AFF5040 - Advanced investments

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2009 (Evening)

Synopsis

Financial asset analysis, valuation and allocation in global economies; volatility of asset prices; financial exposures; measuring risk and awareness of the tools available for management of such risks including futures, forwards, options and swaps; advanced approaches to the formation and management of portfolios.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• develop a recognition and understanding of the investment environment and its impact on asset valuation
• develop analytical skills related to the valuation of various investments
• develop skills to critically evaluate various investment strategies
• develop skills relating to dealing with financial risk
• develop a critical perspective of such investment management.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Contact hours

3 hours per week