Paper No. 6 Introduction to Finance and Investments

A candidate who passes this paper should be able to:

Select and apply the techniques and concepts of the time value of money, compounding, discounting, and annualising
Analyse the risks and returns offered by short-term, liquid instruments
Calculate non-complex risk and return measures
Calculate the cost of capital of a firm
Apply the basic valuation models to determine value of financial securities
Evaluate the viability of capital investments using appropriate appraisal

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