Capital Markets
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2024 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Concurrent pre-requisites :
A unit can be either completed prior to commencing study or taken at the same time.
Aims and objectives
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Scheduled hours: Class (12 x 3 hours)
or
Scheduled hours: 6x6 hour blocks
Assessment
2. Test (Individual) 20-30%
4. Final Exam (Individual) 40-60%
General skills outcomes
• Analysis skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• 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.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.