401-8916-00L  Advanced Corporate Finance II (University of Zurich)

SemesterSpring Semester 2017
LecturersUniversity lecturers
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentNo enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH.
UZH Module Code: MFOEC144

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AbstractTo provide the students with good understanding of the problems and issues in corporate finance.
ObjectiveTo provide the students with good understanding of the problems and issues in corporate finance.
ContentThe following topics are covered in this course: the role of information and incentives in determining the forms of financing a firm chooses; hedging; venture capital; initial public offerings; investment in very large projects; the setting up of a "bad" bank; the securitisation of commercial and industrial loans; the transfer of catastrophe risk to financial markets; agency in insurance; and dealing with a run on an insurance company.
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