Group coursework

1 - Written assignment (including essay) - 20

Exam

2 - Written exam - 80

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<ol><li>Money markets and bond markets </li><li>Equity markets and property markets </li><li>Derivatives, collective investment vehicles and overseas markets </li><li>Economic and other influences on investment markets </li><li>Valuation of individual assets and asset portfolios </li><li>Development of suitable long-term investment strategy for institutional investors </li></ol>

Feedback is provided in a number of ways throughout your module. This includes feedback you receive during teaching from both peers and lecturers and that provided for formative assessment. Following an assessment, you will be given your marks and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. <a href='https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations'>https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations</a>

This module will support the development of all the graduate attributes. Your module leader will provide you with information about how your learning, teaching and assessment activities support your development of these attributes. The graduate attributes are: - Always learning - Engaged in the world - Technical and digital - Connected Professional - Creating Impact

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Modern Actuarial Theory and Practice.

Understanding Actuarial Management: The Actuarial Control Cycle.

Investment Mathematics.

Subject CP1 Actuarial Practice Core Practices

Actuarial Practice (CP1) - Part III

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BBM013 - Actuarial Practice (CP1) - Part III

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This module is taught primarily through lectures and practical exercises. In addition, you will also be expected to spend a significant amount of time in independent learning. 
Self-directed learning hours are for independent study and account for the indicative amount of time you should spend studying independently. For example, carrying out subject research, practising and reflecting on techniques learned in class, reading widely around the subject to develop a deeper understanding, carrying out activities using the (Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), attending induction and career development workshops, working in groups to complete assignments and presentations, and completing individual assignments and other homework

Contact hours are designed to be flexible and are delivered using a variety of methods to help you learn in the most effective way. A proportion of the core content may be delivered online and additional support materials and content will also be made available through Moodle.

Evaluate the main factors that influence investment markets, both in the long term and in the short term. 

Knowledge

Debate the Actuaries’ Code of Conduct and the requirement to behave professionally at all times. 

Values and attitudes

Communicate effectively with non-specialists in the area. 

Skills

Reflect on the main sources of risk faced by financial institutions and how these risks can be responsibly managed. 

Use actuarial techniques to solve both qualitative and quantitative problems. 

Outline the specialist literature as it pertains to the module content. 

Analyse the main asset classes used by institutional investors, including money markets, bond markets, equity markets and property markets. 

Present reasoned arguments in clear, concise English. 

Use the mathematical techniques involved in valuing both individual assets and asset portfolios for the purpose of comparing with the corresponding value of the liabilities faced. 

Appreciate the needs of the various stakeholders involved when giving actuarial advice. 

Debate main factors that affect the choice of a long-term investment strategy for an institutional investor. 

Explain the use of derivative and collective investment vehicles to assist with managing the assets of an institutional investor. 