SOBEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3C3
Text Box: Home Text Box: Vita Text Box: Research Text Box: Teaching Text Box: Links Text Box: International Banking & Finance — FINA6676 Text Box: This is an advanced level course for MBA students specializing in international finance. The goal of this course is to provide a framework for making financial decisions in an international context. Therefore, the course extends the principles of investment analysis and financial management to the international environment. Examples include: how to measure currency exposure; how to structure financial and operational hedges for currency risk; how to structure a global financing program; how to raise capital in international equity and bond markets; how to structure capital budgeting analyses for foreign direct investment; how to incorporate strategic aspects in the globalization process; and how to value target firms for cross border acquisitions. Students adapt what they learn to practical problems using case-based learning. Text Box: Course Summary Text Box: International Portfolio Analysis International Cost of Capital International Capital Budgeting Foreign Security Issues Law & Finance in International Context Text Box: Trust Me: 1+1 ≠ 2 !! Text Box: Topics Covered Text Box: Global Market Architecture Foreign Exchange Market Determination of Exchange Rate Managing Exchange-rate Exposure International CAPM Text Box: Text Box: Go to the Blackboard for the Course Materials for