Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Kim Hawtrey
Contact via email
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(Admission to MActPrac or MFin) or (ACST603 or ACST6003 or AFIN6012 or ECON649 or ECON6049)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit applies finance theory to the context of operational decision-making and risk management in banking and financial intermediation. The major decision areas for banking management are covered within a regulatory and corporate responsibility framework. Major risks of banks and financial intermediation are being examined. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assessment criteria for all assessment tasks will be provided on the unit iLearn site.
It is the responsibility of students to view their marks for each within-session-assessment on iLearn within 20 days of posting. If there are any discrepancies, students must contact the unit convenor immediately. Failure to do so will mean that queries received after the release of final results regarding assessment tasks (not including the final exam mark) will not be addressed.
Late submissions and extensions
Tasks 10% or less – No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.
Tasks above 10% - No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Individual Assignment | 25% | No | Week 7 |
Case study | 25% | No | Week 10 |
Final Examination | 50% | No | During University Examination Period |
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 25%
Student will complete an individual assignment related to the banking and finance industrry. The assignment will be around 1000 - 1500 words.
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 25%
Student will analyse a financial problem/ scenario and write an individual report of 1000 - 1500 words.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: During University Examination Period
Weighting: 50%
An online two hour 30 minutes open book exam will be held during the University Examination Period.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Required technology: Non-programmable calculator.
Learning and teaching strategy: Classes typically consist of a two-hour lecture followed by a one-hour workshop. Lectures are used to show how the topic fits into the overall unit aims and to establish theory principles. Workshops are used to apply concepts to real world problems and review homework problems. Participation is strongly encouraged for you to check your progress towards achieving the learning outcomes for the unit.
Textbook: The textbook for the unit is Lange, H., Saunders, A. and Cornett, M.M. (2015), Financial Institutions Management: A Risk Management Approach, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill (denoted LSC on the reading list). Textbook material will be supplemented by articles and handouts. Chapters from the textbook and specified articles should be read prior to attending the scheduled lecture on that topic. Homework problems will be assigned at the end of lectures and should be completed before the workshop the following week. Handouts and homework questions can be downloaded from the unit's iLearn site each week.
Online learning: iLearn (https://ilearn.mq.edu.au) provides the main online learning support. It is essential that you log in at least twice per week to keep abreast of unit-wide announcements and use the resources to supplement your learning. Lecture slides are available online beforehand for you to download from iLearn. Solutions to homework problems are made available online after the problems are discussed in the workshop.
Week |
Commencing |
Topic |
Reading |
1 |
27 July |
Financial intermediation 1 |
LSC chapters 1-2 |
2 |
3 August |
Financial intermediation 2 |
LSC chapters 3-4 |
3 |
10 August |
Interest rate risk 1 |
LSC chapters 5-6 |
4 |
17 August |
Interest rate risk 1 |
LSC chapters 7-8 |
5 |
24 August |
Credit risk 1 |
LSC chapter 10 |
6 |
31 August |
Credit risk 2 |
LSC chapter 11 |
7 |
7 September |
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT |
to be advised |
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8 |
28 September |
Liquidity risk |
LSC chapters 14-15 |
9 |
5 October |
International risks |
LSC chapters 12-13 |
10 |
12 October |
CASE STUDY |
to be advised |
11 |
19 October |
OBS risk. Operational risk. |
LSC chapters 16-17 |
12 |
26 October |
Capital management |
LSC chapter 18 |
13 |
2 November |
Review |
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