AFF1300 - Money and capital markets

Leader: Dr Piyadasa Edirisuriya

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2007 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2007 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

On completion of this unit students should demonstrate an understanding of a financial system, its operation and component parts; yield curve analysis, the term structure of interest rates, and exchange rate interaction; sources and types of business finance, short, medium and long term, domestic and overseas, and associate pricing formulae; the structure and operation of Australian financial institutions and markets; the major types of risk and the derivative products available to manage financial risk; the structure, functions and role of prudential supervision in the financial markets.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

• describe the structure and operation of financial institutions and markets in Australia;
• evaluate short and medium to longer term financial instruments;
• explain government monetary policy and the term structure of interest rates;
• describe the derivative products available to manage financial risk;
• apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with money and capital markets.

Assessment

Tutorial participation: 5%
Assignment (2000 words): 25%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Contact hours

3 hours per week