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23 - 29 October 2025
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Essentials of Fund Management

Investment excellence through modern portfolio management techniques

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Designed to demystify the fund management process and help you maximize your funds' potential.

Course Overview

This comprehensive three-day programme delivers essential knowledge and practical skills for navigating the complex world of fund management. Designed specifically for new traders, buyside/sell-side advisors, investors, and financial institutions, the course provides a thorough foundation in portfolio construction and management techniques. Participants will explore Modern Portfolio Theory and its evolution, gaining insights into asset pricing, correlations, and historical returns analysis.

Learning Outcomes

  • Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and subsequent evolution
  • Pricing of assets and asset correlations
  • Historical and projected returns
  • Investment fund structures
  • Active and passive fund management

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for:

  • Financial Services Professionals: New traders, Buy-side/sellside advisors, Portfolio management associates, Investment product specialists
  • Institutional Representatives: Pension fund administrators,Insurance company investment staff, Asset management team members

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Run this course in-house

The International Faculty of Finance’s customised training solutions have helped organisations deliver tailored learning in different languages to suit every requirement.

Certified by IFF

The International Faculty of Finance is one of the world’s leading specialist financial training organisations, providing participants in the global financial markets with intensive technical training programmes designed to help them succeed on the global stage.

Established in 1991, we have grown our business internationally and now deliver services both in person and virtually, globally.