Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
UoS Code FINC5001
Credit points 6
Offered Semester 1, Semester 2 and Winter
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Lectures 3 hrs per week
Assessment Mid semester-test; Major assignment; Final examination
Description This unit provides an introduction to basic concepts in corporate finance and capital markets. It is designed to equip students to undertake further studies in finance. After reviewing some very basic ideas in finance and financial mathematics, the unit provides a thorough treatment of the valuation of equity, debt and companies. The unit then examines issues related to pricing in capital markets and ends with a discussion of theory and practice related to capital structure and dividend policy.