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Introduction to Investment Management

A non-mathematical introduction to investment management — asset classes, allocation and the newer tools needed to read performance in a reshaped industry.

The programme

The frameworks that explained investment management a generation ago no longer cover the industry as it now trades. Equity volatility, new fixed income products, the growth of hedge funds, commodities and real estate have transformed investor preferences, investment styles and asset allocation — and traditional analytical tools and performance measures must now work alongside a newer set of metrics to interpret data, trends and performance for these asset classes. This intensive programme is a non-mathematical introduction to the key elements of investment management, built for those entering the industry and those who deal with it. The cohort works through the asset-class landscape, allocation logic and the tools that make performance legible.

What you will do

Map the modern investment management industry, from traditional asset classes to hedge funds, commodities and real estate.
Apply the analytical frameworks and performance measures the industry uses — and recognise their limits for newer asset classes.
Interpret data, trends and performance with the newer tools and metrics the changed environment demands.
Read shifts in investor preference, investment style and asset allocation and what drives them.
Hold your own with portfolio managers, analysts and clients — without needing the mathematics.

Who attends

  • Professionals starting out in investment management
  • Pension fund, family office and wealth managers
  • Private bankers, portfolio managers and investment analysts
  • Risk, compliance and back-office staff
  • Regulators and individual investors

Cohorts bring together board members, executives and the rising leaders behind them — kept deliberately small, so every seat is a peer’s.

Programme agenda

Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for

I.The reshaped investment landscape
  • Forces transforming the global industry
  • Shifts in investor preferences and investment styles
  • Asset allocation in the new environment
II.Asset classes
  • Equities and volatility
  • New fixed income products
  • Hedge funds, commodities and real estate
III.Tools and performance
  • Traditional analytical frameworks and their limits
  • Newer tools and metrics for newer asset classes
  • Interpreting data, trends and performance

Frequently asked

Do I need a quantitative background for this course?

No. The programme is a deliberately non-mathematical introduction to the key elements of investment management. It equips participants to hold their own with portfolio managers, analysts and clients without needing the mathematics.

Who should attend the introduction to investment management?

Professionals starting out in investment management, pension fund, family office and wealth managers, private bankers, portfolio managers and investment analysts, risk, compliance and back-office staff, as well as regulators and individual investors — anyone entering the industry or dealing with it.

Which asset classes does the programme cover?

The full modern landscape: equities and their volatility, new fixed income products, and the growth areas of hedge funds, commodities and real estate — together with the allocation logic and the newer tools and metrics needed to read performance across them. BIZENIUS delivers in English and French, with in-house editions, rolling dates and fees on enquiry.

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