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Courses - Spring 2025
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12/21/2024 at 10:30 PM
BUFN726
Institutional Asset Management
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: BUFN610.
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BUFN660, BUFN726, BUFN761 or BUFN773.
Formerly: BUFN773.
Examines how money is managed by organizations such as university endowments, pension funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, and private equity funds. Involves a mixture of finance and economics and emphasizes the incentives professional money managers face within the context of the organizational structure in which they operate. Particular attention is paid to compensation structures and monitoring mechanisms.