What is The Funds Management Program?
This writing is based on the official book titled:
Faculty of Commerce + Economics, Postgraduate Coursework Programs 1999, UNSW.
The Funds Management provides a strong applied and
theoretical grounding in all aspects of the financial
services industries. The program is designed to provide depth required for successful
placement and career advancement in the financial services industry, with emphasis on
positions in investment analysis
in the industry.
The aim of the program is to provide all students with
a solid understanding of the environment and decision processes
in which investment analysis and portfolio management
occurs and advanced and applied knowledge in a range of critical aspects of investment
analysis, such as security design and selection, portfolio
allocation decisions and risk management.
What are the contents of the program?
The funds management is a fixed program consisting of
10 subjects plus one elective subject:
The core subjects of Master of Commerce Program: (my first session)
The core subjects of Funds Management specialization (currently studied):
- Financial Markets and Institution
- Security Valuation and Portfolio Selection
- Capital Budgeting and Financial Decisions
Studied later:
- Applied Portfolio Management and Modelling
- Derivatives and Risk Management Techniques
- Advanced Investment and Funds Management
- Applied Funds Management
- International Corporate Finance
What does the program emphasize on?
Given the increasing globalization of financial markets
and the increasing use of off-shore investment instruments in portfolios, the program
emphasises both the standards and practices relevant to current Australian financial
services and the distinctions that occur in the wider global environment.
What makes the program difference?
As opposed to traditional pedagogical approaches, the
program's emphasis is on the ability to both understand and apply sophisticated investment
techniques used in the industry and engendering the judgment required to determine the
appropriate approach to evaluating specific situations in investment analysis.
The teaching method will draw on industry participation
and speakers to ensure that the materials is relevant both academically and practically.
Acknowledgment from the Australian Professional body
Relating to The Funds Management program, The
Securities Institute of Australia grants exemptions from certain subjects leading to
associate membership of the Institute to graduates who have completed finance subjects
offered in the BCom, BEc or MCom degree courses.
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