Business Finance - FINS1613

   
   
 
Contact: Chen,Zhian
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Corequisite: FINS1612 or any two of ACCT1511, ECON1102, ECON1203
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 

Description


Looks at the essential aspects of financial decision-making. Financial mathematics is used to value securities and make capital expenditure decisions. Portfolio theory is introduced to provide a foundation for determining the relationship between expected risk and returns in financial and real asset investments. Dividend payouts and the choices between debt and equity financing are covered. Includes: factors affecting the formulation of the capital structure and the influence of the capital market environment. The implications of financial risk, taxation and the conflict of interest between managers and investors on the value of business firms are introduced.