Global Investor - the art of asset management

Global Investor is an extremely exciting, flexible and realistic simulation for learning the art of asset management. Global Investor gives delegates a unique and strategic insight into the key issues, and allows them to explore creative strategies for managing money while also managing risk.

The simulation provides delegates with a platform to practice the skills for making successful investment decisions and generating positive return in a Global Market.

Global Investor is:

Versatile - capable of handing almost all asset classes including cash, money
market, fixed income instruments including high yield bonds, domestic and
international equities, commodities and derivatives in any currency.

Flexible - able to simulate any operating environment, from stable
economies, to the highly volatile emerging markets.

Exciting - teams compete to develop the best portfolio management strategy,
while taking into account investor preferences.

Effective - delegates acquire a thorough appreciation of the investment
process and the disciplines of portfolio construction.

Dynamic - delegates receive immediate feedback on their decisions in a
realistic moving market.

Delegates using Global Investor will:

• Learn to formulate creative investment strategies, and to implement
  pro-active tactics in solving potential problems.
  
• Understand how to translate investor objectives into practical asset
  management decisions
  
• Practice the creation and continual revision of a strategic asset-mix model
  Learn to assess and manage global risks
  
• Explore how to use derivatives successfully to re-shape the risk / return
  characteristics of a target portfolio
  
• Appreciate the impact of market and investment liquidity
  Practice the application of hedging and VaR techniques
  
• Analyze, trade, construct and monitor large portfolios and review and assess
  investments.
  
• Develop analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, for articulating
  investment ideas
  
• Gain a valuable insight into the complexities of the asset allocation and
  management process
  
• Appreciate the potential impact a company's financing decisions may have on
  the entire business
  
• Learn to provide integrated client-driven investment solutions rather than sell
  products

Who will benefit?

• Asset managers responsible for creating and implementing investment
  strategies
  
• Sales people actively involved in selling investment products
  
• Executives responsible for the performance of investment portfolios
  
• Traders active in the money, fixed income, equities, and derivatives markets
  
• Private bankers
  
• Treasury staff
  
• Economists and other analysts
  
• Investment Banking associates
  
• Summer interns