Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
BANK 5037
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
155981
4.5
No
School of Commerce
The aims of Risk Management in Financial Institutions are to: review the importance of the financial sector to the economy, consumers and investors; provide students with an understanding of the types of risks faced by the various types of financial institution; critically analyse examples of systemic failure in risk management; equip students with the skills needed for the analysis of the structure and nature of financial institutions’ risks; and inform students of issues relevant to the making of decisions regarding the management of financial risk.
Financial institutions: specialness in and to the economy; characteristics and exposure to risks; overview of risks; measurement, identification and management of interest rate, market, credit, sovereign, foreign exchange, liquidity, off-balance sheet, and technology and operational risks; capital management, capital adequacy and criticisms of risk-based regulatory capital ratios. The US sub-prime crisis, global financial crisis, and financial disturbances in Australia: lessons associated with the systemic failure of financial institution specialness.
Lange, H, Saunders, A & Cornett, M 2015, Financial institutions management, 4th edn, McGraw-Hill, Australia
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
BANK 5013 | Investment Management |
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
Seminar | 3 hours x 10 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
External | N/A x 10 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE) | |||
Seminar | 30 hours x N/A |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assignment, Examination
EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.