Investment Management

The module aims to provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of contemporary investment management theories, principles, models and processes in a structured way in order to enable them to make investment decisions. The module will focus on the following topics: • The investment environment • Theories of active and passive investment management • Portfolio concepts and quantifying risk and return • Asset allocation and portfolio construction • Portfolio management processes • Investment funds including mutual funds, hedge funds, and pension fund • Selecting stocks, fixed income securities and derivative • Alternative investments