Corporate Finance Summary
Subject notes for UniMelb FNCE30002
Description
This subject extends the analysis of capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy and corporate risk management to the treatment in business finance. Topics include the effect of the dividend imputation system of taxation on dividend policy, capital structure and capital budgeting; a comprehensive analysis of corporate acquisitions and restructuring; a detailed examination of alternative funding mechanisms including leases and hybrid securities; and a discussion of current issues of interest in Australian corporate finance. - Recognise the issues pertinent to a firm in making decisions about dividend policy - Describe the role of derivative securities in the management of corporate risk; - Explain the funding alternatives available to firms; - Discuss the impact of taxes, bankruptcy costs, agency costs and information asymmetries upon the funding decision; - Apply complex techniques to capital budgeting decisions in order to account for projects with different lives; - Evaluate the economic consequences of takeover activity; - Synthesise the empirical findings with respect to the wealth impact of takeover activity in Australia; - Consider leasing as a funding alternative
UniMelb
Semester 2, 2018
101 pages
19,090 words
$29.00
1
Campus
UniMelb, Parkville
Member since
February 2016