The nature, scope and purpose of financial management. Sources and costs of short, medium

–    and long-term finance. Sources and problems of new financing, capital budgeting. management of working capital. Analysis and interpretation of basic financial statements. Business mergers and take-overs. Determinants and implications of dividend policy. Valuation of shares, assets and enterprises. Risks of finance and methods of avoiding them. Banking systems and industrial finance. Mortgage finance. Capital structure of Nigerian firms.