International Finance

llsms2054  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

International Finance
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Candelon Bertrand;
Language
English
Main themes
We set up a framework for:
  • understanding how international financial conditions influence the decision-making process of modern business leaders in the corporate and capital markets arenas.
  • understanding the characteristics, institutions, and players of the exchange rate markets.
  • exploring exchange rate regimes
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 During their programme, students of the LSM Master's in management or Master's in Business engineering will have developed the following capabilities'
  • A Scientific and Systematic Approach
  • Teamwork and leadership
  • Working in an international environment
During their programme, students of the LSM Master's in management or Master's in Business engineering will have developed the following capabilities'
  • A Scientific and Systematic Approach
  • Teamwork and leadership
  • Working in an international environment
On successful completion of this program, each student will acquire the following skills :
  • Undestand the basic models that are useful for international financial in international context (and that will be covered in the course of international corporate finance)
 
Content
  • The globalization and the multinational corporation
  • The foreign exchange market
  • Exchange rate models: short term and long term models
  • Exchange rate determination and forecasting
  • Speculation and risk in the foreign exchange rate market
  • International debt and equity financing
  • International capital market equilibrium
  • Country and political risk
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Lectures, workshops led by industry experts, assignments
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Final exam, assignment
Bibliography
  • International Financial Management (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Series in Finance)  - 2nd Edition by Geert J Bekaert and Robert J. Hodrick - Bloomberg market concepts: exchange rate module
Faculty or entity
CLSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Management

Master [120] : Business Engineering

Master [120] in Management

Master [120] : Business Engineering