Corporate Finance and Risk Management

FIN B814

Course Guide

FIN B814

Course Guide

Corporate Finance and Risk Management

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Course Coordinator:

Dr Michael Wong, BSc (CompSc) (HKU); MFin (HKU); DBA (PolyU); FRM; CFT; RSSC

Aims

The course aims to develop students' advanced conceptual knowledge and skills in corporate finance and corporate risk management. It combines theories and applications, and provides students with the means to analyse and deal with real-world financial and risk-related decisions.

Contents

The course covers the following topics:

An overview of corporate finance
Investment decisions: Capital budgeting
Cost of capital and capital structure of a firm
Corporate financing decisions: Working capital management
Corporate financing decisions: Dividend policy and patterns of financing
Selected topics in corporate finance
Global risk environment and sector regulation
Key risk management concepts and risk management processes
Managing risk and compliance
Risk and the business environment

Learning support

There will be seven three-hours tutorials and one six-hour day school.

Assessment

There are two assignments and one examination. Students must use word processing software (such as Microsoft Word) to prepare the assignments and submit the assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)

A custom textbook will be provided.