Undergraduate - UnitAFF3351 - Investment banking

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Accounting and Finance
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Roger Love

Synopsis

This unit will examine the development of investment/merchant banking in Australia and overseas; specialised financial services in project finance, structured finance and infrastructure finance; venture capital; initial public offering activities; financial advisory work including mergers and acquisitions; investment funds management activities; privatisation and corporatisation; and future directions of investment banking.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

describe the key operations of investment banks
apply valuation models to companies
explain regulations related to equity issues, mergers and acquisitions and share buybacks
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with investment banking.