AFF3341

Multinational financial management

Mr Brendan O'Connell

6 points
* 3 hours per week
* Summer semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites: AFX1110

Objectives On completion of this subject students should be familiar with the various economic, political, and social forces driving accounting to be more international in focus; able to appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of international accounting standards; able to identify and measure the degree of transaction, translation and economic exposure incurred from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; able to understand the various motives for conducting international business; familiar with the various techniques available to finance international trade; able to understand the various methods a firm may utilise to hedge its foreign exchange risk.

Synopsis Appreciation of the international environment in which companies operate today; influence of foreign markets on corporate performance and the way it is reported; sound financial management techniques for a company's success.

Assessment Assignment (2000 words): 30%
* Examination (2 hours): 60%
* Class participation: 10%

Prescribed texts

Choi F and Mueller G International accounting 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1992
Madura J International financial management, 3rd edn, West, 1992