Certificate in Value Investing - Inside the Alternative Investment World: Strategies, Failures and Red Flags
- Finance & Investment
This programme is conducted online.
4 days
Weeknights (7pm - 10:30pm)
Saturday (9am - 1:30pm)
Who Should Attend
- Investors looking for practical strategies to diversify their portfolios
- Individuals interested in a solid understanding of value investing
- Aspiring traders/ investors seeking to apply fundamental analysis to trading equity and fixed income securities
PREREQUISITES
- A Diploma with at least 3 years of working experience
- Basic knowledge in accounting and economics concepts
Overview
Participants will be under the guidance of a veteran hedge fund insider and portfolio manager who has more than 30 years of both market and regulatory experience on how to navigate the complex world of hedge funds.
Learning Objectives
- Understand and learn how to invest in the US IPO markets, exchange traded funds and digital assets
- Identify the 12 typical hedge fund strategies and a selection process to suit their risk tolerance
- Learn to create and back-test your own simple hedge fund strategies
- Learn to create your own basic quantitative fund strategy
Topic/Structure
- Introduction to hedge funds and its strategies to generate returns
- Theory and practical applications of stock valuations methods
- Investment styles, financial planners and mutual funds
- Detailed walk-through on Long Short Strategy
- Red flags in the hedge fund world and why some companies fail
Assessment
An assessment will be conducted at the end of each module.
CERTIFICATION
Upon meeting the attendance and assessment criteria, participants will be awarded a digital certificate for participating in each module. Please refer to our course policies to view the attendance and assessment criteria.
Upon completion of all modules required for this programme within a maximum duration of 3 years, participants will be awarded a digital certificate.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
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$523.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$203.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$523.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$203.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$203.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$203.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
International Participant |
$1,744 (No Funding) |
$1,744 (No Funding) |
$1,744 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
- SkillsFuture Credit
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Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual). - Workfare Skills Support Scheme
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From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
Intake 20: 15, 17, 19 & 20 Jul 2024 [Registration Closed]
Intake 21: 30 Sep, 1, 4 & 5 Oct 2024 [Registration Closed]