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Principles of Finance - ACST603
This unit aims to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the principles and techniques underlying theory and practice in corporate finance.
Topics include:
- basic financial mathematics: interest rates, present values, future values, annuities, perpetuities;
- valuation and analysis of debt and equity securities;
- methods for investment evaluation and capital budgeting: NPV, IRR, PP;
- financial markets and raising finance by issuing new securities;
- risk and return, and the cost of capital;
- capital structure and dividend policy;
- derivative securities: forward, futures and option contracts, and applications to corporate finance;
- corporate liabilities and international finance; and
- introduction to risk management.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day S1 External - Session 1, External (On-campus dates: None) S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day S2 External - Session 2, External (On-campus dates: None) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Actuarial staff |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MActPrac or MCom or MEc or MIntBus or MAcc(Prof)MCom or MBioBus or MBioTechMCom or MIntBusMIntComm or MIntBusMIntRel or MBkgFin |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies Faculty of Business and Economics |
Timetable Information
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