University Lesson Notes Lesson 13 Managerial Accounting: Concepts and Principles Learning objectives 1. Describe the definition of managerial accounting. 2. Identify and explain the difference between managerial accounting and financial accounting. 3. Analyze different ways to classify costs 4. Describe the flow of manufacturing activities

Lesson 12: Internal Controls and Business Ethics Learning objectives 1.Explain the fundamental principles of internal control 2. Define, explain the purpose, and identify the principles of internal accounting control. 3. Apply internal control to cash. 4.Explain and record petty cash fund transactions

Lesson Notes Lesson 11 Understanding Accounting Standards Learning Objectives 1. Understand the inherent limitation of accounting from trust perspective. 2. Appreciate how accounting standards contributes in trust developing and maintaining 3. Get to know the main contents of accounting standards

School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University Lesson notes Lesson 10 Understanding and Using Financial Statements Learning objectives 1. Describe the need and supply for financial statement analysis. 2. Learn basic financial statement analytical procedures

Lesson 1: Introduction to Accounting Learning Objectives Understand the concepts of economic man and nature of firm from the perspective of economic man 2. Appreciate the trust issue and the unique role of accounting in trust building and maintaining

Discussion Points How to measure returns? How to choose benchmark? How to adjust for risk? Performance attribution. Active return and risk

INVESTMENTS Fourth Edition Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMHD Do security prices reflect information Why look at market efficiency Implications for business and corporate finance Implications for investment

Arbitrage Pricing Theory Arbitrage-arises if an investor can construct a zero investment portfolio with a sure profit Since no investment is required, an investor can create large positions to secure large levels of profit

INVESTMENTS Two-Security Portfolio: Return rp =W+W2r2 W Proportion of funds in Security 1 W2 Proportion of funds in Security 2 =Expected return on Security 1

Capital allocation The choice of proportion in safe asset and proportion in risky asset; Most institutional investors follows top- down analysis---The first part is asset allocation and the next part is security selection decision