Funds management

This unit focuses on funds management styles and philosophies; approaches to implementing investment strategies for funds design and decision making; practical allocation of assets across and within different markets (industries); market sector volatilities and risk management; and performance measurement. Current academic research and trends in the industry are also considered from local and global funds management perspectives.

The topics include:

• portfolio investment styles, philosophies, mandates and policies
• capital market expectations
• asset allocation and portfolio optimisation
• management of fixed income portfolios
• international diversification
• alternative investments
• quantitative portfolio factor models
• portfolio monitoring and rebalancing
• portfolio performance, attribution and evaluation.