AFF4051

Advanced international banking

Mr Michael Vincent

6 points
* 3 hours per week
* First, second semester
* Caulfield

Objectives Students completing this subject will be able to understand at an advanced level the practical management problems of international banking; the development and availability of various financing techniques; the characteristics of international banking and its place in the overall financial system; the role of central banks in the control of international banking; the issues relating to the practical aspects of foreign exchange transactions and the management of risk; and be able to analyse and explain current issues

Synopsis Topics include history of international banking; international financial system and its major players; regulations and interaction with public policy; world debt; foreign exchange markets; lending and investment criteria; the Australian international banking sector.

Assessment Assignment: 20%
* Research project: 40%
* Examination (3 hours): 40%

Prescribed texts

Duffy G and Giddy I H Case studies in international finance 2nd edn, Addison-Wesley, 1992
Juttner J D International finance and global financial markets Longman Cheshire, 1989