FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets (8)
Prerequisite: ECO110 and (ECO120 or ECO100)
Enrolment Restriction: Not available to students who have completed RMBU2639
Equivalent pre-requisite subject for former students of the University of Sydney, Orange campus is RMBU1639 (ECO110) and RMBU1642 (ECO120 or ECO100)
This subject examines the nature and operation of financial institutions and markets in Australia and the economics of the financial system in which they operate. A wide range of financial institutions, markets and securities are examined in detail, together with such concepts as financial intermediation, financial flows, interest rate determination and money supply formation. Emphasis is placed on contemporary issues in our financial system.