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
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11001 (v.3) Economics (Macro) 101 or any previous version
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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. |
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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. |
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: | 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. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Class Presentation 10%. Final Examination 50%. Mid-Semester Test 40%. 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: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | 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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