial Studies, Master of Business, Master of Business, Master of Commerce, Master of Commerce, Master of Finance, and Master of Financial Management
Other Information	For further information please refer to Course Website
Academic Contact	See http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=FINM7008

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