FINA313-17S (NET)

Capital Markets

20 Points

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Waikato Management School
Te Raupapa
Department of Finance

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Convenor(s)

Susanna Lu

Susanna Lu
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Thursday 3-4 pm
susanna@waikato.ac.nz

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Paper Description

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This paper provides students with an introduction to Australasian financial markets and an evaluation of the institutions, instruments and participants involved in the industry. The mainstream markets to be evaluated include the share, money, bond, and exchange rate markets. The paper systematically reviews each of the mainstream financial markets and investigates the various institutional participants and the different types of financial instruments offered.
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Paper Structure

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This is a net-based paper. We will make effective use of applications such as Adobe Connect and Panopto.

Lectures will be recorded in Panopto and uploaded to Myweb for students to study.

Online live tutorials will be conducted in Adobe Connect. Adobe Connect allows students and the instructor to meet in a virtual “meeting room” with audio, video and chat facilities. Students must make sure they have proper computer and Internet access as required.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Explain the major functions performed by a developed financial system, their interrelationships and their official supervision;
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  • Analyse how authorised deposit institutions manage their funding, lending and risks;
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  • Understand how the flow of funds is arranged through primary markets and the operations of secondary markets;
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  • Identify and explain the contributions of the money market and the bond market to the financial system;
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  • Hedge foreign exchange (FX) risks with FX swaps;
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  • Do research on a capital market issue based on journal articles and/or financial news.
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Assessment

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Late submission of any assessments will not be accepted and will not be marked unless there are grounds for special consideration which normally means health or bereavement.
Special considerations could be applied through the Department Administrator. Further information is available at http://calendar.waikato.ac.nz/assessment/assessment.html.
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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 1:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 1:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Capital Markets Research Portfolio
13 Feb 2017
5:00 PM
20
  • Online: MyWeb
2. Test 1
27 Jan 2017
3:00 PM
40
  • Online: Online Test
3. Test 2
16 Feb 2017
3:00 PM
40
  • Online: Online Test
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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Hunt, B. and C. Terry (2015). Financial Institutions + Markets, 7th edition, Cengage.

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Recommended Readings

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Sources of relevant information and data:

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Other Resources

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Online Support

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The official website for this paper is Myweb: lecture notes, chapter-end question solutions, announcements and relevant documents will be uploaded to Myweb. Students are responsible to check Myweb regularly to keep informed.

The lectures will be recorded and uploaded online to Moodle (access via Myweb). The two tests are both online so students must make sure they have proper computer and Internet access as required, and login the online tests on time.

For technical difficulty, contact WMS IT Helpdesk: wmshelp@waikato.ac.nz.

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Workload

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Estimated time involved:

  • Studying the recorded lectures and attending tutorials - 36 Hours
  • Preparing for individual research portfolio, including 8-10 hours of reading each week - 100 hours
  • Preparing for the tests, including 3-5 hours of chapter-end questions practice each week - 64 hours
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Linkages to Other Papers

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Prerequisite(s)

FINA201

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