| CODE | BKF5190 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Corporate Financed | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Banking and Finance | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will provide a comprehensive understanding of the environment and contexts of corporate finance in organisations, and the key concepts and techniques which are used by contemporary financial managers in making financial decisions. This study-unit will enhance the theoretical, analytic, evaluative decision making skills and capabilities of students related to financial evaluation of sources, organisational investment, financing and dividend policy contexts. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims at providing participants with a detailed overview of the trends, risks and vulnerabilities, the regulation, context of corporate finance decision in real world corporations. By offering this study-unit, the Banking and Finance Department of the University of Malta is confident that its graduates will be well equipped to deal with the corporate finance issues that practitioners encounter in the field. The Banking and Finance Department’s unit on corporate finance is unique. It is designed for students who would like to pursue a career in financial services and in particular in financial departments of mid to large firms. The corporate finance study-unit provides detailed knowledge together with practical skills in order that students are able to undertake their responsibilities more efficiently and effectively once they embark on their profession. By drawing upon international best practice, it helps prepare individuals to adapt to the modern financial environment. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain why investment decision are important for corporations; - List the various financial methods that are used in order to appraise investment decisions; - Describe the fundamental differences between debt and equity and the respective advantages and disadvantages of both; - Explain what are the various financing methods that are available to corporations in order to finance their day-to-day operations as well as long-term growth; - Discuss what is captial structure and the various theories related to capital structure; - List the fundamental academic articles in corporate finance; - Outline the latest trends in corporate finance research and how empirical research is done in corporate finance; - Outline the importance of shareholder value and how it can be achieved while undertaking the main activities in corporate finance. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Integrate and work out investment appraisal evaulations using all the relevant financial methods; - Decide and select investment projects according to financial and non-financial criteria so that shareholder value is maximised; - Compute the cost of capital/WACC of a company; - Recommend the optimum financing solution for a company given its current business and financial circumstances; - Recommend the optimum dividend policy for a firm; - Conduct empirical research in corporate finance. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Core texts: - Berk, J. & DeMarzo, P., (2013), Corporate Finance, (3rd edition), Pearson Education ISBN: 9780273792277 Guided reading Details of what to read and when will be provided in the VLE site. Independent study To receive high grades you will need to demonstrate your wider reading. The following resources provide useful background reading for the material in this study-unit. - Asquith, P and Weiss, L.A. (2016), Lessons in Corporate Finance: A Case Studies approach to financial tools, Financial Policies, and Valuation Wiley. - Berk, J., DeMarzo, P. and Harford, J., (2014), Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (3rd edition) Pearson - Boakes, K., (2010), Reading and Understanding the Financial Times Updated for 2010-2011, 2nd edition, Financial Times Prentice Hall (e-book) - Brealey, R. A. & Myers, S. C., (2013,) Principles of Corporate Finance, (11th global edition, McGraw-Hill ISBN: 978-0077151560 - McLaney, E., (2014), Business Finance, (10th edition), Pearson - Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R. W., Jaffe, J. F. & Jordan, B. D., (2014), Corporate Finance Core Principles and Applications, International Edition, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill - Vernimmen, P., Quiry, P., Dallocchio, M., Le Fur, Y. & Salvi, A., (2014), Corporate Finance Theory and Practice, 4th edition, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. - Watson, D. and Head, A., (2013), Corporate Finance: Principals and Practice (6th edition) Pearson |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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