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Investments: Portfolio Management - INV4801

Honours,Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To enhance students' knowledge of portfolio management. To provide an advanced understanding and analysis of an Investment Policy Statement (IPS), capital market expectations, asset allocation, fixed income portfolio management, equity portfolio management, alternative investments portfolio management, and portfolio performance evaluation.

Fundamentals of Investment - INV2601

Under Graduate Degree,Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: FIN2601
Purpose: To enable students to gain insight into investment in financial assets; the investment environment; the risk-return framework; fundamental and technical analysis; portfolio management.

Equity Asset Valuation - INV3701

Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: INV2601
Purpose: To enable students to determine the fair value of a firm's equity based on economic prospects, current and forecast financial performance as well as risk assessment.

Fixed Income Analysis - INV3702

Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: INV2601
Purpose: To enable students to determine the fair value of fixed income securities based on interest rate forecasts, investment horizons and risk assessment.

Derivatives - INV3703

Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: INV2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to distinguish between the various derivative instruments (i.e., forwards, futures, options and swaps); to price and value these derivative instruments; and to manage financial risk by constructing basic derivative strategies.