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Portfolio Management (FNCE90050)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Not available in 2019
Overview
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Investment principles, philosophies and processes. Advanced practical applications of modern portfolio theory; the capital asset pricing model; and arbitrage pricing theory. Asset allocation; passive indexed portfolios; actively managed portfolios; and market neutral portfolios. Students will solve practical problems using the appropriate software.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Develop an investment process that is consistent with a given set of beliefs about the efficiency or inefficiency of financial markets;
- Use advanced applications of modern portfolio theory to design portfolios that are well aligned with investors' objectives;
- Apply different types of commercially available factor models to structure portfolios with desirable risk characteristics.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Collaborative learning
- Problem solving
- Team work
- Statistical reasoning
- Application of theory to practice
- Interpretation and analysis
- Critical thinking
- Synthesis of data and other information
- Evaluation of data and other information
- Using computer software
- Accessing data and other information from a range of sources
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
This subject is only available to those students who would satisfy the entry criteria for the Master of Applied Finance.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- One 2-hour end-of semester examination (70%)
- A major project not exceeding 1500 words (30%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 85 hours per semester
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022