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Anne Marie Ward’s textbook is the seminal text for the study of business
finance. It develops the skills and knowledge required by business finance
professionals to support corporate decision-making on investments, financing and
dividend distributions. It balances practical worked examples to illustrate how
theoretical models can support decision-making with a critical approach to such
models being used and relied on in isolation.
This 5th edition takes a holistic approach, emphasising
awareness of the global and geopolitical macroeconomic environment and its
impact on companies and their competitors. An integrated-thinking approach to
decision-making is adopted, one that encourages business finance professionals
to consider the 'six capitals' and the overall impact on stakeholders. This
is supported by real-world examples and empirical research on the consequences
of decisions on, for example, the environment, society and the behaviour of
investors.
To support exam preparation, Finance: Theory and Practice includes
worked examples throughout, and review questions and exam-standard questions,
with which students can text their knowledge. Resources for lecturers, including
solutions to more challenging questions, are made available online.
This new edition:
- considers contemporary financing options, su and the role of AI and fintech;
- discusses and integrates sustainability and ESG issues
in the context of finance decision-making;
- is updated to reflect recent economic circumstances as well as legal and
regulatory changes;
- provides more current, real-world examples to bring the theory to
life.
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Format: Paperback, 896 pages
Published: June 2026
For further information, contact publishing@charteredaccountants.ie or telephone on (+353) 01 637 7204
The Author
Anne Marie Ward is Professor of Accounting at Ulster
University. Her teaching specialities are managerial finance and financial
accounting, which she has taught at undergraduate, postgraduate and professional levels. Anne Marie has authored four other textbooks and published over 100 academic and professional articles, technical publications, policy research reports and book and encyclopaedia chapters for national and international audiences.
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