International financial management
Mr Ghassan Hossari
3 hours per week * First, second semester * Caulfield/ Peninsula * Prerequisites: ACC1110 * Prerequisites: ACC1110 * Prohibitions: Bachelor of Business (Accounting) students
Objectives On completion of this subject students should be able to learn essential concepts of corporate financial management as they apply to a multinational firm; use corporate finance method rather than an institutional finance technique; demonstrate analytical approach by looking at the various financial decisions that a financial analyst of a multinational firm may encounter.
Synopsis Multinational capital budgeting; cost of capital for MNC; transaction exposure; currency options; capital structure for MNC; dividend policy; international portfolio diversification; cash management; managing receivables and inventories; transfer pricing; comparative financial statement analysis; tax strategies.
Assessment Tutorial multiple choice tests: 12.5% * Conceptual mapping of prescribed chapters: 7.5% * Participation in tutorials: 10% * Assignment (2000 words): 30% * Final examination (2 hours): 40%
Prescribed texts
Readings in international management, to be published