Course Title International Finance
   
Level Advanced
   
Aimed at Finance Specilization and International Business Specilisation, Accounting Majors
   
Importance Specilization
   
Pre requisites Financial Accounting and Management Accounting and Financial Management I and II
   
Learning Objective After attending this course a student will be in a position to understand how companies spread across different economies manage foreign exchange exposure Foreign Direct Investment, managing risks arising out of international operations.
   
Pedagogy Class Room Lectures, Case Study, Problems Solving Group Assignments Presentation.
   
Assuring Learning Class Room Lectures, Case Studies, Individual Assignment and Projects.ensures learning outcome is satisfactory.
   
 
     
 
   
Restructuring and Divestitures
 
Session 1 Globalization and the Multinational Firm Rational,Goals, World Economy environment for multinational environment.
 
 
www.lib.berkeley.edu/GSSI/eu.html
www.wto.org/
www.imf.org/external/np/exr/ib/
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Session 2 International Monetary System Evolution, Bretton Woods, European Monetary System, Mexican Peso Crisis, Asian Currency Crisis.
 
 
www.adb.org/aric/
www.columbia.edu/~ram15
www.ecb.int/
www.pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/
www.imf.org/external/fin.htm/
Session 3 Balance of Payments Capital and Current Account, BOP Identity, Trends
 
 
www.ecb.int/stats/mb/bop12/bopeuro12.htm
www.bea.doc.gov/
Session 4 The Market for Foreign Exchange Function and Structure , Spot, Forward Market
 
 
www.qs.money.cnn.com/tq/currconv
www.chips.org
www.swift.com
www.ebsp.com
www.about.reuters.com/transactions
www.ny.frb.org
www.bis.org.
Session 5 International Parity Relationhsip and Forecasting Foreign Exchange Rates Interest Rate Parity, Purchasing Power Parity, Forecasting Exchange Rates
 
  www.oecd.org/EN/statistics.html
  www.forexe.com/ta.htm
  www.economist.com/markets/Bigmac/Index.cfm
Session 6 nternational Banking and Money Market Services, Types, Capital Adequacy, International Money Market, International Debt Crisis, Japanese Banking Crisis, Asian Crisis
 
 
www.euribor.org
www.riskmetrics.com
www.bis.org
Session 7 International Bond Market
 
 
www.fitchibca.com
www.moodys.com
www.standardandpoors.com
Session 8 International Equity Market
 
 
www.nasdaqeurope.com
www.euronext.com
www.nyse.com
www.websontheweb.com
www.msci.com
www.tse.com
www.nasdaq.com
www.euroclear.com
www.clearstream.com
Session 9 Futures and Options Market for Foreign Exchange
 
 
www.simex.com.sg
www.numa.com/ref/exchange.htm
www.phlx.com
www.cme.com
Session 10 Currency and Interest Rate Swaps
 
 
www.isda.org
www.bis.org
Session 11 International Portfolio Investments
 
 
www.adr.com/
www.msci.com/equity/index.html
Session 12 Management of Economic Exposure
 
 
www.stern.nyu.edu/~igiddy/fxrisk.htm
Session 13 Management of Transaction Exposure
 
 
www.florin.com/v4/valore4.html
Session 14 Management of Translation Exposure
 
 
www.iasc.org.uk
www.duni.com
www.fasb.org
Session 15 Foreign Direct Investment and Corss- Border Acquisitions
 
 
www.unctad.org/statistics
Session 16 International Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital
 
 
www.bankofny.com/adr
Session 17 International Capital Budgeting
 
 
www.worldbank.org/guarantees/
Session 18 Multinational Cash Management
 
 
www.gcmltd.net/library.htm
Session 19 Exports and Imports
 
 
www.Gopher://gopher.umsl.edu:70/11/library/govdocs/expguide
www.afia-forfaiting.g/index.htm
www.exim.gov/
www.countertrade.org/
www.eximbankindia.com
www.ecgd.gov.uk
Session 20 International Tax Environment
 
 
www.cinewsnet.com/tnn/hotsites/intnatl.html
www.taxup.com
www.tax.kpmg.net
Session 21 Corporate Governance around the World.
 
 
www.oecd.org/daf/corporate-affairs/governance/
www.brt.org
 
Study Material