Corporate Risk Management (2235.YR.014609.1)

General information

Type:	OPT	Curs:	3,4	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	4 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Year 3	Lydia Ros Frizón	Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad	ENG

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Year 4	Lydia Ros Frizón	Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad	ENG

Recommended to students that had complete Corporate Finance I, so they can understand the Financial statements of a multinational and project's valuation.

The Corporate Risk Management is a course which is intended to facilitate students the application to a real-life situation of instruments available for an appropriate financial management. The context is an international sphere using the financial instruments, such as derivatives, in the discussion and presentation of real cases.

To introduce the basic concepts, markets and instruments for the financial management in an international context.

To expose students to a real-life situation in terms of available instruments for appropriate financial management in the international sphere.

To help students acquire the ability to identify and select the appropriate instruments and markets from those available to enable a company financial director to deal with the management of cash, investments and results in the international sphere.

To enhance students' ability to develop an overall corporate vision in the face of international challenges.

1. The international financial market Financial markets and instruments available for the financial management in an international context. Different kinds of risk.

2. Exchange rate & interest rate forecasting Is it possible to forecast future market rates? What is the relationship between currency markets and money markets? Different theories to forecast market evolution and their limits in real application

3. Tools to manage risks

4. Managing the financial risks of the company Review of the basics on capital budgeting. How to evaluate an international project. Review of the traditional instruments available to a Financial director to manage exchange and interest rate risk. Introduction to modern derivates Comparative analysis of advantages and disadvantages of each instrument in real situations.

The course has two different approaches:
First, the discussion of real cases, prepared in teams outside of class and presented and discussed during the class. Can you explain them?
Second, the defense of a real proposal in front of a Board of Directors. Can you convince them?

ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN

Multinational Business Finance, 15th edition
David K. Eiteman; Arthur I. Stonehill; Michael H Moffett


eBook: ISBN-13: 9780136878889
hardcopy: ISBN-13: 9780134796550

Group	Teacher	Department
Year 3	Lydia Ros Frizón	Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad

Group	Teacher	Department
Year 4	Lydia Ros Frizón	Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad