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Banking Operations and Governance
Undergraduate | SWI-FIN20013 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
View information for 2019 course intakeInvest time into exploring monetary theory, debt, equity and derivative markets. Develop an understanding of types of risk, including credit and interest rate risk. Get an inside perspective on how financial institutions are organised and governed.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Banking Operations and Governance
About this subject
Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:
- Explain the special functions of Financial institutions and how financial intermediation benefits the economy
- Explain key balance sheet and regulatory features of the major financial services industry
- Demonstrate the measurement of net interest risk and explain how interest rate margin can be used as a source of profitability and risk
- Explain the measurement of credit risk and its impact on the management of Financial institutions.
- The development, regulation, deregulation and performance of the Australian financial system
- Risks of the financial institutions
- Regulatory requirements and Off-Balance-sheet activities
- Interest rate Risk
- Market Risk
- Credit Risk
- Technology and Operational Risk
- Liquidity and Liability & Liquidity Management
This subject was previously known as Banking and Financial Institutions Management.
This subject expands the understanding of theoretical concepts introduced in prior subjects on monetary policy and financial markets. Students will be taken through the development, regulation and deregulation of the Australian financial market, and how changes have corresponded to changes in economic thought. The subject provides an overview of monetary theory, debt, equity and derivative markets and the role of derivative products in risk management. The impacts of how changes in official interest rates are transmitted to activity in the real economy are also explored as are current fiscal and monetary policy.
Please note: assessment values are indicative only, details will be advised at the start of the subject.
- Assignment 1 — Individual (20-30%)
- Assignment 2 — Individual (20-30%)
- Invigilated Exam — Individual (40-60%)
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Entry requirements
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one of
SWI-ECO10003 (Not currently available)
- SWI-ECO20004-Macroeconomic Policy
- USA-ECO12-Macroeconomics 1
SWI-ECO101 (Not currently available)
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
- Additional materials
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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