Swedish name: Riskbaserad portfölj- och företagsstyrning
This syllabus is valid: 2017-08-21 and until further notice
Course code: 5MA179
Credit points: 15
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Mathematics: Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: TH teknisk betygsskala
Responsible department: Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics
Established by: Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2017-06-12
This course aims to provide knowledge in both the theoretical foundation and the practical application of quantitative methods used in finance and insurance, such as portfolio selection, investment strategies and the assessment of risk.
The course begins with an introduction to risk modeling and reserving in non-life insurance, with a focus on loss distributions and dependence modeling. Next, statistical properties of financial time series are studied together with one- and multidimensional models of these series and the definition and calculation of risk measures. Thereafter, risks and the effect of investment strategies for a life insurance company are studied with the help of simulation and stress testing. This includes implementing of a model of the life insurance company, where one of the earlier studied multi-dimensional models is used as a stochastic model for the relevant market variables. In this setting we also study interest rate sensitivity and immunization and how risk capital is calculated in accordance with the risk framework Solvency 2. Lastly, portfolio selection methods are studied. We start with classical Markowitz theory which we then generalize in different directions: taking liabilities into account, other return distributions and risk measures.
For a passing grade, the student must be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
Skills and abilities
Judgement and approach
The course requires 90 ECTS and with at least 60 ECTS in main field of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics and including courses in Financial Mathematics and Monte Carlo-methods and a basic course in mathematical statistics. Proficiency in English and Swedish equivalent to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies.
The teaching takes the form of lectures and supervision. The students work with lab assignments pairwise or in small groups.
The course is assessed through written lab reports, written tests and a mandatory seminar. On the written lab reports and the written tests one of the following grades is awarded: Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with merit (4), Pass with distinction (5). On the mandatory seminare one of the following grades i awarded Fail (U) and Pass (3). For the course as whole, one of the following grades is awarded: Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with merit (4), Pass with distinction (5). To pass the course, all examinations have to been awarded with a passing grade. The grade on the course is a summary assessment of the results of the examination's various parts and is done according to the following model.
A student who has been awarded a passing grade for the course cannot be reassessed for a higher grade. Students who do not pass a test or examination on the original date are given another date to retake the examination. A student who has sat two examinations for a course or a part of a course, without passing either examination, has the right to have another examiner appointed, provided there are no specific reasons for not doing so (Chapter 6, Section 22, HEO). The request for a new examiner is made to the Head of the Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics. Examinations based on this course syllabus are guaranteed to be offered for two years after the date of the student's first registration for the course.
Credit transfer
All students have the right to have their previous education or equivalent, and their working life experience evaluated for possible consideration in the corresponding education at Umeå university. Application forms should be adressed to Student services/Degree evaluation office. More information regarding credit transfer can be found on the student web pages of Umeå university, http://www.student.umu.se, and in the Higher Education Ordinance (chapter 6). If denied, the application can be appealed (as per the Higher Education Ordinance, chapter 12) to Överklagandenämnden för högskolan. This includes partially denied applications
In a degree, this course may not be included together with another course with a similar content. If unsure, students should ask the Director of Studies in Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics. The course can also be included in the subject area of computational science and engineering and in the subject area of mathematical statistics
Risk and portfolio analysis : principles and methods
Hult Henrik, Lindskog Filip, Hammarlid Ola, Rehn Carl Johan
New York : Springer : cop. 2012 : xiii, 335 p. :
ISBN: 9781461441021
Mandatory
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Quantitative risk management : concepts, techniques and tools
McNeil Alexander J., Frey Rüdiger, Embrechts Paul
Revised edition. : Princeton : Princeton University Press : [2015] : xix, 699 pages :
ISBN: 9780691166278
Mandatory
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Danielsson Jon
Financial Risk Forecasting
John Wiley & Sons : 2011 : 400 s. :
ISBN: 9780470669433 (inb.)
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Meucci Attilio
Risk and asset allocation
Dordrecht : Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG : 2005. : 550 p. :
ISBN: 9783540279044
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