BUSFIN (Business Finance) Courses

BUSFIN 700 - Business Accounting and Finance (15 pts)🏳

Examines the use of accounting information for business decision-making and the application of ethical decision- making models. Analyses general-purpose financial statements and critically evaluates innovations in financial reporting aimed at incorporating sustainability and governance. Evaluates and applies cost and budget information used to support planning and control. Evaluates and applies financial information used in the assessment of financing and investment decisions.

BUSFIN 701 - Economics for Financial Analysts (15 pts)🏳

Applies micro-and macro-economic concepts with a focus on companies and their relationships to the wider economy from an applied finance perspective. Explores the impact of consumers, firms, markets, and institutions on the macro- economy. Analyses economic data to evaluate the impact of contextual factors on business.

BUSFIN 702 - Financial Markets Law (15 pts)🏳

Develops a critical awareness of regulatory legislation as it relates to financial markets in New Zealand and globally. Evaluates legal issues and their impact on capital decision- and Economics 870 making in the wider economic environment including taking into account ethical and social considerations.

BUSFIN 703 - Corporate Finance (15 pts)🏳

Assesses the role and relationships of a financial manager with both internal and external stakeholders in different types of organisations. Develops analytical skills to apply models and frameworks to evaluate, propose and justify solutions for corporate finance issues in areas such as valuation of a firm, cost of capital, capital budgeting, and capital structure.

BUSFIN 704 - Investment Decision-making (15 pts)🏳

Analyses the investment decision-making process from the perspective of an investor. Evaluates the role of the equity market and concepts of risk and return in investment decision-making. Develops and applies analytical skills and models to implement effective investment strategies including diversification, optimal portfolio formation, and the management of fixed income securities.

BUSFIN 705 - Financial Risk Management (15 pts)🏳

Analyses the impact of a company's exposure to financial risks, including exchange rate risk, interest rate risk, and other financial price risks. Develops skills and strategies to mitigate potential financial risk exposure, including the use of hedging policies that contain derivative instruments. Considers the impact of environmental and social factors in the development of corporate risk management strategies.

BUSFIN 706 - Advanced Financial Management - Level 9 (15 pts)🏳

Critically evaluates the function of corporate financial management in a variety of organisation types from a range of stakeholder perspectives. Develops skills to address advanced financial management challenges in areas such as capital budgeting, valuation, capital structure, and mergers and acquisitions and applies these in strategic financial decision-making.

BUSFIN 707 - Consultancy Practice (15 pts)🏳

Focuses on the responsibilities and challenges of working in collaborative projects. Develops the skills required to engage in consultancy work. Engages students in problem framing, identifying and employing appropriate methodologies, and developing and presenting solutions to specific problems. Considers the dynamics of client- consultant relationships.

BUSFIN 710 - Financial Modelling Techniques (15 pts)🏳

Examines challenges in modelling uncertain financial outcomes and critically evaluates practitioner modelling tools available to financial analysts. Develops practical skills in designing and applying Excel-based financial models to solving common analytical problems in corporate finance and investment analysis.

BUSFIN 711 - Financial Analytics Applications (15 pts)🏳

Examines how programming-based models can be applied to obtain enhanced analytical insights in a finance-related context. Develops skills in applying programming (such as Python or R) based tools to real-world financial challenges. Applies these tools both to obtain analytical insight and communicate information effectively.

BUSFIN 712 - Sustainable Finance (15 pts)🏳

Examines the intersection between sustainability and finance. Appraises sustainability risks, social challenges, and the implications for companies. Develops analytical skills in the integration of economic, social, and governance (ESG) factors in corporate finance and investment applications.

BUSFIN 713 - Climate Finance (15 pts)🏳

Investigates the key debates in climate finance related to climate change. Evaluates the financial impact of climate change and climate-related risks. Critically evaluates strategies and modelling techniques used by financial market participants in the assessment of the impact of climate change.

BUSFIN 714 - FinTech Applications (15 pts)🏳

Explores the characteristics of the FinTech market and potential opportunities for the use of FinTech applications in finance. Develops and appraises FinTech strategies for informing and addressing finance issues related to corporate finance and addressing investment management.

BUSFIN 715 - FinTech and Financial Intermediation (15 pts)🏳

Investigates emerging FinTech trends in financial intermediation and evaluates strategies and tactics for financial intermediaries in the banking, real estate and insurance sectors. Critically examines current practices in FinTech from the multiple perspectives of a consultant, regulator, incumbent financial institutions and entrepreneur.

BUSFIN 716 - Alternative Investments (15 pts)🏳

Examines the unique characteristics and roles of alternative asset classes in the context of investment management. Develops skills in analysing various aspects of these investments such as their risk-return profiles and their implications for investment management.

BUSFIN 720 - Financial Analytics Industry Project - Level 9 (30 pts)🏳

Team-based applied finance consultancy project for a real-life client. Application of financial analysis tools and modelling techniques to construct and justify solutions that have an appreciation of ethical, regulatory, cultural and social issues. Written, visual and oral presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

BUSFIN 723 - Financial Analytics Project - Level 9 (30 pts)🏳

Individual applied finance consultancy project for a real-life client. Application of financial analysis tools and modelling techniques to construct and justify solutions that have an appreciation of ethical, regulatory, cultural and social issues. Written, visual and oral presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

BUSFIN 730 - Applied Finance Industry Project (30 pts)🏳

Team-based applied finance consultancy project addressing a real-life financial challenge. Application of financial concepts, tools and skills to analyse the challenge and develop appropriate solutions. Professional communication of project outputs using written and oral formats.

Prerequisite: BUSFIN 706

Corequisite: BUSFIN 707 and Economics 871

BUSFIN 731 - Applied Finance Individual Industry Project (30 pts)🏳

Individual applied finance consultancy project addressing a real-life financial challenge. Application of financial concepts, tools and skills to analyse the challenge and develop appropriate solutions. Professional communication of project outputs using written and oral formats.