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AFF9130 - Financial planning

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate Faculty of Business and Economics

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2009 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2009 (Evening)

Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to financial planning. Coverage includes: the legislative and economic environment; the role of financial service advisers; licensing and disclosure; investment strategies, products, and related taxation implications, with particular reference to securities and managed investments; social security; superannuation, pensions and other retirement issues; estate planning; and the financial planning process. This unit meets Australian Securities and Investments Commission registration requirements for Tier 1 in respect of: specific knowledge in financial planning, securities, managed investments and superannuation; and generic knowledge.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  • describe financial planning activities and legal compliance requirements for financial planners
  • demonstrate specialist skills required for interaction with financial planning clients
  • demonstrate generic knowledge of the Australian and global investment environments, together with specialist knowledge in the areas of superannuation, financial planning, securities and managed investments
  • prepare financial plans for clients with different financial objectives
  • apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with personal financial planning.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prohibitions

AFC3440, AFF3111

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