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FIN-401: Introduction to finance

Summary

The course provides provides an introduction to valuation techniques, investment decisions, asset valuation and portfolio choice, financing decisions, derivatives pricing, and sustainable finance.

Lectures

Instructor

Erwan Morellec

ERWAN MORELLEC is Swiss Finance Institute Professor and Professor of Finance at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. He is also the Head of the SFI Léman Centre, the Head of the SFI nation-wide PhD Program, and a CEPR Research Fellow. Formerly on the faculties of the Simon School of Business of the University of Rochester (USA) and HEC Lausanne (Switzerland), he holds a Ph.D. in Finance from HEC Paris. Professor Morellec is most active in the areas of corporate finance and banking and has taught several courses on these subjects to undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral students. His recent research examines the effects of prudential regulation on banks' insolvency risk or the effects of financial market imperfections on corporate investment, financing, and risk management decisions. His research has been presented at major academic conferences and seminar series around the world and is published in top rated academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Review of Financial Studies, and the Journal of Economic Theory. He has received several research and teaching awards.

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/introduction-to-finance-FIN-401

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/FIN-401

Summary

The course provides provides an introduction to valuation techniques, investment decisions, asset valuation and portfolio choice, financing decisions, derivatives pricing, and sustainable finance.

Lectures

Instructor

Erwan Morellec

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/introduction-to-finance-FIN-401

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/FIN-401

Ontological neighbourhood

Business

Finance: Corporate finance, Investment management, Financial risk management

Accounting: Financial accounting

Economics

Microeconomics: Financial economics

Lectures in this course (14)

Introduction to Financial Valuation Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers financial valuation models, risk-return trade-off, firm analysis, and financing decisions.

Introduction to Finance: Understanding Financial Statements Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the basics of finance, focusing on understanding financial statements like balance sheets and income statements.

Modigliani/Miller Theorem: Firm Value and Capital Structure Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores the Modigliani/Miller Theorem, showing how firm value remains unaffected by financing policy in ideal capital markets.

Corporate Debt Financing: Impact and Strategies Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores the rise of debt as a financing tool for corporations post the 2008 financial crisis and analyzes the impact of corporate bond issuances.

Valuation Methods: APV vs. WACC Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the APV valuation method, comparing it to the WACC method and discussing the Flow-to-Equity method and default costs.

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