This course is mainly concerned with the financial management of corporations in an international setting. In the area of financial management important topics relating to making various optimal and raitional corporate financial decisions, such as those pertaining to investment, capital structure, and capital management and risk management are covered.
However, emphasis is placed on the study of various investment and business risk structures such as interest and exchange rate risks.
The various hedging strategies that are used to manage such risks in this highly globalised and integrated world economy are also covered. The understanding of the basic principles of finance that students may have previously learnt is equally important and applicable in the study of International Finance