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FINC 3008: Investment Management

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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FINC 3008: Investment Management - Western Sydney University

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

University	Western Sydney University
Study Level	Undergraduate
Subject Code	FINC 3008
Subject Name	Investment Management
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	28

Prepare for the exam with the most complete study guide available for FINC 3008: Investment Management at Western Sydney 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.

Investment Management describes the theory and practice of investment decision-making. The general objective of the subject is to introduce students to the tools of financial investment by providing a conceptual framework within which the key financial decision of investment can be analysed. This subject provides an overview of the theory of investing by describing investor indifference curves and optimal portfolios. The subject will include evaluating asset allocation, security selection and security analysis within an active portfolio management framework, measuring portfolio performance and security selection decisions.

✔ Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this subject, graduates will be able to:

Demonstrate comprehensive disciplinary knowledge regarding the sources of finance, and the financial instruments in the Australian financial environment.
Evaluate equities, bonds and bills from an investment perspective.
Provide micro and macro analysis as applied to stock selection.
Evaluate both quantitative and qualitative indicators of investment returns and risk.
Apply portfolio performance measurement tools and manage a diversified portfolio.
Demonstrate comprehensive disciplinary knowledge regarding investor requirements with actual outcomes, as measured in the performance measurement stage.
Demonstrate knowledge of the theory of active portfolio management and the Capital Asset Pricing Model.

SUBJECT CODE	SUBJECT NAME
ACCT 1005	Accounting in Context
ACCT 1010	Management Accounting Fundamentals
ACCT 2005	Techniques in Financial Accounting
ACCT 3003	Accounting Standards and Governance
BUSM 1027	Organisational Behaviour
ECON 1003	Financial Institutions and Markets
ECON 1006	Introduction to Economic Methods
ECON 1011	Principles of Economics
ECON 1013	The Australian Macroeconomy
ECON 1014	Consumers, Firms and Markets
ECON 2002	Corporate Financial Management
ECON 2007	Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 3001	Applied Econometrics
ECON 3003	Derivatives
ECON 3006	Economic and Financial Modelling
FINC 3008	Investment Management
FINC 3015	Security Analysis and Business Valuation
LAWS 1001	Enterprise Law
LAWS 3070	Taxation Law
MATH 1030	Statistics for Business
MKTG 1006	Marketing Principles

FINC 3008: Investment Management - Western Sydney University

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