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Area/Catalogue
BANK 5016

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
101860

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Business

Course aim

To provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the financial risks faced by financial, and non-financial organisations.

Course content

Risks faced by the financial institution: market risk, credit risk, operational risk, risks in the regulatory environment. Risk management frameworks, policies and implementation systems, in the financial and non-financial corporate sectors. Measuring financial risks and the implications of model risk for their measurement. Portfolio analysis and the measurement of risk. Measuring risks in detail: market risk and the VaR and CFaR approaches; credit risk, credit ratings and contingent claims; and actuarial approaches in insurance. The management of risks: banks, non-bank financial institutions and non-financial corporations. The future of risk management and the convergence of insurance risk management with financial risk management.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
Group 1
BUSS 5233 Corporate Finance
Group 2
BUSS 5249 Managerial Finance

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory 1 x 1 week
Seminar 3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External 30 hours x NA

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Examination, Risk Analysis and Management

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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