FINAN 6240 - Introduction to Risk for Multi-Asset Class Investors

This course will cover practical methods for measuring and managing investment risk in multi-asset portfolios. Risk will be explored at the portfolio level and across individual asset classes including public equity, government debt, corporate debt and structured products, hedge funds, venture capital and private equity, real assets, currencies and commodities. Other topics include stress testing, China’s capital markets, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk. This course will give students practical applications for managing investments at pensions, endowments, foundations, family offices, and other institutional portfolios.