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Ted Rogers School of Business Management FIN 621 International Finance – Winter 2013 Sections 011 and 701E Sergiy Rakhmayil, Ph.D. Office: TRS 2-056, 416-979-5000 ext.4968, srakhmay@ryerson.ca Class Schedule: Tuesdays 18:30-21:30, TRS 1-067, Office hours: Tuesdays 16:00-17:00, Course website: http://my.ryerson.ca
Course Description
In this course, financial theory will be applied to a variety of international finance issues including interest rates, exchange rates, corporate valuation, securities valuation, risk management, and foreign currency derivatives. Practical solutions to real world financial issues will be explored.
Course overview
Students focus on the financial concepts, issues, methods, and industry practices relevant to international finance. Students will learn how to evaluate the financial position of a corporation or a trader through examination of portfolio composition, how to analyse financing and investment problems using discounted cash flow framework, how to evaluate the impact of different financing and investment decisions on the multinational corporations shareholders’ wealth, and how various interest rand foreign exchange rates are formed. Students will have to do a project related to international portfolio management where they will conceptualize a complex international finance issue into a coherent written statement and oral presentation
Course objectives Upon completion of this course, students will be able to name and discuss the issues in international finance and will be able to demonstrate this knowledge by