UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 
FN3204: Investments and Portfolio Management 
Module Level: Level 6 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2025 
 
Part 01: About This Guide 
Part 02: Sample Final Examination Paper 
Part 03: Detailed Solutions and Explanations 
Part 04: Proven Exam Strategies and Tips 
 
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University of London - Investments and Portfolio Management (FN3204)

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	University of London
Module Code	FN3204
Credit Value	30
Module Name	Investments and Portfolio Management
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	28

A comprehensive and easy-to-understand set of notes covering all examinable topics for FN3204: Investments and Portfolio Management at the University of London. These notes provide essential information on the exam format, the content that will be included, and the key concepts you should focus on during your studies. The aim of this guide is to offer a logical structure for the course topics, to emphasise and explain important concepts and methods within each area, and to present initial examples that illustrate how these concepts and methods are applied. With this guide, you will gain a solid understanding of the course material, helping you to feel confident and well-prepared to excel in your final exam.

This course deepens students' knowledge of finance by exploring stock price behaviour, market efficiency, portfolio management, and international finance. It covers empirical asset pricing models, arbitrage pricing theory, and behavioural finance, allowing students to analyse market anomalies and assess portfolio performance. Key topics include CAPM, multifactor models, and event studies for testing market efficiency, providing a strong foundation in investment decision-making.

Students will critically evaluate asset valuation techniques, explore investment anomalies, and measure asset management performance. The course delves into behavioural finance theories, addressing market inefficiencies caused by investor psychology. Additionally, it introduces fixed-income portfolio management, active portfolio strategies, and performance evaluation techniques, such as Sharpe ratio and Jensen’s alpha, equipping students with essential analytical skills.

International finance concepts, including foreign exchange markets, interest rate risk, and global asset allocation, form a key part of the curriculum. Students will learn about international CAPM, risk hedging, and the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on investment decisions. By the end of the course, they will be able to apply investment theories and asset management strategies in both domestic and international financial markets.

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EC2020	Elements of Econometrics
EC2065	Macroeconomics
EC2066	Microeconomics
FN1024	Principles of Banking and Finance
FN2029	Financial Intermediation
FN2190	Asset Pricing and Financial Markets
FN2191	Principles of Corporate Finance
FN2203	Principles of Asset Pricing
FN2208	Financial Data Analysis
FN3023	Investment Management
FN3092	Corporate Finance
FN3142	Quantitative Finance
FN3204	Investments and Portfolio Management
FN3206	Derivatives and Risk Management
MN1178	Business and Management in a Global Context
MN2028	Managerial Economics
MN3141	Marketing Management
ST104A	Statistics 1
ST104B	Statistics 2
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University of London - Investments and Portfolio Management (FN3204)

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