Finance
Finance
Finance is a core discipline within the Telfer School of Management. Students examine the theoretical and analytical basis of corporate finance, financial instruments, portfolio management, inter-temporal trade-offs, asset valuation and risk management.
Field Courses
MGT8107 FINANCE (3 units)
Theoretical foundations of corporate finance and governance; capital budgeting and investment/growth strategies; strategy and finance: risk and risk management: options; financing/capital structure decisions; payout/dividend policies; mergers and acquisitions; derivative theory (including theories of capital structure); derivatives and fixed-income securities; and risk capital financing.
MGT8108 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FINANCE RESEARCH (3 units)
Issues in modern finance such as behavioural finance; game-theoretic approaches to corporate finance; ethics in finance, agency theory, regulations and securities agency (e.g., security exchange commission) roles; and financial institutions and services.
MGT8109 SPECIAL TOPICS IN FINANCE RESEARCH (3 units)
Critical evaluation of studies in targeted domains of finance. Identification and evaluation of new orientations with an in depth analysis of historical developments of the domain. Specific domains explored depend on the professor leading the seminar, with topics offered on a rotating basis. Presentation and discussion of thesis project and other personal research projects.
Contact
For information about the PhD program as a whole, please feel free to contact the Graduate Office.
Email:
Phone: 613-562-5884
For information about the research in the Finance field, please contact Dr. Ali Akyol.
Dr. Ali Akyol
613-562-5800 x 8823
