HI5002 Finance: Capital Budgeting and Market Analysis Report

This report, prepared for a finance course, delves into capital budgeting techniques, financial market practices, and investment criteria. It begins with an introduction and provides a reflective journal on capital budgeting concepts, covering techniques like NPV, IRR, and payback period. The report further examines the services provided by ASX participants, including trading, clearing, and settlement. It also discusses ASIC key and popular scams targeting ASIC clients. The report concludes with an analysis of various investment criteria, such as NPV, EAC, profitability index, IRR, payback period, and discounted payback period, along with a project evaluation using the profitability index method. The report provides a detailed understanding of financial concepts and their practical applications in investment decisions.