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BUS290: International Financial Markets and Institutions

This unit analyses the operations of national money markets and the institutions therein. Topics: the main financial intermediaries, the role of the Reserve Bank, the determination of interest rates and the economic analysis of insurance. Other areas analysed include the superannuation industry, the share market and issues in contemporary monetary theory and policy.

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: F3-internal (full fee-paying), S1-internal, S1-external

Contact Time

Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.

Prerequisites

C161/BUS161 Introduction to Economics.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Exclusions

Students who have completed BUS290 Money Markets may not enrol in this unit for credit.

Notes

Certain offerings of this unit may only be taken on a non Commonwealth-supported up-front full fee-paying basis, as indicated in the unit offerings.

School

School of Business

Unit Coordinator

Mr Murray Brennan

  • Position:
P/T Teaching Casual
  • E-mail:
M.Brennan@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Economics, Commerce and Law
Room 4.016
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 6062
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Mr Murray Brennan
P/T Teaching Casual
(M.Brennan@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 6062 Murdoch Campus
Economics, Commerce and Law
Room 4.016
MURDOCH F3: Internal
(04/01/2010 - 05/02/2010)
 
MURDOCH S1: Internal
(15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)
 
MURDOCH S1: External
(15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)
 
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Alternatively, you may switch to 2009 data.

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)