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Nowadays managers are not only expected to possess technical competence in their fields but also business acumen and the ability to communicate in financial terms at ease. They need to understand the financial implications of business decisions and challenges in the financial markets. This intensive one-day course introduces the key concepts in financial management, covering an introduction to the capital markets, how to evaluate projects from a financial standpoint and how the cost of capital is calculated and applied in business strategies.
Workshop Outline
The Idea of Financial Management
Relationship of financing, investments and project returns
Pros and cons of different financing channels
Techniques for cost estimates
Cash management and debt servicing
Stalkholders of projects and potential conflict of interest
Cost of Capital Calculation and Its Applications
Concepts of risk/ reward and required rate of return
The drivers of financing costs
Cost of Capital and financial decisions
Effect of financial leverage
Project activities and financial statements
Financial Tools in Project Evaluations
Net Present Value (NPV) of projects
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
NPV vs IRR
Handling of mutually exclusive investments
Financial risk management
Conclusion and review of key concepts |
Lecturer: Mr. Kong Kwok Wai
Mr. Kong is currently the Associate Lecturer of HMI Consulting Limited and has extensive finance experience acquired from roles he has held at major international investment banks in Hong Kong and New York. He is the former Asia Pacific head of Transaction Review Function (Structured Products) at Barclays Capital. Prior to joining Barclays Capital, Mr. Kong worked at the New York office of BNP Paribas structuring and managing financial products. Before his banking career, he worked as a project engineer at China Light and Power Company on numerous electricity power generation projects in Asia. Mr. Kong also frequently lectures at various organizations and universities in the area of quantitative Finance and product structuring. He received an MBA with a focus in Finance from New York University. He also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering.
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Date: 14 March 2012
Time: 9:30am to 5:00pm
Venue:
4/F Opulent Building
402-6 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Fee: HK$1,300
Language: Cantonese with English materials
Lecturer: Mr. Kong,
HMI Consulting Limited
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About HMI Consulting Ltd.
HMI Consulting is a leading HR consulting firm specializing in Perfor-mance Management, Compensation & Benefits Design, Talent Development & Business Process Improvement. With the primary focus in Hong Kong, PRC and Taiwan, our experienced consult-ants have worked across a wide range of industries covering Manu-facturing & Industrial, Trading, Trans-portation & Logistics, Financial & In-surance.
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