AFF4030

Advanced finance

Mr Brendan O'Connell

6 points · 3 hours per week or equivalent · Caulfield, Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, in-house (not offered in all locations in all semesters)

Objectives On completion of this subject students should have developed an understanding of calculation of NPVs and IRRs; evaluation of the CAPM and APT; estimation of a firm's beta and understanding of the problems involved; estimation of a firm's cost of capital; determination of a firm's capital structure; evaluation of a firm's dividend policy; estimation of a firm's cash flows with ratio analysis of its financial accounts; identification of the risks facing a business; utilisation of futures, options and swaps in managing business risk and in corporate financing.
Synopsis Lecture on the topics listed above with reference to textbooks as well as refereed journal articles.

Assessment Assignment: (2000-3000 words): 30% · Examination (3 hours): 70%

Prescribed texts

Brealey R A and Myers S C Principles of corporate finance McGraw-Hill, 1991

Back to the 1999 Business and Economics Handbook