Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 5699 (v.6) Financial Management 550 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Understanding liquidity and balance sheet risk management techniques, financial markets supervision, decision-making processes and policy formulation in financial institutions and current practices and issues in bank management, measuring and evaluatingbank performance. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Judge whether a banker's actions are both ethical and within their Code of Practice. Explain the purpose of bank regulation and discuss current prudential controls applicable to banks generally, and specifically to banks in Australia. Calculate regulatory ratios and risk measures from a simplified bank balance sheet. Recognise situations where banks are exposed to financial risks and correctly suggest techniques for managing those risks. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Journal of Banking and Financial Services (formerly The Australian Banker), bi-monthly: Australian Financial Review. The, daily Bank Marketing Journal, United States, monthly: Banking Strategies, United States, monthly: Journal of Retail Banking, quarterly: Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (2000), Prudential Supervision of Banks. Prudential Statements, www.apra.gov.au (accessed 30.1.2000): De Lucia R and J. Peters (1998), Commercial Bank Management, 4th ed, Sydney, LBC Information Service: Hempel G.H., A.B. Coleman and D.G. Simonson, Bank Management. Text and Cases, Latest ed. Wiley, New York. Reserve Bank of Australia, Bulletin, monthly, Sydney RBA. |
Unit Texts: | Saunders A. and Cornett M.M. (2003), Financial Institutions Management. A Risk Management Approach, 4th ed. Boston, Irwin McGraw-Hill. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Bank Simulation 30%, Final exam 40%, Research assignment 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment |
Field of Education: | 81101 Banking and Finance | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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