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Business finance
BFF2140
Synopsis
The aim of this unit is to introduce you to the theory and application of why and how value enhancing corporate financial decisions are made and implemented. With the emphasis on publicly listed companies, topics covered include: the corporate objective of management; investment evaluation models; valuation of equity and debt instruments; sources and types of funding; issues in risk and return; portfolio theory; asset pricing models; issues in capital structure and dividend policy; and the efficiency of capital markets. The unit is designed to ensure you gain the necessary skill set for making value-changing financial decisions to maximise firm value.
Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.
Quick facts
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Audience
- Undergraduate
- Type
- Coursework
- School
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty
- Department of Banking and Finance
- Handbook year
- 2026
Prerequisites (5)
- Introductory microeconomicsECB1101
- Principles of microeconomicsECC1000
- MicroeconomicsECF1100
- Introductory microeconomicsECW1101
- EconomicsECX2953
What it unlocks (16)
- Derivatives BFC2751
- Advanced corporate financeBFC3140
- Financial intermediationBFC3170
- International financeBFC3240
- InvestmentsBFC3241
- Fixed income analysisBFC3341
- Modelling in financeBFC3540
- Investments and portfolio managementBFF3121
- Advanced business financeBFF3140
- International financeBFF3231
- Investment bankingBFF3351
- Derivatives BFF3751
- Investments and portfolio managementBFW3121
- Credit analysis and lending managementBFW3841
- Property investmentBFX3355
- International study program in banking and financeBFX3871
Offerings (2)
- First semesterCaulfield · FLEXIBLE
- Second semesterCaulfield · FLEXIBLE
Listed in 5 areas of study
- AccountingAdditional Accounting Units
- Banking and financeCore units
- Banking and financeCore units
- Business analytics and statisticsAdditional specified discipline electives
- Financial econometricsCore units