Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance
Core subjects:
 FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles
 Learning outcomes
This core subject provides students with an overview of Australian financial markets and an
understanding of the influence of economic developments on these markets. It focuses on issues of
current relevance and develops the ability to analyse current economic and market events.
This subject is a core subject.
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At the completion of this subject students should be able to:
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Explain the interrelationships of the major domestic and global market sectors.
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Explain the role of intermediaries in financial markets.
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Assess the changes and impact of key economic and financial indicators on the
Australian financial markets.
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Assess the changes and impact of government and monetary policy on the Australian
financial markets.
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Compare how the different asset classes are used and traded.
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Explain financial products and the drivers in their development and packaging.
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Analyze current issues driving domestic and global financial markets in a given
scenario.
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 Subject content
Topic
Title
Topic 1
Overview of the global financial markets
Topic 2
Market participants in the financial system
Topic 3
Economic principles and management
Topic 4
Forces that drive financial markets
Topic 5
Asset classes
Topic 6
The role of equity in financial markets
Topic 7
Foreign exchange and commodities markets
Topic 8
The derivatives market
Topic 9
Financial products
Topic 10
The managed investments industry
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Echelon Square, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.
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 Assessment
Assessment Type
Assessed
Weighting
Assignment
Week 6
50%
Examination
Week 12
50%
The assignment for this subject includes an activity which requires students to track the share price of
two Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed companies for a period of four weeks, consider the
influences on the share price over this period and analyze the results.
 Prerequisites
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There are no prerequisites for this subject.
 Assumed knowledge
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A general knowledge of macro-economics at first-year university level is assumed knowledge
for this subject.
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Echelon Square, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.
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 Course transition subject equivalence
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Students who transition from a SIA/Finsia/Kaplan course and have completed the following
subject within the course completion time frame may not also complete the subject:
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FIN111 Financial Markets and Economic Principles
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C1 Financial Markets and Economics.
 Reading list
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Prescribed Text
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Viney, C & Phillips, P 2012, Financial institutions, instruments and markets, 7th edn,
McGraw-Hill, Sydney, ISBN 9780071012416.
Details of supporting texts/readings are provided in the subject notes. Retailers of educational
books include Co-op Bookshop and Boffins Bookshop. Texts can also be borrowed from the
Kaplan library or other libraries.
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Echelon Square, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.fseinstitute.com
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