Honours Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance

Today’s financial industry requires you to capitalize on opportunities throughout the world. Learn global financial strategies such as how to access cash at affordable rates, assess risk and protect investments from fluctuating currencies. You’ll also prepare for an international and diverse workforce through group work with your classmates.

What You’ll Learn

• Analyze current trends in primary and secondary capital markets around the world and their impact on mobilizing investment capital.
• Conduct value added research into the current investment theory, practice, empirical data, corporate trends and real-time market intelligence to generate high quality investment ideas.
• Synthesize complex financial data into meaningful business perspectives that facilitates actionable solutions.
• Present quantitative and qualitative information together with analysis, discussion, commentary and recommendations in a form suitable for different intended audiences.
• Recommend innovative alternatives to deal with financing needs and challenges at various stages in the lifecycle of an organization or an individual.
• Evaluate the impact of major economic variables such as interest rates, inflation, employment, exchange rates and balance of payments on the performance of capital markets and different financial instruments.
• Construct basic investment portfolios for individual and institutional investors in accordance with given investment policy statements, ethics and professional judgement.
• Evaluate performance of investment decisions and effectiveness of asset allocation strategies for portfolios consisting of debt and equity securities, derivatives real estate and other alternative investments.
• Integrate relevant regulatory framework into financial processes and practices to address current challenges
• Manage relationships between an organization and its stakeholders and their impact on corporate growth taking into account ethical practices and social responsibilities.
• Recommend allocation of financial resources that contribute optimally to strategic business plan of the organization.
• Employ best practices in risk management to protect organization’s financial position, investments, legal position and ethical reputation.