Foundations of Financial Decision Making Under Uncertainty - FINS5574


	Faculty: Australian School of Business
	School: School of Banking and Finance
	Course Outline: http://banking.web.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	None
	Equivalent: FINS3774, FINS4774
	Fee Band: 3 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Provides an intermediate exposition of the fundamentals of portfolio selection and corporate finance. Examines: (i) the basics of choice theory; (ii) binomial option pricing; (iii) portfolio theory; (iv) classical, non-game theoretical theories of capital structure and dividend policy and empirical evidence on these theories; and (v) theories and evidence related to mergers and acquisitions.