2009 Course Handbook
ECFS865: Investments
This unit covers key building blocks required when studying many of the other courses. It focuses on the tools and techniques required to understand investment markets and construct investment portfolios. The course contains an analysis of the risk and return characteristics of debt and equity markets, an overview of modern portfolio theory, and a consideration of asset pricing models and performance measurement techniques. Attention is paid to both use of theory to make decisions as well as the limits of theory in practise.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Mr Dan Daugaard |
| Prerequisites: | Admission to Master of Applied Finance or Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Finance |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Faculty of Business and Economics |