Governance and Financial Markets

The course has two objectives. First, it offers an analysis of the interaction between business structures and governance mechanisms and explores the different interpretational methods developed for dealing with governance issues. Second, it provides students with the tools necessary to analyse companies' investment and financing decisions across the various stages of their life cycle, with due regard to how financial markets operate and the specific operating procedures of the financial institutions with which companies interact.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate a broad overview of corporate governance issues and how they apply to different business structures; evaluate the real investment available to companies; identify the various sources of financing available to companies; understand the characteristics and workings of the markets and the main financial instruments; understand the characteristics, functions and operating procedures of different financial intermediaries.