This fifth extensively revised and updated edition gives a practical overview of
contemporary finance from a New Zealand perspective. Written by experts, it helps
students understand:
• How the financial system and the institutions within it operate.
• How and why financial decisions are made.
• The tools, techniques and concepts used in finance, and how they are applied to the
major sectors of finance.
• How individuals plan their short- and long-term financial activities.
• How business organisations manage and finance their short- and long-term financial
activities.
Broad in scope, Fundamentals of Finance explains the important financial decisions made by businesses and individuals, and how these decisions are influenced by the financial environment in which we live and work.
