Professional Level – Business Finance

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Regulatory Environment, Sustainability Reporting and Ethics

  • Regulatory authorities and major financial regulations in Hong Kong

  • Ethical issues and applying ethical standards

  • Sustainability and ESG reporting requirements for a business entity

Evaluate and Advise on the Strategic Management of a Business Entity

  • Implementing and monitoring strategy

  • Analysing business performance and strategy

  • Advising on a business entity's financial strategy

Evaluate Performance Measurement, Strategic Control and Governance

  • Performance measurement and control systems in entities

  • Behavioural aspects of control systems

Sensitivity Analysis and Principles of Risk Management

  • Principles of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

  • Sensitivity analysis

The Treasury Function and Relationships with External Parties

  • Objectives and operations of a treasury function

  • How technologies influence the treasury function

Methods in Managing a Business Entity's Risks

  • Risk management strategies

  • Use of financial products and derivatives

Evaluate Short-, Medium- and Long-term Financial Management

  • Short and medium term financial requirements

  • Working capital management

  • Long term financial management, sources of finance and funding methods

Business Valuation Models

  • Advise on the valuation of businesses

Corporate Reorganization, Business Failure and Insolvency

  • Proposals for business combinations

  • Proposals for financial reconstruction

  • Business failure and insolvency

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