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Investments (FNCE30001)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject covers investment analysis, with emphasis on equity securities and fixed interest securities. The topics covered focus on issues fundamental to financial managers, money managers, risk managers, financial advisers and regulators. These topics include: fundamental ideas in asset pricing, modern portfolio theory, and their applications; equilibrium theories of asset pricing; empirical evidence on security returns; key issues in pricing fixed interest securities; and techniques in fixed interest portfolio management.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • Discuss core concepts in finance, including risk, return, risk premium and risk aversion;
  • Analyse the portfolio selection problem, with emphasis on the mean variance framework;
  • Critically evaluate theories of asset pricing and their applications in the pricing of securities;
  • Analyse issues in the pricing of fixed interest securities and the management of portfolios;
  • Apply investments knowledge to challenging and complex real-world scenarios.

Generic skills

  • High level of development: problem solving; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking

  • Moderate level of development: written communication; statistical reasoning; synthesis and evaluation of data and other information

  • Some level of development: oral communication; collaborative learning; team work

Last updated: 7 September 2024