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Module Title
Portfolio Investment & Wealth Management

Keywords
Market Efficiency, Portfolio Design, Portfolio Management, Performance Evaluation, Tax Implications, Wealth Management

ReferenceBSM703
SCQF LevelSCQF 11
SCQF Points15
ECTS Points7.5
CreatedMay 2002
ApprovedJune 2013
AmendedAugust 2013
Version No.1


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Prerequisites for Module

None in addition to SCQF 11 entry requirement or equivalent.


Corequisite Modules

None.

Precluded Modules

None.

Aims of Module

To provide students with the skills required to effectively design, manage and evaluate the performance of alternative investment portfolios within, in particular, a wealth management context.

Learning Outcomes for Module

On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:

1. Demonstrate a working understanding of the practical significance of market efficiency within the context of portfolio design and management.
2. Design and implement effective portfolio management strategies within the context of alternative investment requirements and risk criteria.
3. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of performance evaluation techniques and apply the various approaches to the portfolio.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the key taxation principles and practices involved in effective wealth management.

Indicative Module Content

The concept of market efficiency, the optimal portfolio, compliance and regulation in the UK, risk and investment strategy, risk and portfolio design, active and passive portfolio management strategies, financial engineering products and portfolio risk management, Sharpe, Treynor and Jensen measures of portfolio performance and attribution, wealth managemnt, income and capital taxes, tax implications. Throughout the module students will be given training in, and be expected to make extensive use of DATASTREAM.

Indicative Student Workload

Contact Hours

Full TimePart Time
Lectures/Tutorials/Workshops
3636
Supervised Assessment
22

Directed Study

  
Student Centred Learning
4040

Private Study

  
Private Study & Preparation
7272

Mode of Delivery

This is a lecture-based course supplemented with tutorials/workshops and directed study.

Assessment Plan

Learning Outcomes Assessed
Component 1 1,2,3
Component 2 4

Component 2 is a written Examination

Component 1 is a Coursework

Indicative Bibliography

1.ELTON, E.J. et al., 2013. Modern portfolio theory and investment analysis. 9th ed. Hoboken: John Wiley. Available online at: https://dl.rasabourse.com/Books/Finance%20and%20Financial%20Markets/%5BEdwin_J._Elton%2C_Martin_J._Gruber%2C_Stephen_J._Brow_Modern%20Portfolio%20Theory%20and%20Investment%28rasabourse.com%29.pdf
2.JORDAN, B.D., MILLER, T.W. and DOLVIN, S.D., 2024. Fundamentals of investments; valuation and management. 10th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
3.LOFTHOUSE, S., 2001. Investment management. 2nd ed. Chichester: John Wiley.
4.McMillan, M., et al., 2011. Investments: Principles of Portfolio and Equity Analysis. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons.

Additional Notes

References to relevant journal articles will be provided as supporting and developmental reading.


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