International banking and finance
Mr Terry Boulter
6 points
* 3 hours per week
* First, second semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisite: ACC2341 or FIN2401
Objectives On completion of this subject students will be required to demonstrate an understanding of financing techniques; structure of international financial markets; foreign currency regimes and hedging techniques; characteristics of international banking; analysis of current issues.
Synopsis The international monetary system; debt and country risk; the foreign exchange market; hedging; use of the foreign exchange market; the Euromarkets; foreign banks; multinational banking; tax havens and offshore financial centres.
Assessment Assignment: 40%
* Tutorial participation: 10%
*
Examination (3 hours): 50%
* Students must pass the examination in order to
pass the subject.
* The final mark that a student receives for the subject
will be determined by the subject leader taking into account all aspects of
assessment.
Prescribed texts
Eiteman D K and others Multinational business finance 7th edn, Addison-Wesley, 1993
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