FIN310 Commercial Banking and Finance (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Economics and Finance (ECFIN)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject examines the management of risk in financial institutions from the treasury perspective. That is, the subject focuses on the identification, measurement and management of non-credit risks faced by financial institutions. Contemporary issues such as asset securitisation and bank transfer pricing are also examined.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: FIN310
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Develop the students awareness of the changing environment of the finance industry, and explore its implications for a range of policy issues including liquidity, capital adequacy, interest rate risk management and bank asset pricing.
Develop the students ability to use the techniques of financial management to analyse the performance of financial institutions and determine the implications of strategic decisions for the profitability, liquidity, balance sheet structure and capital adequacy of financial institutions.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Financial innovation. Evaluating bank performance. Off-balance sheet activity and risk. Capital adequacy. Liquidity management. Loan pricing and portfolio management. Interest rate risk measurement and management. Asset securitisation. Bank transfer pricing. Strategic planning.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.