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Risk Management and Regulation (FNCE90022)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2019
Overview
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This subject covers financial institutions and risk management. Topics include: financial system structure and evolution, the banking industry, funds management and life insurance, regulation, trends in the financial system, value-at-risk, hedging and risk management with futures, interest rate forwards and futures, futures options, interest rate options, exotic options, derivative disasters.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Explain the risks arising from financial intermediation;
- Evaluate risk management and pricing practices in financial institutions;
- Describe the regulatory environment in which banks and other deposit taking institutions operate;
- Compare international regulatory environments for banks and central bank roles;
- Analyse the effects of regulation;
- Analyse the key components of a bank's financial statements;
- Describe the sources of market and credit risks for both financial and non-financial firms;
- Analyse the products and mechanisms for hedging market and credit risks;
- Apply techniques for hedging financial risks.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Collaborative learning
- Problem solving
- Team work
- Statistical reasoning
- Application of theory to practice
- Interpretation and analysis
- Critical thinking
- Synthesis of data and other information
- Evaluation of data and other information
- Using computer software
- Accessing data and other information from a range of sources
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Master of Applied Finance or Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Finance who have completed FNCE90019 Principles of Finance and FNCE90020 Derivative Securities.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE90019 | Principles of Finance | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
FNCE90020 | Derivative Securities | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 3-hour end-of-semester examination (70%)
- Assignments totalling not more than 3000 words (30%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- 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: 3 November 2022