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Investment Management Flashcards

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how is expected returns calculated?

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by taking the probability of each and multiplying that by the scenario return and summing the results

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what does variance measure?

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the extent to which returns ‘vary’ from the average return

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what is standard deviation/

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the square toot of variance, used a statistical measure of risk that depicts the likely variation from ER levels

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what are the different types of risks when investing?

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  • market/systematic risk
  • inflation risk
  • interest rate risk
  • reinvestment risk
  • exchange rate risk
  • political and legal risk
  • regulatory risk
  • Default Risk
  • Liquidity risk
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what is forward looking forecasting?

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forecasts and probabilities which asses the likelihood of each possible state of the world occurring and estimates the returns given that particular outcome

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what is backward-looking forecasting?

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study of historical data and frequencies under the assumption that this will be representative of the future.

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what is the risk profile for equities?

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they are generally considered to be risky however they offer potential to deliver high returns if held long-term

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what is equity risk premium?

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the higher rate of return that is required to entice investors to take on the risk of owning equity

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what would prompt an investor to go into money markets?

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if they have an investment horizon that is very short and want a low-risk, relatively secure form of storage for their cash

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what is the attractiveness bonds?

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that they offer a regular, pre-determined coupon combined with the relative certainty of the principal amount being repaid

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what are the risks that could affect bonds?

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  • interest rate risk (can cause adverse movement to bonds)
  • inflation risk (value of the investment held may fall)
  • default risk (risk of the issuer defaulting on their payment)
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what are the risks around overseas shares and debt?

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  • currency
  • country
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what is diversification?

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can remove some of the market risk without having to removing all high-risk investments from a portfolio by combining securities that are not perfectly, positively correlated

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what is correlation?

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the level of association between movements in price and returns of each asset

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what are the different types of diversification?

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  • asset class
  • maturity
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what is hedging?

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attempt to reduce risk, usually via derivatives- objectives is to buy and sell to reduce the exposure to market fluctuations, done by taking the opposite position to what is held within the portfolio via a derivative

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how can futures contracts be used to hedge?

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can be used to hedge against equity prices falling- will remove any upside as well as downside

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what are the advantages of using futures contracts to hedge?

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lower cost, greater efficiency and less portfolio disruption

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what are the drawbacks to using futures contracts to hedge?

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  • futures contract may not directly emulate (adversely) the performance of the relevant index/instrument
  • investor must know when to enter/exit the futures hedge
  • there are operational and regulatory considerations to be made
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how can options be used to hedge?

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investors can purchase put options on those positions, meaning they have the right but not the obligation to sell at a given right. - they can enjoy the upside whilst also being protected from excessive loss

21
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what is a CFD and how is it used in hedging?

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contract for difference- doesn’t confer right of ownership to the underlying asset. tracks the price of an underlying asset- asset or fund managers can use them to gain exposure to market movements

22
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how are CFDs traded?

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margin-traded, the investor doesn’t have to deposit the full value of the underlying asset with the CFD provider

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what are the benefits of CFDs?

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  • allow investors to benefit from the downward movements of equity positions or index
  • enable fund managers to retain positions in the instrument but have a derivative position as well which makes it equivalent to short-selling a stock
  • given amount of capital can control a larger positon
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what are the costs associated with CFDs?

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  • commissions built into each deal
  • costs built into the spread of the CFD price
  • subjected to daily financing charge, usually applied at previously published interest rate e.g., SOFR
  • have to pay financing on long positions and receive funding on short positions
25
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how much margin are investors required to maintain as part of a CFD?

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1-30%

26
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what is the effect of leveraged products?

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maximum exposure is not limited to the initial investment- possible the investor looses more than the margin they put in- additional money must be paid in the form of margin calls

27
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what are the different types of margins?

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initial margin: normally between 5-30% for shares/stocks and 1% for indicies and forex

variation/maintainence margin: if the market position moves beyond the amount taken as initial margin- additional margin will be required

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what are the levels of seniority when it comes to debt?

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  • senior
  • subordinated
  • mezzanine and payment-in-kind

lower the tier, the higher the interest rate to reflect the additional risk

29
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how can active management be used in the bond market?

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if the bond is considered mispriced then active management strategies can be employed to capitalise upon this

30
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what is bond switching?

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actively exchanging bonds perceived to be overpriced for those perceived to be under-priced- used by portfolio managers who believe they can outperform a buy-and-hold passive policy

31
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what are the different types of bond switching?

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anomaly switching: moving between two bonds similar in all respects apart from yield and trading price

policy switching: when an interest rate cut is expected but not implied by the yield curve, shorter-dated bonds are sold in favour of longer-dated bonds

inter-market spread switch: when it’s believed that the difference in the yield being offered between corporate bonds and comparable government bonds

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what is smart beta (passive management)?

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uses an alternative weighting systems e.g., weighting based on dividends, sales revenue etc.

33
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what is immunisation?

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passive management strategy technique employed by those bond portfolio managers with a known future liability to meet

34
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what are the two strategies of immunisation?

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cash matching: constructing a bond portfolio whose coupon and redemption payment cash flows are synchronised to match the liabilities that they have to meet

duration-based immunisation: constructing a bond portfolio with the same initial value as the present value of the lability- designed to meet at the same duration of the liability

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what is the efficient market hypothesis?

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theory stating its impossible to beat the market because stock market efficiency, means stocks will always trade at their fair value- impossible to purchase under/overvalued stocks. lends itself to passive management

36
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what are the different criteria that can be taken into account when ESG investing?

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  • environmental
  • social
  • governance
37
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what are the PRI?

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principles for responsible investment

created by the UN to incorporate ESG issues into investment practice, made up of 6 principles

38
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what is the role of the TCFD?

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task force on climate-related financial disclosures, develop recommendations for more effective climate-related disclosures- published 4 recommended areas in 2017

39
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what does the spectrum of investing take into account?

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nature and extent to which ESG factors are included within an investment strategy

40
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what are the advantages of ESG investing?

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  • better returns
  • lower risk
  • better reflect changing attitudes
41
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what are the disadvantages of ESG investing?

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  • ethics may cloud judgement
  • requires more research
  • greenwashing

FCA 1: Securities (7 decks)

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