Offered
Caulfield First semester 2008 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Caulfield Second semester 2008 (Evening)
Synopsis
The role of treasury, coordination and management of the treasury operation, quantitative and qualitative risk analysis, risk management process and hedging techniques, role and mechanics of derivative products, performance measurement and evaluation.
Objectives
The learning objectives of this unit are to:
- explain the role of treasury operations in an international or a local bank;
- describe how risk management processes work;
- demonstrate the application of hedging techniques used in banks'' treasury operations;
- apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with treasury management.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination (3 hours): 60%
Contact hours
3 hours per week
Prerequisites
AFF2401 or AFW2401
Prohibitions
AFW3651
