Looking at what financial managers do and why, the book aims to give readers a solid understanding of theory so that they know what questions to ask when times change and new problems need to be analyzed, eventually standing as a reference and a guide to help them make financial decisions, not just study them. The module will cover the fundamental concepts and tools underlying corporate finance. Aims and Objectives Aims and Objectives Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes Finance prep courses for students who need a little extra help covering the basic concepts in Maths, Statistics, Accounting, Excel, and Economics. Franklin Allen - Professor of Finance and Economics, Imperial College London, and Emeritus Nippon Life Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is past president of the American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, Society for Financial Studies, Financial Intermediation Research Society, and Financial Management Association. His research has focused on financial innovation, asset price bubbles, comparing financial systems, and financial crises. He is Director of the Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis at Imperial College Business School. Connect is an online platform integrating ready-made course content with assessment and tools. The platform uses the most established adaptive digital technology to deliver a more effective learning experience for both students and educators across over 90 disciplines.

Dedicated Chapter on What We Do Know and What We Do Not Know about Finance: Discussion on seven major ideas and the ten unsolved problems of finance Understand why financing decisions fundamentally determine the value and cost of capital of the firm. Each chapter is now prefaced with an overview of the chapter’s content to aid in navigation and facilitate learning.

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The Connect Application-Based Activities (ABAs) provide students valuable practice using problem solving skills to apply their knowledge to realistic scenarios. Students’ progress from understanding basic concepts to using their knowledge to analyse complex scenarios and solve problems. Available ABAs for corporate finance include: The Goals and Activities of Financial Management Principles of Corporate Finance - The McGraw-Hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. Financial Management

Understand the mathematics of portfolios and how risk affects the value of the asset in equilibrium under the fundaments asset pricing paradigms (CAPM and APT)Real options: understand what real options are and why they are important in project valuation; understand and calculate the source of option value; three types of real options: options to abandon/expand/wait. Excel simulations to help students learn and practise using common Excel functions and formulas – now with Integrated Excel.

Application-Based Activities (ABAs) for students to apply their knowledge & problem-solving skills in realistic scenarios. Chapters now also conclude with key takeaway bullet points summarizing the chapter’s principal lessons. Financing is one of the crucial tasks of a corporate finance manager. A better financing decision will lead you to low-cost financing which optimizes funds flow. This principle guides a manager to evaluate all the available alternatives to ensure the minimization of the cost of capital with an optimal risk. Investment Principle Now in its Twelfth Edition, Principle of Corporate Finance continues to be one of the most comprehensive and authoritative presentations of financial theory and practice available. The book has been substantially revised and now reflect some recent developments in the financial markets or company practice. It also aims to explain aspects of theory and concepts from an Indian perspective. This is a leading text worldwide and has proven to be useful to students and financial managers alike. Every effort has been made to explain the material much more clearly to make it accessible to the non-finance reader – importantly, without dumbing it down. Terms are precisely defined and key concepts made explicit rather than having to be inferred from the narrative.

Assessment

Greater integration of material on international differences in financing and greater discussion of governance systems around the world. To continue uninterrupted business services on a regular basis it is required to provide enough funds to the related parties. Managing working capital is one of the tough jobs of corporate managers as it required good planning of cash inflow and outflow. It can be managed from the long-term financing sources or short term sources. Internal Control Principle Equity offerings: understand venture capital and equity issuance in the public market; perform valuation with multiple financing rounds; initial public offerings and underpricing; winners’ curse problem. Pay-out Policy and Capital Structure. Aims and Objectives Learning and Teaching Learning and Teaching Teaching and learning methods There are 8 principles of corporate finance that every corporate finance manager should know before taking a financial decision. So that corporate can get the most out of the available monetary resources. The principles are: