Business Finance (CB1) Exam
Understand how companies are financed and governed, and how to read and interpret company accounts.
Learning Objectives
4 objectivesExplain the regulation of financial reporting, the principles of corporate governance and the ethical responsibilities of owners and managers.
Describe how companies are financed, the main financial instruments, capital structure and dividend policy, and the effect of taxation.
Evaluate investment projects in the light of a company's cost of capital.
Describe how company accounts are constructed and interpret accounting information.
Programme Outline
4 topicsCorporate Governance and Organisation
Regulation of financial reporting, corporate governance and company regulation, key principles of finance, and the ethical responsibilities of owners and managers.
How Corporates Are Financed
Financing structures and methods, personal and corporate taxation, the main financial instruments, capital structure and dividend policy, and corporate growth, restructuring and divestment.
Evaluating Projects
How a company's cost of capital interacts with the investment projects it takes on.
Constructing and Interpreting Company Accounts
The construction and main features of company accounts and reports, and interpreting company accounting information.
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