MGCR 341. Introduction to Finance.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
An introduction to the principles, issues, and institutions of Finance. Topics include valuation, risk, capital investment, financial structure, cost of capital, working capital management, financial markets, and securities.
- Continuing Education: requirement for CMA, CGA, I.C.B., the EA of AACI, and the Institute of Internal Auditors
- Continuing Education: requirement for CMA, CGA, the EA of AACI, and the Institute of Internal Auditors
- Prerequisite: MGCR 271 or equivalent
- Continuing Studies: requirement for CMA, CGA, the EA of AACI, and the Institute of Internal Auditors
- Corequisite: MGCR 271 or equivalent
- Restriction: Not open to U0 students.
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FINE 342. Corporate Finance.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
In-depth study of corporate finance, risk, diversification, portfolio analysis, and capital market theory.
- Restriction: Only one of FINE 342 or FINE 343 can be counted for credit
- Restriction: Only one of FINE 342 or FINE 343 can be counted for credit
- Restriction: Only one of FINE 342 or FINE 343 can be counted for credit
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
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FINE 441. Investment Management.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Application of investment principles and security analysis to the selection and comparison of equity and fixed income securities in the current economic and financial environment. Also covered are: determinants of stock prices, growth models and portfolio diversification.
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
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FINE 449. Risk Management in Finance.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Understanding, quantifying, and managing different types of financial risks. A broad overview of the tools required of someone pursuing a career in risk management, whether it is at a bank, an asset management fund, or a non-financial business. Topics include corporate hedging with derivatives, volatility and correlation modelling, non-normal distributions, Monte Carlo and historical simulations, liquidity risk, and capital requirements.
- Prerequisites: FINE 441 and MGSC 372 or equivalent.
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FINE 451. Fixed Income Analysis.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Fixed income financial instruments and their uses for both financial engineering and risk management (at the trading desk and aggregate firm level). This will involve coverage of fixed income mathematics, risk management concepts, term structure modeling, derivatives valuation and credit risk analysis.
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FINE 445. Real Estate Finance.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Fundamentals of mortgages from the viewpoint of both consumer and the firm. Emphasis on legal, mathematical and financial structure, provides a micro basis for analysis of the functions and performance of the mortgage market, in conjunction with the housing market.
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FINE 434. Topics in Finance 1.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Topics will be selected from current issues in the Finance Area.
- Section 051: Only FINE 434, section 051 (CRN 15589) with Prof. Brenner will be graded as S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) and thus will not count toward any program - concentration, minor, major, honours, etc. This course can only count as an elective.
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
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MGCR 651. Managing Resources.
Credits: 4
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to the challenges of acquiring and developing various resources in the firm, including financial capital, human talent, and information technology.
- Prerequisite: MGCR 650
- Intensive course: 7.5 hours per week, over 7 weeks for a total of 52 contact hours
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CFIN 595. Derivatives and Risk Management Tools.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course develops and illustrates the no-arbitrage approach to the valuation of popular derivatives like forwards, futures and options for risk management purposes. Additional topics include an introduction to exotic options, emerging instruments, and the Nobel winning Black-Scholes option pricing model.
- Prerequisites: CFIN 500 and CFIN 512
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