Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives Drawing on knowledge gained in the common core of multidiscipline studies and the principles developed in first and second year economics, the theoretical framework of a financial firm and industry is developed. Students will use this to understand and predict the behaviour of banks and other financial institutions in response to change. Employing empirical data, students will develop the skills required to make contributions to knowledge by investigating the impact of regulatory and other change within the framework of the model.
Synopsis The subject covers prudential supervision, capital adequacy and moral hazard, measuring returns and risks in banking, credit, interest rate and liquidity risk management and banking ethics and code of practice.
Assessment Two assignments (each 2000 words) 30% + Examination (3 hours): 70% + Student must obtain a satisfactory result in all areas of assessment