Fundamentals Of Institutional Asset Management
This book provides the fundamentals of asset management. It takes a practical perspective in describing asset management. Besides the theoretical aspects of investment management, it provides in-depth insights into the actual implementation issues associated with investment strategies. The 19 chapters combine theory and practice based on the experience of the authors in the asset management industry. The book starts off with describing the key activities involved in asset management and the various forms of risk in managing a portfolio. There is then coverage of the different asset classes (common stock, bonds, and alternative assets), collective investment vehicles, financial derivatives, common stock analysis and valuation, bond analytics, equity beta strategies (including smart beta), equity alpha strategies (including quantitative/systematic strategies), bond indexing and active bond portfolio strategies, and multi-asset strategies. The methods of using financial derivatives (equity derivatives, interest rate derivatives, and credit derivatives) in managing the risks of a portfolio are clearly explained and illustrated.
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Fundamentals Of Institutional Asset Management
This book provides the fundamentals of asset management. It takes a practical perspective in describing asset management. Besides the theoretical aspects of investment management, it provides in-depth insights into the actual implementation issues associated with investment strategies. The 19 chapters combine theory and practice based on the experience of the authors in the asset management industry. The book starts off with describing the key activities involved in asset management and the various forms of risk in managing a portfolio. There is then coverage of the different asset classes (common stock, bonds, and alternative assets), collective investment vehicles, financial derivatives, common stock analysis and valuation, bond analytics, equity beta strategies (including smart beta), equity alpha strategies (including quantitative/systematic strategies), bond indexing and active bond portfolio strategies, and multi-asset strategies. The methods of using financial derivatives (equity derivatives, interest rate derivatives, and credit derivatives) in managing the risks of a portfolio are clearly explained and illustrated.
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Fundamentals Of Institutional Asset Management

Fundamentals Of Institutional Asset Management

Fundamentals Of Institutional Asset Management

Fundamentals Of Institutional Asset Management

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Overview

This book provides the fundamentals of asset management. It takes a practical perspective in describing asset management. Besides the theoretical aspects of investment management, it provides in-depth insights into the actual implementation issues associated with investment strategies. The 19 chapters combine theory and practice based on the experience of the authors in the asset management industry. The book starts off with describing the key activities involved in asset management and the various forms of risk in managing a portfolio. There is then coverage of the different asset classes (common stock, bonds, and alternative assets), collective investment vehicles, financial derivatives, common stock analysis and valuation, bond analytics, equity beta strategies (including smart beta), equity alpha strategies (including quantitative/systematic strategies), bond indexing and active bond portfolio strategies, and multi-asset strategies. The methods of using financial derivatives (equity derivatives, interest rate derivatives, and credit derivatives) in managing the risks of a portfolio are clearly explained and illustrated.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789811220036
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/20/2020
Series: World Scientific Series In Finance
Pages: 616
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.24(d)

Table of Contents

Preface vii

About the Authors xiii

Acknowledgments xv

Part I Asset Management and Risk 1

1 Overview of Asset Management 3

2 The Different Types of Risks in Investing 27

Part II The Investment Vehicles 43

3 Fundamentals of Equities 45

4 Fundamentals of Debt Instruments 77

5 Collective Investment Vehicles and Alternative Assets 117

6 Basics of Financial Derivatives 143

Part III Modern Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing 169

7 Measuring Return and Risk 171

8 Portfolio Theory: Mean-Variance Analysis and the Asset Allocation Decision 205

9 Asset Pricing Theories 233

Part IV Equity Analysis and Portfolio Management 263

10 Company Equity Analysis 265

11 Equity Valuation Models 303

12 Common Stock Beta Strategies 331

13 Common Stock Alpha Strategies 361

14 Using Equity Derivatives in Portfolio Management 395

Part V Bond Analytics and Portfolio Management 425

15 Bond Pricing and Yield Measures 427

16 Interest Rate Risk and Credit Risk Measures 465

17 Bond Portfolio Strategies 491

18 Using Derivatives in Bond Portfolio Management 519

Part VI Multi-asset Portfolio Strategies 553

19 Multi-asset Portfolio Strategies 555

Author Index 569

Subject Index 573

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