Offered
Clayton First semester 2008 (Day)
Synopsis
Major issues involved in the financial management of banks and other deposit-taking financial institutions. Topics include the role and activities of depository financial institutions, performance measurement and evaluation; asset/liability management for liquidity risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, depositor protection and capital adequacy; regulation of depository institutions; and international banking.
Objectives
The learning objectives of this unit are to:
- distinguish the various sources of commercial and retail debt financing, and analyse how the current Australian banking system provides access to such funds;
- identify, in the financial statements of financial institutions, the indicators of financial institutions'' performance;
- describe the regulatory constraints under which Australian authorised deposit-taking institutions operate;
- describe appropriate procedures for appraising the credit risks inherent in bank loans, and for measuring and managing other key risks in banking such as interest rate risk;
- apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with the management of financial intermediaries.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 20%
Examination (3 hours): 80%
Contact hours
Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week
Prerequisites
AFC2140
Prohibitions
AFF2401, AFW2401
