Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives On completion of this subject students should have developed an advanced understanding of the value of financial information in credit assessment; warning signs of bankruptcy; methods available to predict loan failures; effects of microeconomic events upon the structure of the loan portfolio.
Synopsis Topics include microeconomic events and the lending environment; economic policies; statistical techniques in economic and financial forecasting; lending and balance sheet structuring; predicting corporate failure and strategies to avoid corporate failure.
Assessment Assignment (2500 words): 25% + Class test (1 hour): 25% + Examination (2 hours): 50%