Treasury and Financial Management

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FIN 8062BEF

Course Guide
TREASURY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

FIN 8062BEF

Course Guide

TREASURY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Course Start Date
Sum 2025
Course Level
Postgraduate
Length in Terms
1 term
Credits
3
Language
English
Fees ($) (including lab fees)
Future Terms
Quota and Schedule
Course Start Date
Course LevelLength in TermsCredits
Language
Fees ($) (including lab fees)
Future Terms
Sum 2025
Postgraduate1 term3
English

Course Coordinators:

  • Dr Agol Ho, BSc (HKU); MSc, MPhil (HKUST); PhD (SUFE, Shanghai)
  • To be announced

Excluded Combinations

FIN 8014BED; FIN 8014BEF; FIN 8033BCD; FIN 8033BED; FIN 8033BCF; FIN 8033BEF

Aims

This course aims to prepare learners to apply essential tools and key concepts to evaluate the financial policies of a corporation. It equips learners with the skills necessary to make rational financial decisions.

Contents

The course covers the following topics:

  • Nature, function and purpose of financial management
  • Investment appraisal and investment decisions
  • Working capital and capital budgeting
  • Cost of capital and capital structure of a firm
  • Financial risk management
  • Other topics in financial management (M&A, derivatives and international financial decision)

Contact hours

A total of 33 contact hours across one term, consisting of six three-hour lectures and five three-hour tutorial classes.

Assessment

The continuous assessment portion of the course accounts for 50% of the total course score, which consists of two written assignments (20% each) and class participation (10%). The final examination accounts for the remaining 50%. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Equipment

Students will need access to a personal computer with an Internet connection.

Set book(s)

Brigham, E. F., & Ehrhardt, M. C. (2023). Financial Management: Theory and Practice (17th ed.). Cengage.

Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R. W., Jaffe, J. F., & Jordan, B. D. (2022). Corporate Finance (13th ed.). McGraw-Hill.