CFA Institute has launched a Private Markets and Alternative Investments Certificate
Private Markets and Alternative Investments is one of the fastest growing and most innovative areas of finance. To help meet the increased demand for high-quality skills, CFA Institute has launched a Private Markets and Alternative Investments Certificate. Working with top investment professionals from around the world, we’ve created an online Certificate which contains the in-depth knowledge and practical, real-world experience employers are looking for. The topics covered are private equity & private credit, real estate & infrastructure, commodities & natural resources and hedge funds.
By earning this certificate, you will learn practical application of leading private markets and alternative investments concepts. The certificate is composed of five courses with practical application exercises and one final assessment.
Learning outcomes
Understand alternative investments, their benefits, and challenges, explore various investment methods, and develop a basic knowledge of risk management strategies, while gaining an introductory perspective on the performance of alternative investments compared to traditional ones.
Gain the ability to explain and analyze the features, investment characteristics, and value creation sources of private equity and private debt, compare various investment types and evaluate fund structures, terms, and financial performance from an investor's perspective.
Understand the features, characteristics, and investment structures of real estate and infrastructure investments; analyze their sources of return, risks, and diversification benefits, and apply due diligence and valuation approaches for informed decision-making.
Explain the role of natural resource and commodity investments in a diversified portfolio, describe and analyze their unique features and characteristics, apply key terms and concepts, evaluate different commodity sectors, explore market dynamics, and assess the impact of natural resources on economic growth and commodity prices.
Explain hedge funds' investment features and contrast them with other asset classes, analyze their sources of risk, return, and diversification, explore strategy classifications, assess the role of hedge fund strategies in a portfolio, describe the role of due diligence, and evaluate hedge fund performance both before and after fees
Price
This course is ideal for those with knowledge of financial markets, currently working in or aspiring to roles in private equity funds, asset management firms, pensions, and large institutional investors, such as sovereign wealth funds.
$799 members
$899 non-members