PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

MIAF-09

 

PROFESSOR: JOSE M. MARIN

 

Contact Information................................................................................................. 1

Course Dynamics........................................................................................................ 1

Course Schedule........................................................................................................ 2

Time Schedule.............................................................................................................. 2

Data and Software.................................................................................................... 2

Problem Sets............................................................................................................... 2

Cases.............................................................................................................................. 3

Complementary Readings........................................................................................ 4

 

 

Contact Information

 

E-mail: jose.marin@ie.edu

Web Page: www.josemarin.com

Office Hours: TBA

 

E-mail: scukurova.phd2012@alumno.ie.edu

Office Hours: TBA

 

 

 

Course Dynamics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Schedule

 

Chapter

Topic

 

Part I: Portfolio Analysis

1

Overview/Review; Return and Risk

2

Volatility and Diversification; Fluctuations in Volatility

3

Asset Allocation

4

Portfolio Opportunities and Choices; Modern Portfolio Theory

5-6

From Theory to Practice: LTCM vs. Grossman Asset Management

 

Part II: Pricing and Performance Evaluation

7

The CAPM; Index Funds

8

Market and Index Models; Market Neutral Strategies

 

 

Time Schedule

 

 

 

Data and Software

 

Annual US data

Monthly US data

Daily Dow Jones data

 

                       US Data Estimates 1926-2008

 

Vanguard Fund Data

 

 

 

 

Problem Sets

 

 

 

 

Cases

 

 

 

 

 

 


Complementary Readings

 

Related to Session

No.

Ref.

Article

Available

1

01

IFSL Research, 2008: Fund Management 2008.

Reprographics, link

2

02

Whaley, Robert E., 2000: “The Investor Fear Gauge”, Journal of Portfolio Management, Spring 2000, pgs. 12-17.

Reprographics, link

2

 

Buttonwood, 2009: In Praise of Volatility, The Economist, Jan 17th-23rd.

Link

3,10

03

Franzoni and Marín (1), 2006: “Pension Plan Funding and Stock Market Efficiency”, Journal of Finance, vol. LXI, No. 2, 921-956.

Reprographics, link

3,10

04

Franzoni and Marín (2), 2006: “Portable Alphas from Pension Mispricing”, Journal of Portfolio Management, Summer 2006, 44-53.

Reprographics, link

3,10

05

MacDonald, L., 2005: “Pensions and Stock Selection”, Moneysense

Link

5,6

06

Grossman, Sanford, 1998: “Is Passive Investing Optimal?”, Financial Times: Mastering Finance Series.

Reprographics, link

5,6

07

Grossman, Sanford, 1995: “Dynamic Asset Allocation and the Informational Efficiency of Markets” JoF, 50(3), 773-787.

Reprographics, link

5,6

08

Jorion, Philipe, 2000: “Risk Management Lessons from Long-Term Capital Management, ã2000 P. Jorion.

Reprographics, link

 

8

 

09

 

Hansell, Saul, 1992: “The Other Side of Zero”, Pensions, Institutional Investor.

Link

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