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Essentials of Corporate Finance SpecializationThe University of Melbourne

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In this course, participants will learn about how different markets around the world can interact to create value for, and effectively manage the risk of, corporations and their stakeholders. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).
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Paul Kofman

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Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

An Introduction to Key Global Markets

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 47 min), 7 readings, 2 quizzes

7 videos

The Role of Global Capital Markets - Overview1m1.0 Welcome and Introduction (Getting organized)7m1.1 The Equity Market (Where the company owners meet…)8m1.2 The Debt market (Where the company lenders meet…)6m1.3 The Foreign Exchange Market (No company is an island…)9m1.4 The Commodity Market (Where real assets are traded…)6m1.5 The Derivatives Market (Where business risks can be traded…)7m

7 readings

Course Syllabus10mYour Teaching Team10mWeek 1 Outline10mStart of Course Survey10mResources10mSocial Media10mStudy Tools and Tips10m

2 practice exercises

Week 1 Practice Quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade30mWeek 1 Graded Quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade30m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Market Functions and the Key Players

This week we discuss the value added by financial markets to corporate development and economic growth. We cover the key roles of price discovery, flow of funds, efficient capital allocation, portfolio diversification and corporate governance. Introducing the influential participants in financial markets, we discuss how they contribute to the efficiency of those markets. We stress the important empirical result that countries with more developed and efficient financial markets experience faster economic growth and development.

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 82 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

8 videos

2.0 Markets and Value Creation (What have those markets done for us?)7m2.1 Flow of Funds (Access to finance keeps companies afloat)18m2.2 Price Discovery and Fair Value (A level playing field)25m2.3 Competition for Funds (Optimally allocating scarce funds)4m2.4 Portfolio Diversification (Sharing the risks)12m2.5 Principal Players (What does it take for the market to succeed?)6mMid Course Check-in 2mA View from Industry with BNY Mellon 4m

1 reading

Week 2 Outline10m

2 practice exercises

Week 2 Practice Quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade30mWeek 2 Graded Quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade30m

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Opportunities and Constraints in Global Markets

In week 3 we discuss the limits to economic growth imposed by imperfections and inefficiencies in global financial markets. The need for liquidity (and the impact of a lack of liquidity) to guarantee efficient markets has been evident in the recent financial crisis. We also discuss the necessary trust in, and integrity of financial markets. Governments, regulators and rating agencies fulfil an important role to secure trust in the fairness and integrity of markets, but there is also a strong incentive for self regulation of markets.

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 69 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

5 videos

3.0 Financing Opportunities and Constraints (Limits to growth)8m3.1 Liquidity Crises (When prices go stale)17m3.2 Fairness, Integrity and Transparency (Trust)17m3.3 Market Discipline (To keep companies honest)9m3.4 Rating Agencies (A company quality assessment)16m

1 reading

Week 3 Outline10m

2 practice exercises

Week 3 Practice Quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade30mWeek 3 Graded Quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade30m

Week4

Week 4

9 hours to complete

Identifying Links Between Global Markets

In the final week of this course we focus our discussion on the interrelatedness of (global) financial markets. What happens on the New York Stock Exchange affects equity markets worldwide, and a crash in the commodity market may trigger a sharp depreciation in a currency on the foreign exchange market. We discuss how this “web” of capital markets contributed to the Global Financial Crisis, and what the future holds for financial markets.

9 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 66 min), 4 readings, 4 quizzes

6 videos

4.0 The Links Between Global Markets (Contagion and spillover)6m4.1 Market Linkages (All prices are connected)12m4.2 Globalization (Finance knows no borders)10m4.3 A Global Financial Crisis (Were the markets to blame?)14m4.4 The Future of Financial Markets (For better or worse…)13m4.5 A Summary (Now you know the markets)7m

4 readings

Week 4 Outline10mAcademic Integrity10mWhere to From Here? The Next Step.10mEnd of Course Survey10m

3 practice exercises

Week 4 Practice Quiz - This quiz does not contribute to your final grade30mWeek 4 Graded Quiz - This quiz contributes 10% towards your final grade30mCourse Final Exam - This quiz contributes 40% towards your final grade30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM THE ROLE OF GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS

by TLApr 26, 2016

I have learned a lot from this course, although I had to postpone it due to professional commitments. Excellent instructor.

by KBFeb 15, 2016

A decent introductory overview course. Most content shouldn't be too new for anyone interested in financial markets. Some concepts are mentioned but not explained further.

by DSDec 2, 2021

The explanation is well written. The detail helped a lot for me to grasp what's in the course.

by JEJul 20, 2016

Very useful - even brought me to further research subjects covered.

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