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Financial Institutions Management (FNCE40008)
HonoursPoints: 12.5Not available in 2022
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Overview
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Objectives of financial institutions; principles of financial intermediation; liquidity management; interest rate risk management; market risk; VaR; credit risk modelling; the role of capital; efficiency in the financial services sector; financial institutions regulation.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Explain the principles of financial intermediation;
- Identify and analyse interest rate risk on the banking book and the trading book for a financial institution;
- Explain the key elements of liquidity risk for a financial institution, and how this risk is managed;
- Apply the value-at-risk tool to quantify and manage market risk;
- Explain current models for measuring credit risk, and analyse the role of capital in a financial institution;
- Identify, explain and analyse the roles of funds transfer pricing, capital allocation and performance measurement in a large financial institution;
- Describe and analyse the role that regulation plays in the financial services sector;
- Explain models for measuring efficiency in the financial services sector, and analyse consolidation in this sector.
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: 12 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the BH-COM Bachelor of Commerce (Degree with Honours)
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: 12 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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One assignment of 1500 words, or equivalent
| From Week 10 to Week 12 | 30% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 70% |
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2022
Time commitment details
120 hours
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 12 November 2022