International Financial Management

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours per semester

Admission into one of the following courses:

• MC-MGMTAFN Master of Management (Accounting and Finance)
• MC-FIN Master of Finance
• GD-FIN Graduate Diploma in Finance

OR completion of the following subject:

None

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For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Balance of payments analysis, foreign exchange markets and terminology, international financial markets and international banking, international investments and portfolio allocation, measuring and managing foreign exchange exposure, international capital budgeting and counting risk analysis, international corporate financing decisions.

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Explain the basic finance concepts of risk, return, diversification and investment decisions;
• Explain the basic terminology and operation of foreign exchange markets;
• Analyse the unique problems and opportunities associated with managing multinational corporations;
• Discuss the problems and opportunities faced by managers of multinational corporations;
• Apply the appropriate techniques and concepts to solve problems in international capital budgeting, currency exposure management, raising foreign debt and equity, and overseas financial investments;
• Examine the linkages between domestic and international financial markets and explain their implications for managers and investors.

• 2000 word assignment or equivalent, due in Weeks 8 and 10 (20%)
• 1-hour mid-semester examination (20%)
• 2-hour end-of-semester examination (60%)

You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

• Oral communication
• Written communication
• Collaborative learning
• Problem solving
• Team work
• Statistical reasoning
• Application of theory to practice
• Critical thinking
• Synthesis of data and other information
• Evaluation of data and other information
• Using computer software
• Accessing data and other information from a range of sources