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Advanced Corporate Finance II (University of Zurich)

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Abstract

To provide the students with good understanding of the problems and issues in corporate finance.

Objective

To provide the students with good understanding of the problems and issues in corporate finance.

Content

The following topics are covered in this course: the role of information and incentives in determining the forms of financing a firm chooses; hedging; venture capital; initial public offerings; investment in very large projects; the setting up of a "bad" bank; the securitisation of commercial and industrial loans; the transfer of catastrophe risk to financial markets; agency in insurance; and dealing with a run on an insurance company.

Resources

Lecture Notes

See:http://www.isb.uzh.ch/institut/staff/habib.michel/teaching/

Literature

See: http://www.isb.uzh.ch/institut/staff/habib.michel/teaching/

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Registration modalities, date and venue of this performance assessment are specified solely by the UZH.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Advanced Corporate Finance II (University of Zurich)
**Course at University of Zurich**
No time listed 2 h weekly

Offered In

  • Mathematics Master
    • Application Area (Only necessary and eligible for the Master degree in Applied Mathematics. One of the application areas specified must be selected for the category Application Area for the Master degree in Applied Mathematics. At least 8 credits are required in the chosen application area.)