FIN42080 Investment Management (Mod)

Academic Year 2024/2025

Students are taught a wide ranging course with the aim of explaining the principle types of financial securities, namely, equities, bonds, and derivative products. The operations of the markets on which they operate are also outlined. In addition, portfolio theory is presented as an alternative to dealing with investments in individual securities. This involves obtaining an understanding of the characteristics of portfolios and how investors can manipulate them. Applications of portfolio theory are outlined in conjunction with the equilibrium asset pricing models, the CAPM and APT. Evaluation of the investment process is discussed constantly throughout the course.

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Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Describe the following financial securities: equities, bonds, and derivative products.
2. Describe the operations of equity, bond and derivative markets.
3. Explain the use of portfolio theory in investment management
4. Describe the applications of asset pricing models eg. CAPM, Black-Scholes.
5. Analyse and evaluate the investment process
6. Create and deliver an investment process

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

50
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Lectures

24
Total

124
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
various 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: You will be rewarded for your participation & for the quality of contribution in class. Active participation in the inclass discussion will improve everyone’s learning. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

20

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Learning journal Week 12 Graded No

45

 No
Group Work Assignment: Portfolio Challenge: Manage an investment portfolio. Full details on Brightspace. Week 10 Graded No

35

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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