Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Understanding Financial Concepts
This online course explored the concepts of risk and return and how to quantify risk. It discussed how and why companies use stock markets or raise private equity and provided an introduction to the strategic investment appraisal process using a case study of a publicly listed company. Finally, the course covered the topic of mergers and acquisitions with a discussion of reasons for and types of such transactions, as well as an overview of this market for corporate control.
2 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Henry Lahr
Senior Lecturer in Finance
The Open University
Kevin Amor
Teaching Fellow
The Open University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate investment risk by calculating the standard deviation of investment returns and use this information to evaluate corporate financing choices
- Describe equity markets and the processes involved in issuing equities
- Explain the strategic investment appraisal process and understand the impact of economic fluctuations and policy on investment decisions
- Discuss the different types of M&A transactions and analyse long term trends and patterns - the ‘merger wave’ phenomenon in particular.
Syllabus
- Return on Investment
- Raising Equity Finance
- The Strategic Investment process
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Issued on 16th January 2020
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