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    This document provides an overview of basic financial management areas including corporate finance, investments, financial institutions, and international finance. It discusses key topics within each area such as valuing financial assets, risk versus return, and exchange rates. The document also outlines various career opportunities within each financial management field such as stockbroker, financial advisor, and portfolio manager. Finally, it briefly discusses the roles and responsibilities of financial managers within a corporate organization.

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    BASIC FINANCIAL By Sudino Lim,

    MANAGEMENT SE, MM.

    Source : McGraw Hill Publication


    Basic Areas Of Finance
    1. Corporate finance = Business Finance
    2. Investments
    3. Financial institutions
    4. International finance
    Investments
    • Work with financial assets such as
    stocks and bonds
    • Value of financial assets, risk versus
    return, and asset allocation
    • Job opportunities
    – Stockbroker or financial advisor
    – Portfolio manager
    – Security analyst

    1-3
    Financial Institutions
    • Companies that specialize in financial
    matters
    – Banks – commercial and investment, credit
    unions, savings and loans
    – Insurance companies
    – Brokerage firms
    • Job opportunities

    1-4
    International Finance
    • An area of specialization within each of
    the areas discussed so far
    • May allow you to work in other countries
    or at least travel on a regular basis
    • Need to be familiar with exchange rates
    and political risk
    • Need to understand the customs of
    other countries; speaking a foreign
    language fluently is also helpful
    1-5
    Basic Areas Of Finance

    INTERNATIONAL

    DOMESTIC
    Corporate Financial
    Investments
    Finance Institutions

    1-6
    Why Study Finance?
    • Marketing
    – Budgets, marketing research, marketing financial
    products
    • Accounting
    – Accounting and finance function, preparation of
    financial statements
    • Management
    – Strategic thinking, job performance, profitability
    • Personal finance
    – Budgeting, retirement planning, college planning,
    day-to-day cash flow issues
    1-7
    Business Finance
    • Some important questions that are
    answered using finance
    – What long-term investments should the firm
    take on?
    – Where will we get the long-term financing to
    pay for the investments?
    – How will we manage the everyday financial
    activities of the firm?

    1-8
    Financial Manager
    • Financial managers try to answer some, or
    all, of these questions
    • The top financial manager within a firm is
    usually the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
    – Treasurer – oversees cash management, credit
    management, capital expenditures, and financial
    planning
    – Controller – oversees taxes, cost accounting,
    financial accounting, and data processing

    1-9
    Corporate Organization Chart
    Figure 1.1

    1-10
    Financial Management
    Decisions
    • Capital budgeting
    – What long-term investments or projects
    should the business take on?
    • Capital structure
    – How should we pay for our assets?
    – Should we use debt or equity?
    • Working capital management
    – How do we manage the day-to-day
    finances of the firm?
    END

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