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Investment Analysis Seminar
   Investment Analysis Best Practices

Seminar Audience 

• Investment fund governance and supervisory team, including investment companies' board of directors, fund commissioners, and oversight board members who wish to understand the terminology, concepts, principles, and best practices of CIOs and asset managers. This course will help them to better understand the functions of investment managers, investment policy and oversight. 

• New investment analysts who wish to develop the skills to become investment managers or supervisors

• New HNWI, UHNWI, and Family office members who wish to understand and manage investment managers

  Training Prerequisites

• The course is designed for working professionals. We do not accept students seeking initial employment, postsecondary education, or initial licensing programs

Seminar Objectives 

• Provide 360-degree view of the investment management function to identify potential blind spots and improvement areas

• Provide an understanding of investment decision-making models, frameworks, and tools to implement an effective investment management system

• Learn how CIOs and investment managers plan, design, rebalance, and report on their investment portfolios

Training Focus

• Develop an understanding of the principles of asset allocation, securities valuation and analysis, investment strategies, investment risk management frameworks, and portfolio analysis and reporting

Training Model

• Experiential action learning

• 25%-50% seminar and 50-75% experiential project work

• The development of management skills is based on KASAC executive education and management training model

Key Concepts

• Financial Markets. Financial Instruments. Investment Strategies. Investment Criteria. Investment Risk. Investments Valuation. Investment Portfolio Models. Common Investment Mistakes.

Training Seminar Customization Subjects 

• A quick overview of the fundamentals of financial instruments; risk and reward performance, US government T-bills, TIPs, government bonds, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, money market funds, preferred and common stocks, warrants, options, futures and other derivative securities

• A quick overview of financial markets; money markets, investment banking, primary and secondary markets, security exchanges, and US and international markets

• A quick overview of public equities financial statements, financial performance analysis (financial metrics analysis) and private equities valuation comparable

• A detailed overview of investment management principles and policies; asset classes, types of investment securities; security analysis, risk, return, and asset pricing (security valuation) and transaction costs 

• Designing, planning, rebalancing and reporting of investment portfolios  
  • Investment goals, objectives, strategy and policy statements of an investment portfolio
  • Risk Profiles: A choice of risk / reward level; aggressive vs. balanced vs. conservative investment goals and styles
  • Portfolio risk analysis metrics (alpha, beta, R-squared, standard deviation, and Sharpe ratio)
  • Macroeconomics impact on multi-asset investment management and portfolio design and rebalancing
  • Factor investing (quality, yield, volatility, value, growth, momentum and size)
  • Macro vs. technical vs. fundamental investing
  • Active investing vs. passive index investing
  • Beta vs. smart beta vs. alpha investing
  • How conflicting goals and styles lead to suboptimal performance
  • Asset allocation mix, diversification and risk management best practices
• Investing in real estate, bonds, stocks, precious metals, and commodities using exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

Courseware Content (Customized)

The Investment Analysis Best Practices courseware includes the following:

1. Participant's training guide

2. Subject matter handbook and lecture notes

3. Executive summary of the subject matter:

   • Summary of essential concepts and finance management best practices

   • Examples and case studies

4. Investment management toolkit (management frameworks, decision-models, and checklists)

5. Experiential work-based assessment project

Performance Evaluation (Optional)

• Performance can be evaluated on the basis of individual or team project deliverables

• There are no Q&A exams or tests. Candidates can choose to complete customized experiential work-based projects such as developing a relevant analysis document, management strategy, action plan or a senior management presentation

• The course advisor will review the deliverables and provide improvement feedback. The evaluation is a form of management consulting and experiential coaching for performance improvement

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