Undergraduate - UnitBFC3170 - Management of financial intermediaries

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Banking and Finance
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)

Synopsis

Major issues involved in the financial management of banks and other deposit-taking financial institutions. Topics include performance measurement; 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:

outline the major risks and related prudential requirements faced by banks and to assess factors to consider in managing these risks
evaluate the various mathematical techniques available to manage interest rate risk including the maturity model, the duration model and the repricing model
evaluate mathematical models in relation to managing credit risk for individual loans and to the loan portfolio
identify suitable qualitative and quantitative indicators of financial institutions' performance
distinguish the various sources of commercial and retail debt funding including liability management, and analyse how the current Australian banking system provides access to such funds
sequence the Basel framework as used in Australia, but emanating from the Basel Committee at the global level
be able to clearly and effectively communicate solutions, applying the knowledge in above areas, in a distinctly logical manner in relation to activities dealing with the management of financial institutions and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by BFC3170.