Hello. I’m Paul Kofman, Dean of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. >> And I’m Sean Pinder, from the Department of Finance at the University of Melbourne. Together, we will present a series of integrated and connected finance courses, combined in the specialization, Essentials of Corporate Financial Analysis and Decision-Making. >> This specialization provides the fundamentals of financial analysis, but it does much more than that. It provides you with the skills and toolset used on a day to day basis by finance professionals, solving real business problems in complex environments. So what’s so ‘special’ about this specialization? >> Well, what’s special, is that we have developed this program from first principles, with our finance colleagues at BNY Mellon - - one of the oldest and most successful financial institutions in the world. So, not only do you get the benefit of a firm grounding in the fundamentals of financial analysis and corporate decision-making >> But you also benefit from the knowledge that these lessons are firmly rooted in finance practice. So that not only will you be aware about what is happening in financial markets today, >> But you will have the corporate financial toolset to confidentially make well-informed business decisions in the future. So, let’s hear from BNY Mellon’s Chief Financial Officer, Todd Gibbons. >> Hi, I’m Todd Gibbons, CFO of BNY Mellon. On behalf of our company, I am delighted to welcome you to the Essentials of Corporate Financial Analysis and Decision-Making. At BNY Mellon, client focus is a key value. We are proud of our employees who put our clients at the center of all that they do. A key component of this client focus is a a deep knowledge of sound corporate financial decision-making. That’s why we have chosen to collaborate with the University of Melbourne on this essential foundational course to bring you both the academic and the practical side of making sound corporate financial decisions.