Financial Risk Management

FIN30014 12.5 Credit Points per subject Hawthorn Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students

Duration

  • One Semester or equivalent

Contact hours

  • 24 hours face to face + Blended and Swinburne Online

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.

2022 teaching periods

Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 1		 Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 2

Dates:
28 Feb 22 - 29 May 22

Results:
5 Jul 22

Last self enrolment:
13 Mar 22

Census:
31 Mar 22

Last withdraw without fail:
15 Apr 22

Dates:
1 Aug 22 - 30 Oct 22

Results:
6 Dec 22

Last self enrolment:
14 Aug 22

Census:
31 Aug 22

Last withdraw without fail:
16 Sep 22
More teaching periods
Swinburne Online

Teaching Period 3

Dates:
7 Nov 22 - 5 Feb 23

Results:
28 Feb 23

Last self enrolment:
20 Nov 22

Census:
2 Dec 22

Last withdraw without fail:
23 Dec 22

Prerequisites

FIN20014 Financial Management

Corequisites

Nil

Aims and objectives

This unit enables students to analyse the sources of financial risk as well as the importance of implementing hedging procedures in order to mitigate risk. The unit is designed to equip students with quantitative skills and understanding of a variety of derivative instruments that can be used for hedging purposes, while broadening their knowledge of managing risk within an ethical framework. The increasing instability of global financial markets and ethical scandals underscores the importance of this unit, whereby it has become a basic best practice in order to mitigate unforeseen losses. Students will also learn to how to mitigate financial risks using a variety of financial derivatives.
 
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
 
1 Analyse the sources of financial risk and the importance of implementing effective financial risk management procedures in business entities
 
2 Apply the understanding of a variety of derivative instruments in hedging and trading strategies and how these instruments are priced.
 
3 Evaluate hedging strategies and their outcomes using derivative instruments, to hedge financial risks in a variety of assets
 
4 Evaluate the need for sound financial risk management policies and procedures in organisations within an ethical framework.
 
5 Apply research principles to conduct a piece of work collaboratively.