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Finance Law (FNCE90028)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
Availability | March |
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Fees | Look up fees |
The subject deals with a range of general law issues relating to finance including contract, property and security, as well as the sections of the trade practices legislation concerning misleading and deceptive conduct. Particular topics include fundraising, derivatives and insolvency. The subject gives a general overview of legal systems. It seeks to address legal issues specifically in a way which will be relevant to problems arising in other countries whose basic legal system derives from England: for example, the United States of America, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore and India as well as Australia and England itself.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Compare and contrast legal systems and capital market regulation as commonly applied in international finance markets;
- Explain the legal concepts of debt, equity and hybrid financial instruments;
- Discuss the concepts of misrepresentation and misleading and deceptive conduct as applied to financial transactions;
- Describe legal aspects of security and negative pledge lending;
- Critically evaluate the fund raising provisions of the Corporations Law in Australia;
- Discuss legal aspects of dispute resolution, insolvency and remedies for default in a financial market and financial institutional context;
- Identify legal problems which commonly arise in financial transactions in the areas of contract, tort and fiduciary duty.
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 & 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
ECON90033 Quantitative Analysis of Finance I and
ECON90034 Economics of Finance and
FNCE90047 Financial Markets and Instruments and
FNCE90016 International Financial Management and
EITHER ACCT90002 Financial Statement Analysis OR ACCT90004 Accounting for Decision Making
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ECON90033 | Quantitative Analysis of Finance I |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ECON90034 | Economics of Finance |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90047 | Financial Markets and Instruments |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90016 | International Financial Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90002 | Financial Statement Analysis |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90004 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Group assignment (normally 3-4 students per group). Due in the last two weeks of the teaching period
| Late in the teaching period | 30% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 70% |
Additional details
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator David Robertson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 18 hours of lecture Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 10 April 2020 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2020 Census date 20 March 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 April 2020 Assessment period ends 9 May 2020
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 85 hours per semester
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Finance - 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