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Introduction
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Unit name | Banking and Financial Institutions |
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Unit code | BEA321 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
Discipline | Economics and Finance |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- LO1: The reasons why different financial institutions have different functions in the economy.
- LO2: How financial institutions assess, and manage risk using some of the trading strategies and instruments available in financial markets.
- LO3: How institutions and markets are regulated in domestic, and international environments, and be able to evaluate proposals for regulatory reform.
- LO4: How monetary policy is implemented in an open economy and how it impacts the macroeconomy.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
BEA220 or BEA286
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | 1 x 2 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour workshop per week. Please check the unit outline for details. |
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Assessment | Online quiz (20%), Test (30%), Final exam (50%). |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | Eakins & Mishkin (2015). Financial Markets and Institutions (Global Edition), 8th edn, PearsonPrentice Hall, Boston |
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