AFF3231

Finance and technology

(BUS)

6 points + Caulfield, second semester + One 3-hour class per week + Prerequisites: AFF1300 and AFF2051

Synopsis: This subject will consider the roles and impact of technology in financial markets and institutions; how information may be captured and used in financial markets and institutions to maximise shareholders' value; electronic processes in consumer, corporate and investment banking; cash alternatives, telephony, e-commerce, electronic share trading and electronic financial markets; security and prudential regulations in the financial sector; and the future of technology in finance.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 60% + Assignment (3000 words): 30% + Group presentation: 10%