Basics of Corporate, Banking and Investment Finance

Undergraduate / Graduate

This course introduces the basics of corporate finance, investments, and banking, with an emphasis on real-world applications. The aim is to prepare students for a career in financial economics and allied industries including banking, investment management, and capital markets. We shall discuss capital structure, corporate valuation, financial statement analysis, cost of capital, interest rates, yield curve analysis, monetary policy impact, risk and return analysis, portfolio theory, capital asset pricing model and financial instruments. The course is a rigorous introduction to various facets of financial economics that a practitioner in the field handles, and it serves as a gateway to the more advanced courses on these topics. The course includes Friday lab sessions that will include a case study, discussions with industry alumni, and preparation for upcoming recruiting cycles.