Postgraduate Certificate in The Mechanics of Investment Management
Online United Kingdom
DURATION
16 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 1,999 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
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Introduction
What you'll learn
- An online guide to the world of modern investment management.
- The course tackles the major issues currently impacting the investment management sector
- Get a practitioner-focused perspective on issues such as Asset allocation strategies; Valuation methodologies; Performance management; Portfolio management approaches; Equity & fixed income investing; The role of derivative instruments; Risk management issues; The world of alternative investments.
How you’ll learn
- A new module is released every two weeks
- Read the units online, save them to your computer or print them out
- Study at your own pace
- Efficient and cost-effective - no need to travel or take time off work
- Apply new skills and expertise to your work straight away
Why Choose The Postgraduate Certificate?
This programme is quality assured by Middlesex University. Benefits of a Middlesex qualification include:
- Networking opportunities during and after the course
- Access to exceptional teaching staff
- Applied learning experiences
- Combines academic rigour with individual support
International reach
Middlesex University is committed to meeting the needs and ambitions of a culturally and internationally diverse range of students by providing challenging academic programmes. It has a major international business school based in London with overseas campuses in Dubai and Mauritius and a global portfolio of partnerships delivering high quality accredited programmes in business and management.
Staff and students come from a wide spectrum of cultures and backgrounds with a common interest in executive education that is world-class, modern and applicable. Middlesex University Business School is proud of its dedicated teachers and its rich range of learning resources including distance learning and virtual learning environments.
Curriculum
Core modules
- Unit 1 – Current themes in institutional investment management
- Unit 2 – Stock markets and equity investing
- Unit 3 – Fixed income portfolios and the art of lending
- Unit 4 – Introducing derivatives
- Unit 5 – Modern asset allocation strategies
- Unit 6 – Risk management of the institutional portfolio
- Unit 7 – Exploration of alternative assets: Progressive adoption of hedge funds, private equity and real estate
- Unit 8 – Further exploration in institutional asset management: Current topics of liquidity, asset allocation, risk, alternative investments and fiduciary responsibility