Active Portfolio Management & Asset Allocation
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In today's dynamic financial landscape, portfolio managers and investment professionals face constant pressure to outperform benchmarks, preserve capital, and adapt to ever-changing market conditions. With volatile markets, tightening regulations, and increasingly sophisticated investors, the traditional "set-and-forget" approach to investing is no longer sufficient. Many portfolio managers struggle with achieving consistent alpha, managing risk exposure across multiple asset classes, and incorporating behavioral factors into decision-making.
Active Portfolio Management & Asset Allocation is a comprehensive 5-day training program designed to help finance professionals move beyond passive strategies and embrace an active, research-driven approach to building robust, diversified portfolios. This course offers a deep dive into modern investment theories, dynamic allocation strategies, alpha generation techniques, and performance attribution methods. It also covers structured products, alternative investments, and behavioral finance to equip participants with the skills needed to manage sophisticated multi-asset portfolios in real time.
Through practical case studies, scenario simulations, and expert-led sessions, participants will learn how to construct, manage, and optimize portfolios tailored to various risk profiles and investment objectives.
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Introduction to Portfolio Management and Asset Allocation
- Understanding the objectives, constraints, and context of investment portfolio management
- Exploring major trends and innovations impacting asset management and the investment industry
- Reviewing core theories and concepts for allocation decisions:
- Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT)
- Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAMP)
- Efficient Frontier
- Understanding the principles and types of asset allocation strategies
- Assessing the impact of diversification on portfolio risk and return
- Exploring rebalancing and reallocation techniques to maintain target allocations
- Identifying key portfolio construction disciplines and their interaction with asset allocation