ClassInfo - Spring 2017 Finance Classes

Spring 2017 | FINA 6621 Section 060: International Financial Management (54567)

Instructor(s): Ralf Keysser
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 2 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Second Half of Term

03/20/2017 - 05/05/2017

Tue 05:45PM - 09:05PM

UMTC, West Bank

Hanson Hall 1-108

Course Catalog Description:: Applying finance theory to multinational corporations' investment, financing, risk management, decisions. International financial system. Spot, forward, swaps, option markets for foreign exchange. Interest rate arbitrage, parity. Exchange rate risk analysis/forecast. Measuring/managing currency exposure. Long term financing with swaps. Multinational capital budgeting. Cost of capital for international projects. prereq: MBA 6230, MBA student
Class Description:: Students taking this elective course should expect to learn the nature and purposes of financial management in the international context. Students will examine barriers to international capital flows, and study the financial instruments used to overcome these barriers. We will examine all issues primarily by focusing on the decisions made by multinational enterprises. We will also discuss some issues relevant to an individual investor. In order to provide a more comprehensive view of the underlying concepts, we will also discuss the underlying macroeconomic forces that determine exchange rates.
Who Should Take This Class?:: This course is reserved for MBA students. If you are a non-MBA student seeking to take this course, fill out the petition form found at goo.gl/9Y9PR5. Additional information, including petition deadlines, can be found at http://carlsonschool.umn.edu/degrees/master-business-administration/part-time-mba/admissions/mba-course-petition-form
Learning Objectives:: Students will gain skills in the following:
1. Fundamentals of currency pricing and trading.
2. International investment and financing techniques;
3. Exchange risk management.
4. Measuring and managing transactional and economic exposure.
5. Valuation of cross-border investments.
Class Format:: This course is structured so that learning can take place at multiple levels: through in-class lectures, case-discussions and homework.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54567/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 8 February 2017

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