FIN 430 - Corporate Financial Planning

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Advanced discussion of valuation and financial policies. Prerequisites: FIN 412. Restricted to 4th year students.

FIN 460 - Private Market Finance

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Private Market Finance applies the material learnt in FIN 301 to practical problems, primarily from the standpoint of private corporations and their investors. Topics covered include the valuation and financing of private companies, with a special focus on the private equity (PE) industry from both the target firm's and the PE funds' perspective. Prerequisite: FIN 312.

FIN 501 - Managerial Finance

3 units (fi 6)(VAR, 3-0-0)

Fundamental concepts in asset valuation are discussed within the context of simple asset pricing models and efficient financial markets. This course introduces the valuation of financial assets such as bonds and stocks. Further topics include the issuing of financial securities, leverage, dividend policy, cash management, and derivative securities. Credit will not be given for FIN 501 when FIN 503 has been completed. Prerequisites: ACCTG 501, BUEC 503, and MGTSC 501.