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Asian Capital Markets (FNCE30004)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject introduces issues impacting the emergence of Asian capital markets and their integration with global markets. The subject analyses governance and structural issues affecting the development of bond, equity, foreign exchange and derivatives markets. The subject also identifies alternative sources of capital available to corporate entities and discusses issues confronted by fund managers investing in the region or in individual countries.
Intended learning outcomes
- Discuss Asian capital markets, capital flows, global financial market integration and linkages to economic development.
- Analyse governance and structural issues relevant to the development of Asian capital markets such as debt, equity, foreign exchange and derivative markets.
- Identify, through the use of case studies, problems confronted by individual corporate entities in sourcing alternative forms of capital and optimising capital structure.
- Identify, through the use of case studies, problems confronted by fund managers involved in investing in the region or in individual countries.
- Discuss some individual country markets.
Generic skills
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High level of development: written communication; interpretation and analysis; synthesis of data and other information; accessing data and other information from a range of source.
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Moderate level of development: collaborative learning; team work; application of theory to practice; critical thinking.
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Some level of development: oral communication; problem solving; statistical reasoning; evaluation of data and other information; use of computer software.
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE20001 | Business Finance |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE20005 | Corporate Financial Decision Making |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
AND one of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ECOM20001 | Econometrics 1 |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ECON20003 | Quantitative Methods 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MAST20005 | Statistics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MAST20004 | Probability | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MAST20006 | Probability for Statistics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MAST20018 | Discrete Maths and Operations Research | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MAST20029 | Engineering Mathematics |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
620-270 Applied Statistics
620-261 Introduction to Operations Research (2008 or earlier)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Students may not gain credit for both
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE30004 | Asian Capital Markets | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Recommended background knowledge
Please refer to Prerequisites and Corequisites.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Individual Tutorial participation through the semester during weeks 2 to 12 (10%)
- Group Assignment, 2000 word research report by a group of 3 to 4 students due weeks 9 to 11 (20%)
- A 3-hour end-of-semester examination (70%)
- To pass this subject students must pass the end of semester examination.
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator David Robinson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x 2 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 22 March 2024