Undergraduate - UnitAFC3170 - Management of financial intermediaries

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6 points, SCA Band 0 (NATIONAL PRIORITY), 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Clayton First semester 2012 (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; and regulation of depository institutions.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with 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 and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by AFC3170.