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School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2006/07


MN30067 Treasury management

Credits: 6
Level: Honours
Semester: 1
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Before taking this unit you must take MN10008 or take MN10069 or take MN10311 or take MN50170 and in taking this unit you cannot take MN50182
Aims: The course aims to give an understanding of the role of the corporate treasurer in maintaining the financial well being of the organisation.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the various functions that are the responsibility of the corporate treasurer including liquidity management, funding, risk management, organisation and control.
Skills:
Intellectual Analytical skills: defining the exposures facing an organisation and analysing the financial consequences of the various approaches to hedging and managing risk T&A. Advocacy: being able to support an argument based on the facts and personal risk preferences. T&F&A Professional/practical: learning about markets, instruments, company and bank practice. T&A Key skills: analytical, numerate, organisational T&F&A
Content:
Liquidity management (cash management, control of debtors and creditors, short term funding and investment, international bank account and bank relationship management. Risk management (foreign exchange risk definition and hedging techniques, internal control, interest rate risk, definition and instruments used in its management, system risk) Funding: (types of funding and the issues surrounding building a portfolio of debt) Support issues (including electronic banking, internal processes for risk management)

 

University | Catalogues for 2006/07