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Financial Risk Management for Financial Institutions - MFIN6205
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Faculty: Australian School of Business
 
 
School:  School of Banking and Finance
 
 
Course Outline: MFIN6205 Course Outline
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: enrolment in program 8406
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course is an advanced course in the management of financial service firms and the development of risk management systems. It will deal with advanced methods of measuring financial risk within financial institutions such as value at risk and other models. Methodologies for dealing with these risks will also be investigated, including regulatory controls, capital management, risk rating of loans, securitisation and methods of dealing with credit products.

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