Department

Finance

Course Code

FIN 462

Course Title

Assets Management

Course Credit

3 hours

Prerequisite Course

FIN 362

Course Level

Course Description

The course covers topics in investment management such as asset allocation, investment styles, portfolio rebalancing, evaluation of portfolio performance, and professional asset management. Students will be given the opportunity to manage a portion of the Investment Club real fund. The experience of managing real money will greatly increase the students' chances to succeed and excel in the profession of asset management.

Course Material

Name of the book

Asset Management: A Systematic Approach to Factor Investing, Andrew Ang, OXFORD University Press, Latest edition.

Reading Recommendation

Websites of national and international financial organizations like SAMA, CMA, TADAWUL, NYSE, LSE, TSE, BIS etc

Some asset valuation related web based learning may be desirable, for example www.damodaran.com

 Financial newspapers & journals like Wall street, Financial times etc.

Course Language

English