Bachelor
2021/2022
Investment Portfolio Management
Type:
Elective course (HSE University and University of London Double Degree Programme in Economics)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
International College of Economics and Finance
When:
4 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Online hours:
24
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Иванова Анна Владимировна,
Luca Gelsomini,
Dmitriy Alexandrovich Kachalov,
Kristina Romadini
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
10
Contact hours:
112
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Pre-requisites: Microeconomics, basic calculus and probability theory, linear algebra, Principles of banking and finance. Investment Management is a year-long course for 4th year students at ICEF. The course is taught in English.
Learning Objectives
- provide an overview of institutional details linked to financial markets and the trading process
- provide an overview of historical trends and innovations in financial instruments and trading processes
- provide an overview of various financial instruments
- provide insight into the use of finance theory in investment management
- provide a guide to the measurement and analysis of risk of financial investments
- provide a guide to the measurement of performance of fund management
- address key issues in risk management
Course Contents
- Financial markets and instruments
- History of financial markets
- Active Fund Management and Investment Strategies
- Market Microstructure
- Diversification
- Portfolio immunization
- Risk and performance measurement
- Risk management
Assessment Elements
- Homework sem 1
- Participation in lectures and practice sessions sem 1
- Homework (whole year)
- Participation in lectures and practice sessions (whole year)
- First term examOnline format.
- Final exam
- UoL examUoL exam is not included in the overall grade.
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.15 * Participation in lectures and practice sessions sem 1 + 0.7 * First term exam + 0.15 * Homework sem 1
- 2021/2022 4th module0.2 * First term exam + 0.5 * Final exam + 0.15 * Participation in lectures and practice sessions (whole year) + 0.15 * Homework (whole year)