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Denmarks International Study Program

International Business & Economics Program

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International Financial Management

Spring 2010

Monday, 14:50-17:45 in Vestergade 10-A32

Instructor: Todd W. Johnson

B.A. (History, Bates College, 1979), M.Sc. (Business Administration, London Business School,

1983.) Director of the firm T.W. Johnson. Previously employed as portfolio manager at Dexia

Bank Denmark and head of securities at Citicorp Investment Bank Denmark.

E-mail: [email protected]

Mobile telephone: +45 20 20 45 83

Objectives:

Removal of government controls and internationalization of firms have created, among otherthings, a vigorous global market in foreign exchange. These currency markets are the first contact

most managers and investors have when venturing outside their own country. Other major financial

markets, such as the money markets (short-term instruments) and capital markets (debt and equity

securities) maintain important domestic features, but are in fact dominated by multinational players

trading global products.

This course aims at providing students with a practical understanding of foreign exchange markets,

international money markets, and international capital markets. Students will be introduced to

international finance by means of looking at how firms and governments inter-react with these

markets. The course will ask: Why is a countrys currency policy important? What are a countrys

financial policy options? How do managers and investors determine their exposure, or risk? How

do they control, or hedge, this exposure? How do they finance their operations and investments?

DIS contacts:

Anette Birck, Program Director, [email protected], tel: +45 33 76 54 85

Susanne Goul Hovmand, Assistant Program Director, [email protected], tel: +45 33 76 54 30

Emilio Flores, Program Assistant, [email protected], tel: +45 33 76 54 83

Contents:

Students will study the concepts of arbitrage, risk management, cash management and capital

market behavior. In the process, students will learn to use tools for foreign exchange determinationand be introduced to the international securities markets. In addition, the course will describe the

relevant aspects of European monetary policy and financial market integration.

The course is divided into 4 parts:

I. Foreign Exchange

II. Foreign Exchange Risk Management

III. Corporate Finance

IV. European Context

Prerequisites:

A one-year sequence of courses in Micro and Macroeconomics, as well as an introductory course in

Finance.


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Requirements:

Written mid-term essay or examination (80 minutes), final examination (2 hours), 1 quiz, 3 case

study assignments (to be completed in groups).

Case write-ups are due at the beginning of class on the due date indicated. Late cases will not be

accepted.

Cases:

The cases will be completed, and graded, in groups of 3-4 students. The first 2 cases will require

approx. 3-4 pages of text with 2-3 pages of appendices. The last case will consist of a group

presentation.

Course Evaluation:

Quiz 5%

Cases 30%

Midterm 20%

Final 30%

Participation 15%

Textbook:

Madura, Jeff. (2003).International Financial Management. South Western. Ohio.

Relevant websites:

www.imf.org International Monetary Fund

www.worldbank.org World Bank

www.bis.org Bank of International Settlements

www.oecd.org Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

www.ecb.int European Central Bank

www.nationalbanken.dk Danish National Bankwww.federalreserve.gov U.S. Federal Reserve System

www.fese.be Federation of European Securities Exchanges


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Detailed Schedule

Part I. Foreign Exchange

Monday, January 25

Field Study:

Walkabout CopenhagenMeet: Groups are on their own. Each group shall start at different point and deliver their answers to

the IBE program assistant (or in my pigeonhole).

Topic: Copenhagens commercial environment

Assignment: To be collected from the IBE Program Assistant after 13:00 at Vestergade 7-37

Monday, February 1

Class 1. Introduction to the courseInternational flow of funds (national accounts)

Looking at economic and financial statistics.

Reading:

o Madura Ch. 2o Interest Rate Market (DIS Forum)o Euro Spot Forward Against the Euro (DIS Forum)

Questions 1, 2, 4, 7, 9 13 in Madura Ch. 2

Class 2.

International financial marketsLooking at exports and imports, the World Bank and World Trade Organisation.Reading:

o Madura Ch. 3o China and the World Economy: From T-shirts to T-bonds (Compendium p. 1)o Imperial Nature: The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of

Globalisation (Compendium p.4)

Questions 1-4 in Blades Inc. case in Madura Ch. 1 (pp. 31-32)

Monday, February 8

Class 3. Exchange rate determination and Government influence on exchange ratesLooking at options for a nations currency policy: fixed or floating?

Reading:

o Madura Ch. 4, Ch. 6o Fix or Float? (Compendium p. 20)o The ABC of a Currency Board (Compendium p. 23)o Economic Focus: The Domino Effect (Compendium p. 24)

Class 4.

International arbitrage and interest rate parity (IRP)Looking at time value: spot versus forward currency rates.

Reading:


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o Madura Ch. 7.Questions 4, 6, 21, 27, 30 in Madura Ch. 7

NB: Election of 2 Class Reps.

Short Study Tour to Western Denmark.


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Part II. Foreign Exchange Risk Management

Monday, February 15

Class 5.

Relationships among inflation, interest rates and exchange ratesLooking at the longer term: purchasing power parity theory (PPP) and the limitations to currencytheory.

Reading:

o Madura Ch. 8o The Big Mac Index Sandwiched (Compendium p. 17)o The Big Mac Index Cheesed Off (DIS Forum)o A Short History of Inflation (Compendium p. 19)

Questions 4, 5, 8, 13, 18, 20, 24 in Madura Ch. 8

Exercises on Forwards and Interest Rate Parity

Class 6.

Currency DerivativesLooking at futures and options.

Reading:

o Madura Ch. 5.NOTE THE FOLLOWING CLASS DATE!

Wednesday, February 17 (9:30-12:25)

Class 7.

Measuring exposure to exchange rate fluctuationsLooking at hedging calculations (Intel example)

Reading:

o Madura 10.o Exercise on Intel

Quiz. (On material from classes 1-6).

Class 8.

Managing transaction exposureLooking more at hedging calculations (GMC example)

Reading:

o Madura Ch. 11.o Exercise on GMC

Monday, February 22

Class 9.

Managing economic and translation exposureLooking at structural hedging.

Reading:

o Madura Ch. 12.Case 1 Due.

Class 10.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) and Portfolio Investment.Looking at capital movements; revisiting the International Monetary Fund.

Reading:


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o Madura Ch. 13o Unholy Trinity: The IMF, World Bank and the WTO (Compendium p.81)o Liberalizing Capital Movements: Some Analytical Issues (Compendium p.68)o The History of the IMF (Compendium p.88)

Question: Why do countries seek FDI from foreign companies?

Please share any concerns you have about the course or the IBE program with your class reps.

Study Tours


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Part III. Corporate Finance

Monday, March 8

Class 11.

Financing international trade.Looking at export payment methods and trade finance

Reading:

o Madura Ch. 19.Questions 1, 3, 5, 10 in Madura Ch. 19Question: Why are Letters of Credit so important for international trade?

Class 12.

International cash managementLooking at subsidiaries, blocked funds and transfer pricing

Reading:

o Madura Ch. 21.Question: Why can transfer pricing get a company into trouble?

Monday, March 15

Class 13.

Country risk analysisLooking at politics, globalization, and methods of risk assessment

Reading:

o Madura Ch. 16;o The Overstretch Myth: Can the Indispensable Nation Be a Debtor Nation?

(Compendium p.99)o Sinking Globalisation (Compendium p.105)

Question: How can you measure and monitor risk?Case 2 Due.

Class 14.

Long-term financingLooking at debt and equity finance

Reading:

o Madura Ch. 18o KommuneKredit(Compendium p.119)o The Mystery of Corporate Debt (Compendium p.97)o Choosing the Right Mixture (Compendium p.96)

Question: Why do companies issue debt? What are terms and covenants of a bond issue?

Part IV. European Context

Monday, March 22

Class 15.

European Union financial marketsLooking at infrastructure and integration.Reading:

o Securities Market Infrastructures (Compendium p. 126)


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o The State of Financial Integration in the Euro Area: ECB Monthly Bulletin(Compendium p. 138)

Question: What is meant by the infrastructure of the securities market?

Class 16.

Midterm Exam

Wednesday, March 24 (8:30-12:30)

Field Study:

NationalbankenMeet: Danish National Bank, Havnegade 5

Topic: Danish monetary policy

DIS Study Break.

Monday, April 12

Class 17.

History of European Monetary System (EMS) and Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).Looking at roadblocks to integration.

Reading:

o A History Lesson for Todays Eurofederalists (Compendium p.145)o The case against EMU (Compendium p.146)o A Canadian Lesson for EMU (Compendium p.154)o Madura Ch. 6 Appendix 6 Economic Considerations of the Euro

Question: As currency areas, whats the difference between Canada and Euroland?

Class 18.

The European Central Bank (ECB).Looking at the role of the ECB vis--vis the Federal Reserve

Reading:

o A Bank is Born - The ECB (Compendium p.155)o Glossary in The Monetary Policy of the ECB, European Central Bank (Compendium

p.159)

o A Decade in the Sun (Compendium 176)o Deflation: Making Sure It doesn`t Happen Here (Compendium 178)o The structure of ECB at www.ecb.int

Question: Who is the President of the ECB? Who makes monetary policy decisions? What is ECBs objective?

Please share any concerns you have about the course or the IBE program with your class reps.

Monday, April 19

Class 19.

The international equity markets.Looking at investment analysis, stocks and investment bubbles

Reading:

o The South-Sea Bubble (Compendium p.25)o Liar's Poker - Two Cities, True Greed (Compendium p.49)o Review Equity Market Statistics at www.fese.be

Question: How is todays stock market different than Londons in 1720? What are EUs 3 largest equity markets?


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Class 20.

The international debt markets.Looking more at investment analysis, debt and the private equity market

Reading:

o The Business of Making Money (Compendium p.189)o What is Behind the Surge in Private Equity Activity? (Compendium p.192)o Another Pounding and AAAsking for Trouble (Compendium p.195)o Why the Private Equity Bubble is Bursting (Compendium p.198)o Review bond market statistics at www.fese.be

Question: What are EUs 3 largest bond markets? What is meant by liquidity risk in the credit markets?

Tuesday, April 20 (6:00-8:00 pm)

FILM

Barbarians at the Gate (Film)Meet: TBA

Topic: Private equity and the leveraged buyoutNB: Refreshments will be served

Monday, April 26

Class 21-22.

Case 3 Due.

Oral presentations of Case 3Monday, May 3 (last class)

Class 23.

Review for final exam.

Final Exams. TBA

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