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Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Term 3 Advanced Portfolio Management Electives: Bank Risk Management Advanced Corporate Finance Corporate Risk Management Corporate Strategy & Financial Performance Financial Risk Management Hedge Fund Management Investment Advisory Service & Wealth Management Private Equity and Venture Capital Investing Structured Products

Course of MSc in Applied Finance Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Advanced Equity Analysis This course is the continuation of Equity Analysis. This module examines various advanced equity valuation models introduced to price cyclical bankrupt and private firms. Risk-return relationship and asset pricing models will be introduced. Empirical evidence on asset pricing theories as well as the effect of corporate announcements (e.g. bond rating changes, going private transactions, public and private equity placements) on stock prices will be discussed.

Course of MSc in Applied Finance Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Corporate Finance This course aims to provide students with a basic understanding of Corporate Finance. Students will be exposed to key financial concepts and tools commonly used by managers in making sound financial decisions. These include time value of money, risk-return trade-off analysis and cost of capital. The course also reviews the basic financial activities undertaken by firms to create value for its shareholders. These activities include investing, financing and dividend policy.

Course of MSc in Applied Finance Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Equity Analysis and Portfolio Management This module covers basic techniques of valuation and management of securities in a portfolio context. For valuation of stocks, models such as discounted cash flow models, P/E multiples, and alternative-pricing models will be covered. Implication of efficient market theory on fundamental and technical analysis will also be examined. Global and local equity market features will be incorporated to add depth to the module. For portfolio management, concepts of risk and return are analyzed in the context of formal pricing models

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Term 2 Financial Statement Analysis 3 Advanced Quantitative and Economic Analysis Advanced Equity Analysis Advanced Fixed Income Analysis Advanced Derivatives Analysis Financial Modeling

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Term 1 Financial Statement Analysis 1 Financial Statement Analysis 2 Economic Analysis Quantitative Methods and Statistics Corporate Finance Fixed Income Analysis Derivatives Analysis Equity Analysis and Portfolio Management

Course of MSc in Applied Finance Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Structured Products This course will cover the use of structured products by fund managers for investment. These products include convertible bonds, mortgaged-backed securities, option-embedded bonds, equity-linked notes, dual currency options, reverse floaters and similar forms of innovative financial instruments. Participants will obtain a good understanding of the risk and return of these products, and their use in portfolio management.

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Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Finance Compulsory Courses 1. Corporate Reporting & Analysis of Financial Statements 2. Financial Instruments, Institutions & Markets 3. Any 3 Finance Electives under the subject area of FNCE (i.e. course code starting with FNCE) Examples of Finance Electives : 1. Analysis of Derivative Securities 2. Analysis of Equity Investments 3. Analysis of Fixed-Income Investments 4. Corporate Finance 5. Entrepreneurial Finance 6. Financial Risk Management 7. International Finance 8. Investment Banking 9. Portfolio Management 10. Wealth Management

MSc in Applied Finance Course Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Advanced Corporate Finance This course aims to provide students with an advanced coverage of Corporate Finance. It answers three issues facing every business corporation: investment, financing/dividend and operational decisions. The course will equip students with conceptual and analytical skills necessary to make both routine and non-routine financial decisions. It will cover advanced topics such as optimal capital structure, IPOs, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring and Value Creation. Cases will be used to illustrate the concepts and tools introduced in the course.

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Corporate Finance This course will survey the most important theoretical concepts in the field of corporate finance. Topics include capital structure decisions, corporate payout policy (dividend policy), security design, initial public offering, agency problems in the firm, optimal financial contracting, bankruptcy and financial distress, mergers and acquisition and the market for corporate control, and issues in corporate governance. The structure of this course is to synthesise key empirical and theoretical papers. The objective is to expose students with influential papers and discuss new or current research.

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Empirical Finance This course will introduce key empirical research methodologies in financial economics. It will illustrate the use of econometric methods in analyzing financial data, such as stock and bond prices, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity and futures prices and option prices. Topics include tests of asset valuation models such as capital pricing model, multifactor pricing models, derivative pricing models, term structure of interest rates models and event-study analysis.

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Career Skills Choose Career Skills: The Finishing Touch, and one of the following: Negotiation Social Intelligence for Enhancing Interpersonal Skills Conflict Resolution Negotiation Skills for Business Leadership Skills and Practices

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University The Business Options component in the BBM curriculum allows students to choose 3 other business courses offered by the School under Business Concentration, Global & Regional Studies and Technology & Entrepreneurship. Students may also opt for an Independent Study or take approved courses from other schools.

MSc in Applied Finance Course Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Financial Statement Analysis 1 This module provides an introduction to key accounting concepts and knowledge. Accounting objectives, conventions and standards, and the rules that govern disclosure are examined. Other topics include ratio and cash flow analysis, analysis of inventories and analysis of long-lived assets.

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Foundation Courses The foundation courses provide students with a basic background in math and economics. Students who have obtained good grades in these courses taken previously may be eligible for exemptions. 1. Calculus 2. Introductory Economics 3. Academic Writing (For students admitted in AY 2008/2009 onwards)

MSc in Applied Finance Course Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Financial Statement Analysis 2 This is a continuation of Financial Statement Analysis 1. Topics in this module include analysis of financing liabilities, analysis of off-balance sheet activities and hedging transactions, accounting for pensions and income taxes, and international accounting differences and their effect on financial statements.

Course of MSc in Applied Finance Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Hedge Fund Management This course will provide an overview and a framework for hedge fund management. Topics will include: hedge fund objectives, institutional features, statistical and econometric concepts, hedge fund strategies, fund of hedge funds, risk management, performance measurement and compensation issues.

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Global & Regional Studies Choose International Economics, and one of the following: International Business Law & International Business Business Study Mission (BSM) Tax Planning Economic Development in Asia Doing Business in China : Communication and Business Approaches Intellectual Property Rights Global Financial Risk Management

MSc in Applied Finance Course Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Economic Analysis This module covers the principles of microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis, with particular reference to economic management and the financial markets. Our aim is to learn theories in order to apply them in analysis. Topics in microeconomics include supply and demand, competition and monopoly, externalities and the new IT economy. Topics in macroeconomics includes growth, trade, cycles and the recent developments in the rational expectation theory.

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Quantitative Finance Compulsory Courses 1. Linear Algebra and Regression 2. Differential Equations 3. Real Analysis 4. Probability Theory and Statistical Inference** 5. Structured Finance 6. Investment and Financial Data Analysis 7. Stochastic Calculus and Finance Theory* 8. Numerical Methods* 9. Global Financial Risk Management 10. IS Software Foundations

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Business Core The Business Core grounds students in the theories, concepts and working tools that are essential for operating in a modern business environment. 1. Business Law 2. Business Processes 3. Finance 4. Financial Accounting 5. Management Accounting 6. Management of People at Work 7. Marketing 8. Management Science 9. Introductory Statistics A or Introductory Statistics B 10. Strategy

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Course Details The 4-year BBM degree programme aims at developing well-rounded individuals who are schooled in a range of diverse subject areas. Each student must complete 36 courses* from all the subject areas. Each subject area covers a list of courses, from which the student chooses his/her preferences according to interests and pace. *Students admitted before AY 2008/2009 must complete 35 courses from all the subject areas

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Compulsory Course 1. Human Capital Management 2. Any 4 Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Electives under the subject area of OBHR (i.e. course code starting with OBHR) Examples of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Electives : 1. Performance Management & Compensation 2. Personnel Selection 3. Training & Development 4. Organisational Change and Design 5. Cross-Cultural Management & Management of Diversity 6. Negotiation Skills for Business (0.5 credit units) 7. Leadership Skills and Practices (0.5 credit units) 8. Contemporary Theories of Leadership (0.5 credit units) 9. Seminar in OBHR (Special topics)

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Management Compulsory Courses 1. Entrepreneurship & Business Creation 2. Entrepreneurial Management 3. Any 3 Management Electives under the subject area of MGMT (i.e. course code starting with MGMT) Examples of Management Electives : 1. Entrepreneurial Finance 2. Power & Practice of Leadership 3. Business Study Mission 4. Seminar in Management Research Methods 5. International Business 6. New Product Development 7. Management of Creative Industries 8. Corporate Governance