Accounting and Finance
International Financial Management
Module code: N1548
Level 6
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Lecture
Assessment modes: Coursework, Unseen examination
On this module, you'll learn about global capital markets, looking at the decision-making process of international companies, and studying the issues surrounding multinational financial management.
This includes:
- international monetary systems
- exchange rate regimes
- tax rules and legal and institutional complexities.
You'll also study risk factors for multinational companies, including fluctuations in foreign exhange rates and look at key financial instruments.
Other topics include:
- measuring and managing currency exchange risk
- capital budgeting for multinational cooperations
- the implications of the financial crisis (2007-2009) on global companies.
Module learning outcomes
- Critical awareness of issues in international financial management
- Systematic presentation and understanding of financial instruments for multinational companies, especially foreign exchange instruments
- Evaluate methodologies of measuring performance and meeting liquidity needs
- Systematic examination of capital budgeting management, growth and dividend policy