AFG9171

International banking and finance

(BUS)

Mr Michael Vincent

6 points + 10 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield, distance + Prerequisite: Graduate Certificate of Business (Banking)

Synopsis: Topics include world financial system; Euro-markets; trade and capital flows; world debt problem and its effect on the global banking system; foreign exchange markets; structure and agency arrangements; spot and forward rates; foreign exchange risk management; policy setting and trading techniques; trade finance sources and techniques; tax havens and off shore bank centres; international credit creation; global asset and liability management; issues in banking and finance; country risk analysis; economic intelligence sources; sovereign risk and political risk.

Assessment: Assignments: 50% + Examination: 50%