Study programme 2025-2026Français
Financial Markets and Portfolio Management
Programme component of Master's in Management (MONS) (day schedule) à la Warocqué School of Business and Economics

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UW-M1-SCIGES-038-MCompulsory UEDUVINAGE MatthieuW751 - Finance
  • CROQUET Mélanie
  • DUVINAGE Matthieu

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Anglais
Anglais12900033.002nd term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
W-FINA-026Financial Markets and Portfolio Management - AAEP126000Q2
W-FINA-038Financial Markets and Portfolio Management - AAEHP03000Q2

Integrated test : there will be no assessment for each AA but a single assessment for the UE.
Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Mobilise expertise in at least one area of management.
    • Master the principal decision-making processes of a company.
    • Mobilise acquired skills in a specific professional environment.
    • Contribute to the development of innovative tools and solutions.
  • Professionally communicate and present original work both orally and in writing.
    • Conduct scientific reasoning on complex or innovative management issues.
    • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing, on issues, analyses and projects.
    • Present and structure data in a clear, precise, neutral, and non-oriented way.
  • Act in an international and multicultural context.
    • Assimilate the components of the social and economic environment of a company.
    • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing in at least one other language other than French, on issues, analyses and projects.
    • Demonstrate an open mind and adaption.
  • Collaborate within a team and exercise leadership.
    • Contribute to the coordination and animation of a team, by putting in place the most effective means of collaboration in a given situation.
    • Listen to team members and encourage expressing a shared opinion. Accept and discuss a different point of view than theirs.
    • Plan activities so as to best utilise the time available.
  • Prioritise responsible management practices.
    • Innovate in the development of methodologies and tools for analysis and decision-making in management.
    • Refer to ethical principles and apply ethical codes specific to management sciences to their own behaviour.
    • Act in compliance with specific legislative frameworks.
  • In an active and integrated manner, master knowledge in the various fields of management and use them effectively in a professional context.
    • Integrate highly specialised knowledge in different fields of management.
    • Appropriately mobilise expertise taking into account the constraints and resources in the situation encountered.
    • Contribute to the implementation of innovative projects.

Learning Outcomes of UE

Approfondir les connaissances en matière d'asset management de manière à appréhender la performance de portefeuille, de fonds de placement ainsi que les composantes de cette performance. Etre capable d'émettre une critique raisonnée des hypothèses de la théorie néo-classique et de comprendre les fondements de la théorie comportementale. Etre capable de rédiger de manière scientifique une revue de la littérature dans le domaine, de la présenter et de la défendre oralement. Etre capable de travailler en groupe, de faire preuve d'initiative, d'autonomie et d'une grande curiosité intellectuelle. Apprendre à mieux percevoir le côté pratique de la finance ainsi que d'attirer l'attention sur des problèmes potentiels.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Performance of portfolio: ratio of Sharpe, Treynor, Sortino, Roy, etc. Allocation of performance propect theory the various types of efficiency informative efficiency, rationality, perfection of financial markets : questions ... Also, some information about regulation, portfolio management fintech applications (notably with a family portfolio management approach), data analytics, with a practical view of the industry will be briefly provided.

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q2 UE assessment

  • Written examination - Face-to-face
  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted in class
  • Oral examination - Face-to-face
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face
  • Seminar participation - Face-to-face
  • Graded assignment(s) - Face-to-face
  • Practical exam - Face-to-face

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Written or oral examination. The assessment will be based on theory & exercises as well as new approaches.

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 UE assessment

  • Written examination - Face-to-face
  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted in class
  • Oral examination - Face-to-face
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face
  • Seminar participation - Face-to-face
  • Graded assignment(s) - Face-to-face
  • Practical exam - Face-to-face

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Same

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
W-FINA-026
  • Cours magistraux
  • Travaux pratiques
W-FINA-038

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
W-FINA-026
  • Face-to-face
W-FINA-038
  • Face-to-face

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
W-FINA-026Not applicable
W-FINA-038Not applicable

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
W-FINA-026Not applicable
W-FINA-038Not applicable

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
W-FINA-026Not applicable
W-FINA-038Not applicable
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 07/07/2025
Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 14/03/2026
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