FINC614-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Investments

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course is an introduction to major issues that are currently of concern to all investors. It examines investments and portfolio management from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Emphasis is placed on the development of the skills and competencies required to succeed as an investment professional, especially those related to financial advising, investment analysis and portfolio formation and management. Topics covered include portfolio and capital market theory, asset pricing, equity valuation, portfolio creation, and other aspects of portfolio management, and recent development in New Zealand financial market. The course utilises materials included in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Exam Level I-III curricula, and helps students prepare to take the CFA exams.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of Head of Department

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 16:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 17:00 - 18:00 A2 Lecture Theatre
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

Huong Dang

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Final exam 40%
Bloomberg Market Concepts 5% Self-paced.
CFA Ethics Learning Lab 5% Self-paced.
Quiz 1 10%
Quiz 2 10%
Test 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,130.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

All FINC614 Occurrences

  • FINC614-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025