BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

FIN2BFI

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will examine the risks faced by financial institutions in a deregulated environment and the means by which these risks are taken on, identified, measured and managed. You will also study the prudential supervision of the financial system.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Tony Martin

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: BUS1AFB OR FIN1FOF OR FIN2FIN

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: FIN3FIM OR FIN3BFI

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Analyse the effect of regulatory changes on the structure of the Australian financial system.
02. Analyse the balance sheet of a financial institution and recommend changes to the business of the institution to improve its financial performance.
03. Locate and interpret information in the financial press and perform calculations based the information.
04. Design appropriate risk-management strategies for a financial institution to enable it to maximise return and manage risk.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Tony Martin

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

TutorialWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Tutorial Quizzes (Equivalent to 500 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2

Group Assignment (Equivalent to 1000 words per student)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO3

Final Exam (3 hours)

N/AN/AN/ANo60SILO1, SILO4