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BFC3241: Investments 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2026 
 
- Part 01. About This Guide 
- Part 02. Sample Final Examination Paper 
- Part 03. Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper 
- Part 04. Final Examination - Hints and Tips 
 
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BFC3241: Investments - Monash University

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

University	Monash University
Study Level	Undergraduate
Department	Banking and Finance
Unit Code	BFC3241
Unit Name	Investments
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	28

Prepare for the exam with the most complete study guide available for BFC3241: Investments at Monash University, including exam-style questions and advice on common examination pitfalls. These notes provide support for learning and revision throughout your studies. You will also get exam papers with solutions, step-by-step explanations, and final examination hints and tips to help you revise faster and feel confident for the final examination. Use it as a quick reference during revision or to build your understanding topic by topic.

Overview:

Topics include asset classes and returns, portfolio theory, asset pricing models, security valuation processes and techniques, market efficiency and behavioural finance, portfolio performance evaluations, hedge funds and the CFA Institute code of ethics and standards of professional conduct.

✔ Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Examine the nature of different asset classes and the ways in which professional managers incorporate and manage asset classes
Apply various techniques to analyse and select equities in equity investment
Understand the skills and techniques used by professionals who are involved in funds management, and wealth creation
Understand the importance of professional investment in wealth creation
Understand the importance of ethical practices by investment professionals and the CFA Institute code of ethics and standards of professional conduct
Apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with equities and investment analysis and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by BFC3241

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ACF1100	Introduction to financial accounting
ACF2100	Financial accounting
ACF2200	Introduction to management accounting
ACF3100	Advanced financial accounting
BFC3140	Corporate finance 2
BFF1001	Foundations of finance
BFF2140	Corporate finance 1
BFF2401	Commercial banking and finance
BFF3121	Investments and portfolio management
BFF3751	Derivatives 1
BTF1010	Business law
BTF3931	Taxation law
ECC2000	Intermediate microeconomics
ECF1100	Microeconomics
ECF1200	Macroeconomics
ETC1000	Business and economic statistics
ETF1100	Business statistics
ETF2100	Introductory econometrics
ETF3200	Applied econometrics
MGF1010	Introduction to management
MKF1120	Marketing theory and practice
STA1010	Statistical methods for science

BFC3241: Investments - Monash University

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