MN52092: Financial management in global markets
[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | EXCB 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Financial management in global markets: Exam (EXCB 100%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
At the end of the unit, you will be able to:
- Formulate an understanding of international financial management
- Understand multinational operations and the role of corporate governance
- Analyse the financial environment and assess various risks faced by multinational companies and investors
- Understand different risk management tools and choose appropriate techniques to mitigate the risks
- Develop understanding of exchange rates determinants and foreign exchange market
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| Synopsis: | Explore the different forms of financial risk that companies and investors face and the tools used to mitigate against them. You will examine various types of risk, including:
- international cash flow risk
- currency risk
- political risk
- cultural differences faced when running business across countries
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| Content: | - Overview of international financial management
- Financial globalization and corporate governance
- Foreign exchange market and theory (FX determination)
- Balance of payment
- Managing transaction exposure and foreign exchange risk
- Foreign exchange derivatives and alternative hedging strategies
- Cost and availability of capital for multinational companies
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| Course availability: |
MN52092 is Compulsory on the following courses:
School of Management
MN52092 is Optional on the following courses:
School of Management
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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