Principles of Finance

Subject FNCE90019 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Credit Points: 12.5
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2015.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: One three-hour lecture per week
Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours per semester
Prerequisites:

This subject is only available to those students who would satisfy the entry criteria for the Master of Applied Finance or the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Finance.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Contact

Graduate School of Business and Economics
Level 4, 198 Berkeley Street
Telephone: +61 3 8344 1670
Online Enquiries
Web: www.gsbe.unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject covers portfolio analysis and financial management. Topics include: return and risk, portfolio theory, asset pricing models, market efficiency, capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy and capital structure.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
  • Explain the nature of debt and equity capital;
  • Critically evaluate the impact of financing decisions and capital structure on the value of the firm;
  • Analyse capital budgeting proposals;
  • Critically evaluate alternative methods of appraising projects;
  • Critically evaluate the impact of alternative dividend policies on the value of the firm;
  • Explain the impact of taxation and other market imperfections on the value of the firm;
  • Discuss core concepts in finance, including risk, return, risk premium and risk aversion;
  • Examine the portfolio selection problem, with emphasis on the mean variance framework;
  • Develop techniques to evaluate the performance of money managers;
  • Critically evaluate theories of asset pricing and their applications in the pricing of securities.
Assessment:
  • 3-hour end-of-semester examination (60%)
  • Assignments totalling not more than 2000 words (20%)
  • Mid-semester examination (20%)
Prescribed Texts:

You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Related Course(s): Master of Applied Finance

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