Session 1: Introduction, efficient capital markets hypothesis, balance sheet basics
• Sessions 2: Capital structure; relationship between risk and return & modern portfolio theory
• Session 3: Limited liability, its effects, and legal remedies
• Session 4: Legal capital and dividends
• Session 5: Liability, disguised distributions and capital reductions
• Session 6: Share buy-backs and financial assistance
• Session 7: Issuing equity and debt I
• Session 8: Issuing equity and debt II
• Session 9: Disclosure rules for public companies in Europe and the UK
• Session 10: Insider Dealing and Market Abuse
• Session 11: M&A: Takeovers, mergers, and the market for corporate control
• Session 12: Blockchain Basics (not examinable), Regulatory Competition & Conclusion
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