Financial Management

• • Introduction to principles of finance and financial markets
  • Time value of money
  • Loan valuation
  • Risk and return
  • Bond and shares valuation
  • Capital budgeting 1: Investment decision criteria
  • Capital budgeting 2: Analysing project cashflows
  • In-class test
  • Capital budgeting 3: Risk analysis and project evaluation
  • Cost of capital
  • Capital structure and dividend policy
  • Corporate risk management

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

This subject will introduce you to the major concepts and analytical tools used in the theory and practice of financial management in a business organisation. It is designed to provide you with an understanding of:

• The basis of finance concepts including interest rate and time value of money • The application of time value of money in evaluating different financial assets such as bond and equity
• The scope and nature of the finance function and its role within management

This subject also develops your practical skills in identification and analysis of financial problems. Specifically, this subject explains the relationship between risk and returns while considers the role and objectives of financial management and capital budgeting. It introduces students to the role and function of the capital markets and the various sources of finance.

• Test (15%%)
• Final Exam (60%%)
• Tutorial Papers (10%%)
• Case Study (15%%)