BUS244: Treasury Management

The unit provides an introduction to fundamental concepts associated with the management of risk within an institution. Broadly, it will cover the basic financial engineering tools, the yield curve and the pricing of fixed income instruments. Specific instruments including futures, Forward Rate Agreements (FRAs), options and swaps will be discussed in detail. The unit will also consider the trading environment, focusing on market structures and function.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites	C140/BUS140 Principles of Finance and Banking.
School	School of Business
Unit Coordinator	Dr Grant Cullen Position: Senior Lecturer - Finance E-mail: G.Cullen@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 4.017 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6026
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Grant Cullen Senior Lecturer - Finance (G.Cullen@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6026 Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 4.017 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)