In this course, you will learn about the famous dichotomy between active and passive investing, how to appropriately measure and analyze investment performance and what the future trends in the investment management industry are. You will first learn about absolute and relative performance, risk-adjusted returns and how to decompose investment performance. The focus will then shift to the two main categories of investment vehicles, active and passive funds, and what they entail in terms of expected performance. Finally, you will explore the worlds of sustainable finance, neurofinance and fintech, three areas of research that will shape the future of the investment management industry. You will also benefit from the insights of experts from UBS, our corporate partner, on the practical implementation of the various concepts we will develop in this course.
Does sustainable investing perform in line with traditional investing? - Evidence
Skills You'll Learn
Investment Management, Sustainability, Finance, Socially Responsible Investing
Reviews
I recommend this course for every one interested to understand the dynamics of financial markets and the future trends of financial markets and portfolio management
Highly in depth and qualified lecturers who do brilliantly to break concepts down, especially Michel Girardin. Congratulations and thanks to all the staff involved
Welcome to the fourth and last module of the course! This module is dedicated to future trends in investment management that are already starting to change how we think about and apply some of the ideas presented in the specialization. We will start with sustainable investing: defining it, examining its value proposition and see how it can be implemented in the context of a widely diversified portfolio. We will then take a quick look at what neurofinance is and how it can help us make better investment decisions. Finally, we will leave you with some insights as to how fintech (i.e. information technology solutions applied to finance) is likely to shape the future of the investment management industry.
Taught By
University of Geneva- Tony Berrada
SFI Associate Professor of FinanceUniversity of Geneva- Ines Chaieb
SFI Associate Professor of FinanceUniversity of Geneva- Jonas Demaurex
Teaching AssistantUniversity of Geneva- Rajna Gibson Brandon
SFI Senior Chaired Professor of Finance and Managing Director of the GFRIUniversity of Geneva- Michel Girardin
Lecturer in Macro-Finance - Project Leader for the "Investment Management" specializationUniversity of Geneva- Philipp Krueger
SFI Assistant Professor of FinanceUniversity of Geneva- Kerstin Preuschoff
Associate Professor of Neurofinance and NeuroeconomicsUniversity of Geneva- Olivier Scaillet
SFI Senior Chaired Professor of Finance and Vice-dean (research) at GSEMUniversity of Geneva- Philip Valta
SFI Assistant Professor of Finance
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