pt. I. Framework for Financial Decisions --; 1. overview of financial management --; 2. financial environment --; 3. Present values, and bond and share valuation --; pt. II. Investment Decisions and Strategies --; 4. Investment appraisal methods --; 5. Project appraisal --; applications --; 6. Investment strategy and process --; pt. III. Value, Risk and the Required Return --; 7. Analysing investment risk --; 8. Identifying and valuing options --; 9. Relationships between investments: portfolio theory --; 10. Setting the risk premium: the Capital Asset Pricing Model --; 11. required rate of return on investment --; 12. Enterprise value and equity value --; pt. IV. Short-Term Financing and Policies --; 13. Treasury management and working capital policy --; 14. Short-term asset management --; 15. Short- and medium-term finance --; pt. V. Strategic Financial Decisions --; 16. Long-term finance --; 17. Returning value to shareholders: the dividend decision --; 18. Capital structure and the required return --; 19. Does capital structure really matter? --; 20. Acquisitions and restructuring --; pt. VI. International Financial Management --; 21. Managing currency risk --; 22. Foreign investment decisions --; 23. Key issues in modern finance: a review --; Appendix A. Solutions to self-assessment activities --; Appendix B. Solutions to selected questions --; Appendix C. Present value interest factor (PVIF) --; Appendix D. Present value interest factor for an annuity (PVIFA).
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This text has a practical orientation with a wealth of examples and case studies. Recommended by the CIMA and ACCA, it includes new material on derivatives, treasury management and restructuring.