Overview

This unit provides students with the skills and expertise to identify the different types of financial institutions which operate in the market. In addition, students learn about various sources of funds available within capital markets. The unit will also enhance student’s ability to identify financial problems, critically analyse them, use and interpret financial data and provide solutions to the financial problems.

Requisites

Concurrent prerequisites
FIN80005 Corporate Financial Management
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the structure and mechanisms of Capital and Financial markets and understand the key functions of those markets
  • Critically analyse the choices of financing method available to individuals, small business and corporations from short term to long term basis
  • Apply and understand the problem solving skills to the operation of equity and debt markets, and demonstrate how conditions and prices are determined in major financial markets around the world
  • Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a wide variety of audiences and operate as an effective member of a team

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		2.00 12 weeks 24
Online
Lecture		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssessmentIndividual 40 - 60% 1,2,3 
Assignment and Presentation 1Group 20 - 30% 1,2,3,4 
TestIndividual 20 - 30% 1,2,3 

Content

  • Introduction to money and financial markets
  • The banking sector and non-bank financial intermediaries
  • Regulation of financial intermediaries
  • Sources of finance - short, medium and long term; international debt markets
  • The share market as a source of equity for corporations
  • Government debt, monetary policy and the payments system
  • Interest rate determination and forecasting
  • Interest rate risk management

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.