Commercial banking and finance
Ms Kathy Avram
6 points * 3 hours per week * First, second semester * Caulfield * Prerequisite: FIN1300
Objectives On completion of this subject a student should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the different aspects of bank performance; appreciate the constraints placed on this by regulation; analyse the main risks faced by banks; assess the alternative approaches to measurement and management of these risks.
Synopsis An overview of commercial banking; introduction to the concepts and issues involved in the decision-making processes of bank management; commercial banking environment; banking risks and capital adequacy; liquidity management; lending principles and policies; investment management.
Assessment Assignment (approximately 2000 words): 30% * Final examination (3 hours): 70%
Prescribed texts
Shanmugam B and others Bank management Jacaranda Wiley, 1992