BX3134 - Finance of International Trade
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject is specifically shaped to provide a broad, but extensive, knowledge and a reasoning of the role and operation of international financial markets and their relevance for those working in the financial services sector and on international business. The subject is unique in the sense that most information and quantitative data is drawn from current financials. The study area of International markets is particularly relevant for keeping pace with technological changes in the financial landscape.
Learning Outcomes
- compare, contrast and analyse the reasons for the existence of the international markets and their growth in the Asian region as well as other international markets globally;
- analyse the importance of market efficiency including examining the EMH model in detail from the perspective of an investor and from that of an institutional context;
- evaluate the range of international financial markets and the causes of innovation in such markets;
- examine the dynamic of asset securitisation and its effect for businesses, investors, financial institutions and the structure of the financial system;
- interpret and critically evaluate the global investment banks raison detre within the context of emergent markets, IPOs and other financially engineered products.
| Prerequisites: | BX2133 |
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| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 23-Aug-2018 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Anthony Stevenson. |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); case study evaluation (30%); report (10%); group presentation (10%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 05-Apr-2018 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Anthony Stevenson. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); case study evaluation (30%); report (10%); group presentation (10%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 02-Aug-2018 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Anthony Stevenson. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); case study evaluation (30%); report (10%); group presentation (10%). |
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