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WorksheetsModule 3: Types of Asset Management
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Financial asset management is also commonly known as:
Enterprise asset control
Investment management
Infrastructure planning
Digital content management
In which industry is the term “asset management” most commonly used?
Manufacturing industry
Construction industry
Financial services industry
Healthcare industry
Who primarily handles funds and customer investments in financial asset management?
IT administrators
Marketing analysts
Financial asset management specialists
Infrastructure engineers
What is the main role of accounting software in financial asset management?
Designing investment portfolios
Managing assets properly and effectively
Predicting stock prices
Auditing infrastructure assets
Active financial asset management is characterised by:
Replicating a market index
Minimal customer involvement
Active examination and planning of investments
Automated asset allocation only
Why do investors pay higher premiums for active asset management?
It is fully automated
It involves higher transaction taxes
It is more labour-intensive
It avoids risk analysis
Passive financial asset management mainly focuses on:
Customised investment strategies
Replicating a sector or market index
Frequent trading activities
Intensive customer consultations
Compared to active asset management, passive asset management is:
More expensive
More time-consuming
Less cost-effective
Less customised and more cost-effective
Which of the following is NOT a main user of financial asset management services?
Corporations
High-Net-Worth Individuals
Financial intermediaries
Small retail vendors
Why do asset management companies charge minimum annual fees?
To increase regulatory compliance
To reduce operational risk
To weed out smaller investors
To encourage frequent trading
Which pooled asset structure is designed for “set it and forget it” investors?
Private equity funds
Hedge funds
Index funds and ETFs
Venture capital funds
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) mainly focuses on:
Managing financial investments
Controlling and measuring asset performance
Brand consistency
Software licence compliance
EAM is especially useful for:
Asset-light service companies
Asset-heavy companies
Marketing agencies
Financial advisory firms
Which system is commonly included in an EAM solution?
Digital Asset Management system
Customer Relationship Management system
Computerised Maintenance Management System
Financial Accounting system
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in EAM primarily help with:
Financial forecasting
Marketing analytics
Managing geographically dispersed assets
Software licensing
Infrastructure asset management deals mainly with:
Digital files and media
Software applications
Physical assets like roads and bridges
Financial securities
Which activity is commonly part of the final stages of an infrastructure asset’s life cycle?
Asset acquisition
Asset design
Rehabilitation and replacement
Market valuation
IT Asset Management (ITAM) integrates which types of management?
Brand and media management
Inventory, contractual, financial, and risk management
Procurement and marketing management
Human resource management
Which of the following assets is managed through ITAM?
Water pipelines
Software applications
Roads and bridges
Digital brand logos
One major benefit of ITAM systems is that they:
Increase IT hardware purchases
Eliminate the need for ITSM
Maximise asset utilisation and reduce irrelevant IT spending
Replace enterprise asset management
Digital Asset Management (DAM) is mainly used to manage:
Financial investments
Physical infrastructure
Digital files like images and videos
Software licences
DAM systems are often used as brand management tools because they:
Predict customer behaviour
Enforce brand guidelines and consistency
Manage financial risk
Track IT hardware
Which feature allows DAM systems to track changes to the same asset?
Asset analytics
Metadata assignment
Version control
Inventory management
Software Asset Management (SAM) is primarily responsible for:
Hardware maintenance
Network security
Software licences and compliance
Digital media storage
How does SAM differ from ITAM?
SAM manages both software and hardware
SAM focuses only on software assets
SAM replaces ITAM
SAM manages physical infrastructure
