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Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management

A practical professional programme focused on investment analysis & portfolio management, designed to strengthen financial capability, analytical judgement and organisational performance.

Type
Specialist
Level
Advanced
Duration
5 days
Delivery
In person, Live online, In-house
Languages
English, Arabic

Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management develops the analytical capability required to evaluate investment opportunities and construct portfolios aligned with return objectives, risk tolerance and investment constraints.

The programme examines financial markets, security analysis, valuation, risk and return, diversification and portfolio construction. Participants also learn how portfolio performance should be monitored and evaluated.

The emphasis is on disciplined investment analysis rather than speculative decision-making.

Objectives

  • Understand the foundations of investment analysis and portfolio management.

  • Evaluate investment risk and expected return.

  • Apply fundamental valuation concepts to investment securities.

  • Understand diversification and portfolio construction.

  • Measure and evaluate portfolio performance.

Learning outcomes

  • Analyse investment opportunities using structured criteria.

  • Evaluate the relationship between risk and return.

  • Apply basic valuation techniques to securities.

  • Construct a diversified portfolio based on defined objectives.

  • Interpret portfolio performance and risk measures.

Who it is for

  • Investment analysts.

  • Portfolio-management professionals.

  • Finance and treasury professionals.

  • Banking and investment professionals.

  • Managers involved in investment decisions.

Programme modules

1. Investment Analysis Foundations
  • Investment objectives

  • Asset classes

  • Risk and return

  • Investment constraints

2. Financial Market Analysis
  • Market structure

  • Economic factors

  • Industry analysis

  • Market information

3. Security Analysis and Valuation
  • Equity analysis

  • Fixed-income analysis

  • Valuation principles

  • Investment assumptions

4. Portfolio Risk and Diversification
  • Portfolio risk

  • Correlation

  • Diversification

  • Systematic and specific risk

5. Portfolio Construction
  • Investment objectives

  • Asset allocation

  • Security selection

  • Portfolio constraints

6. Performance Evaluation
  • Portfolio returns

  • Benchmarking

  • Risk-adjusted performance

  • Portfolio review and rebalancing

Methodology

The programme uses investment cases, market data, valuation exercises and portfolio-construction scenarios. Participants analyse investments and make portfolio decisions using explicit objectives and risk considerations.

Assessment

Assessment includes investment-analysis exercises and a final portfolio case requiring participants to evaluate assets, construct a portfolio and justify their investment choices.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

For your organisation

This programme can be delivered for a single organisation, team or institution, and adapted to your context, participants and objectives.

Organisational delivery is scoped and priced individually, and is not booked from this page.

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