Available Dates
Jan-20-2025
Kuala Lumpur
Apr-21-2025
Kuala Lumpur
July-21-2025
Kuala Lumpur
Oct-20-2025
Kuala Lumpur
Dates in Other Venues
Dec-30-2024
London
Dec-30-2024
Istanbul
Jan-20-2025
Singapore
Jan-20-2025
Istanbul
Jan-20-2025
Paris
Jan-20-2025
Barcelona
Jan-20-2025
Amsterdam
Jan-20-2025
Dubai
Feb-17-2025
London
Mar-17-2025
Dubai
Apr-21-2025
Barcelona
Apr-21-2025
Amsterdam
Apr-21-2025
Paris
Apr-21-2025
Istanbul
Apr-21-2025
Singapore
Apr-21-2025
London
May-19-2025
Dubai
June-16-2025
London
July-21-2025
Dubai
July-21-2025
Istanbul
July-21-2025
Barcelona
July-21-2025
Singapore
July-21-2025
Amsterdam
July-21-2025
Paris
Aug-18-2025
London
Sep-15-2025
Dubai
Oct-20-2025
Singapore
Oct-20-2025
Barcelona
Oct-20-2025
London
Oct-20-2025
Istanbul
Oct-20-2025
Paris
Oct-20-2025
Amsterdam
Nov-17-2025
Dubai
Dec-15-2025
London
5 days course
An overview of trends within the industry
The 'theoretical' backdrop – tools and concepts
Understanding asset allocation
Rebalancing and reallocation
Asset allocation and other portfolio construction disciplines
The search for 'alpha' and the importance of information ratios
The emergence of SMART Beta
Performance Measurement and Attribution
Individual investor behaviour
Asset class characteristics
Integrating alternative assets with 'traditional' asset classes
Overview
Type of bond
Type of issuer
Risks associated with fixed income
Emerging Market Fixed income
Hedge ratio
Asset SWAP’s
Yield components
Duration hedging
Convexity
Fixed income attribution
The key attributes of hedge funds
The case for investing in hedge funds
An overview of the trading techniques and tactics - understanding short selling, leverage and derivatives
Hedge fund styles and strategies
Measuring risk
Types of risk
The key ratios and measures
Skewness and Kurtosis
Definition of Private Equity
The main sources of Private Equity
The case for Private Equity
Constructing the Private Equity portfolio
Monitoring the portfolio and measuring performance
Measuring correlation with public markets
Current trends in the market place
Gaining exposure to the asset class
Performance measurement and benchmarks
Correlation
Including commodities in the portfolio
What are structured products?
Foreign exchange products
Certificates
- Index
- Basket
- Comparison with mutual funds
- Covered warrants
Capital guarantee and protection products
- Vanilla products
- Portfolio insurance
Maximum return products
- Discount certificates
- Reverse convertibles
Derivatives
Exchange Traded Funds – tools for tactical asset allocation
Ad hoc solutions or part of portfolio construction?