It is crucial that today's business professionals understand the flow of financial resources. Such an understanding is needed daily; whether it is used to anticipate trends, evaluate company performance or obtain funding. People from non-financial backgrounds are often called upon to make decisions based on modern financial controls, and they must have the know-how to navigate the financial systems that have a significant impact on their professional responsibilities.

This GLOMACS Oxford 5-day MBA in Finance training course is developed to provide business professionals with a deeper understanding of corporate finance as practiced by today's most powerful companies. Designed specifically for non-financial personnel, this intensive training course approaches the subject of finance as it relates to the corporation as a whole.

The highlights of this Oxford 5-Day MBA in Finance training course include:

• Extensive and deep coverage of the subject area
• Real world approach to the discipline
• Numerous examples based around market data
• Contemporary approach drawing on recent market developments
• Integration with spreadsheet modelling

This Oxford 5-Day MBA in Finance training course provides delegates with the tools required to find better answers to questions such as:

• What is the appropriate discount rate to be used in investment appraisal?
• What are the pros and cons of different types of financing?
• What factors must be considered in deciding on a dividend policy?
• What is the exact nature and scope of the issue to be analyzed?
• What products are available to manage risk?
• Why is correlation so important in managing risk?
• Which specific variables, relationships, and trends are likely to be helpful in analyzing an annual report?

Using a combination of lectures, group exercises and individual exercises with practical applications, the delegates will gain both a theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics covered. The emphasis is on the real world and as a result delegates will return to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned.

By sending delegates on this Oxford 5-Day MBA in Finance, organisation will benefit by:

• Providing delegates with a concentrated and focused programme in finance addressing key topics found on MBA’s in finance throughout the world
• Updating IT skills by demonstrating the use of financial software in assisting in the decision-making process
• Updating delegates with recent developments in risk management
• Providing exposure to numerous annual reports and real life cases
• Emphasizing the role of risk in decision making
• Explaining how risk can be measured and quantified

Delegates will acquire the following skill set:

• The ability to actively participate in finance decision-making
• An appreciation of the relative merits of varying asset classes
• Recognition of the importance of risk in determining the cost of capital
• An ability to utilise sophisticated investment appraisal techniques
• An appreciation of the key items from an annual report and recognition of important ratios and linkages
• Recognition of the appropriate tool to manage risk

• High Level Managers integral to the decision-making process
• Non-Financial Business Professionals managing who have been promoted to financial positions
• Financial Professionals wanting an update or a “refresher” of their knowledge
• Junior Managers working in the finance area

DAY 1

An Introduction to the Financial Markets

• An Introduction to the Equity Markets
  • IPO
  • Market Indices
  • International Equity Market Links
• An Introduction to Bond Markets
  • Long Term vs. Short Term
  • Treasury vs. Corporate
  • Types of Bond
• An Introduction to the FX Market
  • The Spot and Forward Market
  • Exchange Rate Trends and Linkages
  • Carry Trades
• An Introduction to the Derivatives Market
  • Futures
  • Options
• The Link between Risk and Return

DAY 2

Evaluating Investment Opportunities

• The Markowitz Model of Portfolio Risk
• The Capital Asset Pricing Model
  • A Practical Application of the CAPM to a Range of Companies
• The Time Value of Money and Discounted Cash Flow Techniques
• The Gordon Growth Model
  • A Practical Application of Forecasting Dividends
• Determining the Cost of Debt
• The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
• Investment Appraisal using the Net Present Value Approach
  • The Importance of the Cost of Capital
  • Scenario Analysis
• Payback and Adjusted Payback
• The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) Approach
  • A Practical Application of the IRR Approach
  • Pitfalls in using the IRR Approach
• Real Options

DAY 3

A Walk through an Annual Report

• The Balance Sheet
• The Income Statement
• The Cash Flow Statement
• Ratio Analysis
• A Practical Application of Ratio Analysis
• Forecasting Sales
  • The Cost of Sales Approach

DAY 4

The Corporate Financing Decision

• Financial Leverage
  • Modiglianni and Millers Theory of Capital Structure
  • The Risk of Bankruptcy
  • The Optimal Capital Structure
• The Dividend Decision
  • The Clientele Effect
  • The Taxation Effect
• The Principal Agent Problem
• The Market for Corporate Control
  

DAY 5

Risk Management

• Hedging Exchange Rate Risk Using
  • The Forward Market
  • The Options Market
  • Zero Cost Collars
• Hedging Commodity Price Risk Using
  • Options
  • Futures
• Practical Application of Airlines Hedging Fuel Price Risk - The Importance of Correlation

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