ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1S2-FIN-MA-EI75UE
Langue d'enseignement
English
Matières
FINANCE
Ce cours apparaît dans les formation(s) suivante(s)
Responsable(s)
C.CHOUARD
Intervenant(s)
Christophe CHOUARD
Niveau
Master
Année de formation
Période

Présentation

Prérequis
Financial Markets
Portfolio Management and Analysis
Objectifs
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
Présentation
*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

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

Ressources

Bibliographie
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 -