Asset Allocation and the Business Cycle

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"Excellent course, great tutor:student ratio, of genuine benefit for my everyday work."

Philip Bingham - Investment Management
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Course Outline

Understanding how economic fundamentals influence the returns from bonds and stocks in a changing global environment is essential in determining an optimal portfolio asset mix. This course looks at asset allocation in the context of both business cycle dynamics and structural changes in the world economy, including changing patterns of inflation/deflation, shifts in productivity growth and the impact of asset price bubbles and busts.

The program will provide an understanding of how bonds and stocks respond to changes in the economy and economic policy. Participants will learn how different asset classes behave over the long term and during the economic cycle. They will learn how to recognize the phases of the cycle and to assess the risks approaching turning points.

John's hugely popular 2009 book "When Bubbles Burst" will be available to all participants free of charge.

Who The Course is For

This programme is for anyone who wants to understand better the economic forces behind the performance of different asset classes including:

• Chief investment officers
• Asset managers
• Strategists
• Private bank relationship managers
• Hedge fund managers

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Prior Knowledge

The more experience the better for this highly interactive, participatory course. Participants should have worked in an investment environment for at least 3 years.

This program is eligible for 16 Continuing Education credit hours from the CFA Institute. If you are a CFA Institute member, CE credit for your participation in this program will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.

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