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ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1S2-FIN-MA-EI75UE
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Establishment
IESEG School of Management
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
FINANCE
This course occurs in the following program(s)
IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École - Crédits ECTS: 2.00
Training officer(s)
C.CHOUARD
Stakeholder(s)
Christophe CHOUARD
Level
Master
Program year
1
Period
S2

Présentation

Prerequisite
Financial Markets
Portfolio Management and Analysis
Goal
At the end of the course, the student shuld be able to :

- Understand the alternative ways to manage investment funds
- Know how hedge funds work : what benefits and what risks ?
- Know how to assess risks in hedge funds and other alternative investments
- Know what to take care of when selecting investment funds
Presentation
*How to manage funds : investment objective, management style, asset allocation and macro economy, bond and stock picking.
*The alternative fund management business
*Hedge funds : benefits and risks
*Hedge fund strategies in details
*Risk : how to assess them, how to measure them, how to manage them, how to control them
*Famous hedge funds blow-ups
*How to select investment funds
*Fund of funds portfolio construction

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours magistral 16,00
Travail personnel
Charge de travail personnel indicative 16,00
Overall student workload 32,00
Evaluation
Students will have to be able to describe in writing the main concepts taught during the course.

Ressources

Bibliography
Hedge Fund Alpha: A Framework for Generating and Understanding Investment Performance, John. M. Longo, Ed., March 2009 -
Handbook of Hedge Funds, François-Serge L'Habitant, February 2007 -
Intelligent Hedge Fund Investing, Barry Schachter, 2004 -