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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
NUS Business School
Department of Finance
BMA 5319: Corporate Risk Management
Semester II, AY 2009-2010
Course Objective
This course covers the principals of financial risk management from the perspective of non-financial corporations. It discusses why firms should or should not hedge, how to identify and measure risks, as well as how to hedge risk exposures. Attention will be paid to manage risks such as foreign exchange risk, commodity price risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. The course will include many case studies of financial risk management.
Lecturer
Duong Xuan Truong
Course Prerequisite
BMA5008 - Financial Management
Recommended Textbooks
John C. Hull (2009), Risk Management and Financial Institutions: International Edition, 2/E, Pearson Higher Education (ISBN: 0-138-00617-2)
Rene M. Stulz (2003), Risk Management and Derivatives, Thomson – South-Western College Publishing (ISBN:0-538-86101-0)
BMA 5319: Corporate Risk Management
Textbooks requirement
Buying of textbooks is optional
Assessment
This is a 100% CA course.
Quiz 1: 30%
Quiz 2: 15%
Case Write-up and Presentation: 50%
Class Participation: 5%
Course Contents
1. Introduction to Risk Management
2. Integrated Risk Management
3. Measuring Risk and Risk Exposures
4. Financial Instruments and Risk Management
5. Hedging Strategies
6. Managing Commodity Price Risk
7. Managing Foreign Exchange Risk
8. Managing Interest Rate Risk
9. Managing Credit Risk
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