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BU552S: GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS AND REGULATIONS (2023-2024)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:33


Course Overview

This course provides students with an introduction to international financial markets and an evaluation of the institutions, instruments and participants involved in the financial industry. The mainstream markets to be evaluated include the equity, money, bond, futures, options and exchange rate markets. The subject systematically reviews each of the mainstream financial markets and investigates the various institutional participants and the different types of financial instruments offered.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 0 credits (0 ECTS credits)
Campus Offshore Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • John Storm

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course is important in developing your knowledge and skills for:

  • Understand the international financial system through the analysis of financial markets and financial institutions.
  • Evaluate the role of the banking system and financial intermediates in the global economy and its interaction with financial markets and financial institutions.
  • Evaluate and critically analyse the role of international regulation in the financial markets, financial institutions and real economy.
  • Identify and explain different financial instruments available in the financial markets.
  • Assess the changes undergoing in the financial markets including the rationale for government intervention.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 70
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

You will be tasked with writing an individual research paper orientating around one of the core themes below:

  • Regulations and supervision of banking and non-banking institutions.
  • International regulatory frameworks and institutions.
  • Currency exchange, hedges, derivatives instruments (futures and options contracts).
  • Financial problems of companies.
  • Debt and equity securities in international markets.
  • International IPO process.

Feedback to be provided via marking rubric as provided in the course guide.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralEvaluateBe able to Identify the mechanics and conventions of the foreign exchange market and the motivation of different participants in trading foreign currencies common in international markets.
ReflectionEvaluateIdentify the characteristics of derivatives instruments (futures and options contracts), the different motivations for their use and how they are traded.

Formative Assessment

Oral Presentation: Group

Assessment Type Formative Weighting 30
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Feedback will comprise of two parts (i) formalised feedback via marking rubric, (ii) informal feedback via oral comments in class.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualEvaluateA critical understanding of characteristics of different types of debt and equity securities needed in an international business setting.

Resit Assessments

Resit Summative Coursework

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualEvaluateA critical understanding of characteristics of different types of debt and equity securities needed in an international business setting.
ProceduralEvaluateBe able to Identify the mechanics and conventions of the foreign exchange market and the motivation of different participants in trading foreign currencies common in international markets.
ReflectionEvaluateIdentify the characteristics of derivatives instruments (futures and options contracts), the different motivations for their use and how they are traded.
 

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