Executive Masters in Finance

Module: Investment Portfolio Management

November December 2016

Assessment Rules for Candidates:

Course Objectives:
2 As a finance or investment professional, change and challenge are constant, particularly

in this volatile, complex marketplace. The diverse opportunities in emerging markets, real
estate, hedge funds, derivatives, and other alternative investments. As the choices increase,
shaping and monitoring investment portfolios becomes more complicated. Which
investments will generate the highest returns without exposing you to excessive risk?
The investment strategies and portfolio management module is designed to help evaluate
this fundamental issue and manage the related risk to increase the effectiveness as an
investment professional and examines specific investment areas such as stocks, bonds,
derivatives, real estate, and global investments, providing a solid foundation from which to
build optimal investment portfolios and make better investments. .Page

Individual Assignment
Part A
Using a local or international example of your choice evaluate reasons for failure of
derivatives transaction. Clearly explain the derivative product that was used and
include measures that may have prevented such a failure.
(2000 words 50 marks)

Part B
Using a suitable local or international example explain a market crash of your
choice. Explain what caused it and how it could have been prevented.
(2000 words 50 marks)
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1. Page layout

The document must be word processed and must be printed on one side only white paper.

Margins: 1 from each side (Left/Right/Top/Bottom)

Paper size: A4

Orientation: Portrait

Decorative borders, shading and other effects (including decorative clip art) should not be
used anywhere in an assignment including the cover page.

The typeface (font) used in the text should be 12 point Times New Roman and for
headings 14 point Times New Roman.

Lines spacing should be 1.5 spaced

Headings in Bold

Use footer on every page including the title page and contents page (if used). The footer
should contain the following information only:
Student ID (left justified; i.e. aligned to the left margin) and page number (right justified;
i.e. aligned to the right margin).

Do not bind the assignment.

Submit the Complete Assignment & CD secured in a flat file.

2. Cover Page

Include only the following information:

Student Name / Strategy Registration No. / Module Name / Study Center

3. Softcopy of the Assignment

- Soft copy of the assignment in a CD in PDF format only. One File per Assignment (zip

all the Tasks into one file)

Name the file Eg. EMSCFIN-13-01-Student No

Write the Module Name/Student No /your name & contact number on the CD.

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4. General Requirements

Students who registered for the module can submitted the assignment on the given deadline.

Students should follow lectures for at least five classes to be eligible to carry out the assignment.
Any assignment which does not fulfill the above criteria will be rejected in assignment marking
process.

The last date for acceptance of this assignment is Friday 30th December 2016 before 5.00 pm.
Assignments will not be accepted after the last date of acceptance under any circumstances. The
late submission date is Tuesday 31st January 2017.

If in extreme circumstances student fall ill a medical certificate must be supplied within 48 hours
of the submission deadline and a letter to Strategy Office to explain the circumstances.

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