11031 (v.4) Corporate and Commercial Banking 308

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Area:	School of Economics and Finance
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	10987 (v.4) Accounting 100 or any previous version AND 11001 (v.3) Economics (Macro) 101 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Analysis and projection of business performance, assessment of credit risk in large borrowing companies, analysis of business failures, interpreting business flows, industry structure analysis, financial analysis in credit risk assessment, project finance, analysis of capital investment decisions, managing problem loans, workouts and receivership.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Describe the products a financial institution may provide for its corporate and commercial clients to manage interest rate risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. Calculate examples of derivative instruments used in managing each of these risks. Explain short term and long term sources of finance available to a financial institution's corporate and commercial clients. Describe non-lending banking products targeted at a bank's corporate and commercial clients. Explain the alternatives available to banks when their corporate and commercial loans fail.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Greenbaum and Thakor, (1995), Contemporary Financial Issues, Dryden. Brealey and Myers, (2002), Principles of Corporate Finance, 7th ed (international), McGraw Hill.
Unit Texts:	Saunders, (2002), Financial Institutions Management, (4th ed), McGraw Hill.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Class Presentation 10%. Final Examination 50%. Mid-Semester Test 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y