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Essentials of Sustainable Investing (FNCE30013)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 |
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Fees | Look up fees |
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to understand how different types of investors integrate ESG and impact considerations into their investment decisions, and how they vote and actively engage with investee companies to ensure long-term value creation. Ethical investing, social activist divestment campaigns and financial market innovations to address sustainability objectives will also be covered. Students should also be able to outline why, how and where investment is used to intentionally drive social and environmental impact in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Topics will include : embedding ESG and impact considerations into all elements of fund management, a practical overview of best practice in strategically managing impact, and how various elements of global and national financial systems help and hinder the flow of capital to impact.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of ESG, ethical investing, impact investing and related terms.
- Apply and critically evaluate practical tools used to integrate ESG risks into investment decisions.
- Compute investment portfolios using a range of optimization techniques that incorporate ESG factors, analyse the outcomes and critically reflect on their limitations.
- Critically review the concept of stewardship and how ownership rights are exercised by investors.
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of ESG derivative markets and how they can be used for risk management and trading purposes.
- Critically evaluate the products, tools, tactics and strategies used in impact investing and how they can be embedded into decision making.
Generic skills
- Problem solving; application of theory to practice; use of computer software; accessing data and other information from a range of sources; written communication; statistical reasoning; critical thinking; evaluation of data and other information.
- Team work; interpretation and analysis, presentation skills.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE20005 | Corporate Financial Decision Making |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
AND
Note: the following subject/s can also be taken concurrently (at the same time)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE30007 | Derivative Securities |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE30001 | Investments |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Major Assignment (Group)
| Second half of the teaching period | 40% |
Group presentation
| Second half of the teaching period | 10% |
Final examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jonathan Dark Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024