Alternative Investments (UoA)

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
BAFI 2020
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Course ID
205310
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
Adelaide University
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

The purpose of this course is to present the principles of alternative investments in management. The course provides a detailed analysis of various classes of alternative investments in the financial markets. Alternative investment classes range from considering the role that venture capital, to real estate to artwork play in a well-diversified portfolio. The theoretical part of the course is meant to collect, systematize and deepen students understanding of a given investment category, while the practical part of each focuses on an analysis of the current state of development of alternative investments on the global market and outlines the prospects of future market development.

Course learning outcomes

  • Determine the different types of alternative investments
  • Learn to identify what the return-risk characteristics of alternative investments are
  • Measure the market value and associated risk-return characteristics of various alternative investments
  • Identify the advantages and disadvantages of including alternative investments in a portfolio that includes traditional asset classes

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

  • If the following course has not already been completed THEN must be enrolled in BAFI2022 Business Valuation (UoA)

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed BAFI2028 Treasury and Financial Risk Management OR must not have completed CORPFIN2505 Alternative Investments at the University of Adelaide

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