Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Covenor
Damian Bridge
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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 AFIN613 or AFIN6013 or AFIN858 or MGNT603 or ACCG6003 or MGNT808)
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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 is concerned with the analytical techniques of international finance and investment. Topics include global flow of funds and international financial markets, foreign exchange markets, interest parity, arbitrage and currency speculation, purchasing power parity, real effective exchange, commodity swaps, short and long-term hedging of foreign currency risks, futures and options in currencies. Students will be equipped with the skills to critically analyse international currency and interest rate hedging activities as well as distinguish between international funding sources. |
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Late submissions of assessments
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, no extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available assessment-task marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24-hour period or part thereof that the submission is late. Late submissions will only be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g., quizzes, online tests.
Table 1: Penalty calculation based on submission time
Submission time after the due date (including weekends) |
Penalty (% of available assessment task mark) |
Example: for a non-timed assessment task marked out of 30 |
< 24 hours |
10% |
10% x 30 marks = 3-mark deduction |
24-48 hours |
20% |
20% x 30 marks = 6-mark deduction |
48-72 hours |
30% |
30% x 30 marks = 9-mark deduction |
72-96 hours |
40% |
40% x 30 marks = 12-mark deduction |
> 96 hours |
100% |
Assignment won't be accepted |
Other assessment criteria for assessment tasks will be provided on the unit iLearn site.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online Quiz | 5% | No | Week 4 |
Mid Session Test | 20% | No | Week 9 |
Group Assignment | 20% | No | Week 12 |
Final examination | 55% | No | Formal Exam Period |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 5%
The online quiz will consist of 5 to 10 questions and will be available on iLearn. Please use the quiz result as an indicator of whether you are progressing satisfactorily in the unit.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 20%
A one hour mid session test will be held during the session.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 20%
In this assessment, student groups will analyse and critique the international financial management activities of an Australian listed entity.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 23 hours
Due: Formal Exam Period
Weighting: 55%
A two hour 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
Classes
Required and Recommended texts and/or materials
Technology Used and Required
Unit Web Page
Week No. |
Date (Week Beginning) |
Topic |
Chapters |
1 |
21 February |
Foundations of International Financial Management 1 |
1, 2, 3 & 4 |
2 |
28 February |
The Foreign Exchange Market 1 |
5 & 6 |
3 |
7 March |
The Foreign Exchange Market 2 |
7 |
4 |
14 March |
Foreign Exchange Exposure |
8, 9 & 10 |
5 |
21 March |
World Financial Markets 1 |
11 |
6 |
28 March |
World Financial Markets 2 |
12 & 13 |
7 |
4 April |
World Financial Markets 3 |
14 |
8 |
25 April |
No Lectures - Public Holiday |
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9 |
2 May |
Mid Session Exam Library Research Presentation Syndicate Project Introduction |
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10 |
9 May |
World Financial Markets 4 |
15 |
11 |
16 May |
Financial Management of the Multinational Firm 1 |
16 & 17 |
12 |
23 May |
Financial Management of the Multinational Firm 2 |
19 & 20 |
13 |
30 May |
Financial Management of the Multinational Firm 3 |
20 & 21 |
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook