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AFIN3033 – Bank Financial Management

2026 – Session 2, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Keith Woodward
keith.woodward@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
AFIN2050
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
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.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Examine the unique services financial institutions offer to households and firms.
  • ULO2: Explain how banks are regulated and why their risk-taking activities are subject to regulatory oversight.
  • ULO3: Evaluate the risks which banks face and demonstrate how these risks are managed.
  • ULO4: Work collaboratively within a team to prepare a business report.

General Assessment Information

Late Assessment Submission Penalty (written assessments)

If you submit your assessment late, 5% of the total possible marks will be deducted for each day (including weekends),

up to 7 days. Submissions more than 7 days late will receive a mark of 0.

Example 1 (out of 100): If you score 85/100 but submit 20 hours late, you will lose 5 marks and receive 80/100.

Example 2 (out of 30): If you score 27/30 but submit 20 hours late, you will lose 1.5 marks and receive 25.5/30.

 

Extensions:

Automatic short extension: Some assessments are eligible for automatic short extension. You can only apply for an

automatic short extension before the due date.

Special Consideration: If you need more time due to serious issues and for any assessments that are not eligible for

Short Extension, you must apply for Special Consideration. Need help? Review the Special Consideration page for further

details.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due Groupwork/Individual Short Extension AI Approach
Professional Practice: Applied bank financial management 30% No Due from Tuesday 18th August in tutorial class Group No Open AI
Skills Development: Bank financial management analysis 30% No 28/10/2026 Individual Yes Open AI
Formal examination 40% No See central exam timetable Individual No Observed

Professional Practice: Applied bank financial management

Assessment Type 1: Professional task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Due from Tuesday 18th August in tutorial class
Weighting: 30%
Groupwork/Individual: Group
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach: Open AI

The purpose of this assessment is for you to gain expertise in applications in bank financial management.

You will apply frameworks and concepts discussed in the unit to produce a presentation.

Skills in focus:

  • Collaboration and communication
  • Critical thinking and problem solving

Deliverable(s): Presentation [max 16 minutes] Group assessment
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Examine the unique services financial institutions offer to households and firms.
  • Explain how banks are regulated and why their risk-taking activities are subject to regulatory oversight.
  • Evaluate the risks which banks face and demonstrate how these risks are managed.
  • Work collaboratively within a team to prepare a business report.

Skills Development: Bank financial management analysis

Assessment Type 1: Problem-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 28/10/2026
Weighting: 30%
Groupwork/Individual: Individual
Short extension 3: Yes
AI Approach: Open AI

The purpose of this assessment is for you to develop your skills in analysing the interest rate risk and market risk for a bank.

You will apply frameworks and concepts discussed in the unit to a bank financial management case study.

Skills in focus:

  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Discipline knowledge

Deliverable(s): Spreadsheet analysis Individual assessment
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Examine the unique services financial institutions offer to households and firms.
  • Explain how banks are regulated and why their risk-taking activities are subject to regulatory oversight.
  • Evaluate the risks which banks face and demonstrate how these risks are managed.

Formal examination

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: See central exam timetable
Weighting: 40%
Groupwork/Individual: Individual
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach: Observed

The purpose of this assessment is for you to demonstrate the expertise you have gained in this unit.

You will participate in a 2-hour exam held during the University Examination period. Important information about the exam will be made available on the unit iLearn page. You should also review the MQ Exams website for general tips: 

Deliverable(s): Formal exam Individual assessment
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Examine the unique services financial institutions offer to households and firms.
  • Explain how banks are regulated and why their risk-taking activities are subject to regulatory oversight.
  • Evaluate the risks which banks face and demonstrate how these risks are managed.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • Academic Success for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation.

3 An automatic short extension is available for some assessments. Apply through the Service Connect Portal.

Delivery and Resources

Teaching materials:

Unit Schedule

Week Week date (Tuesday) Lecture topic Lectures Tutorials
1 28-Jul Introduction to banking and financial intermediation Yes No
2 4-Aug Risks and regulation Yes Yes
3 11-Aug Capital management and adequacy Yes Yes
4 18-Aug Interest rate risk. Group debate in-class presentations (30%) due starting Tuesday 18th August Yes Yes
5 25-Aug Market risk Yes Yes
6 1-Sep Credit risk I: individual loan risk Yes Yes
7 8-Sep Credit risk II: loan portfolio and concentration risk Yes Yes
8 15-Sep Liquidity risk Yes Yes
Mid-session break from Monday 21st September to Friday 2nd October. No No
9 6-Oct Liability and liquidity management Yes Yes
10 13-Oct Sovereign risk, foreign exchange risk, and off-balance-sheet risk  Yes Yes
11 20-Oct Loan sales and securitisation. Professional practice industry analysis (30%) due 23:55 Monday 28th October Yes Yes
12 27-Oct Emerging topics in bank risk management Yes Yes
13 3-Nov Review Yes Yes

 

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Unit information based on version 2026.03 of the Handbook