Identify the nature and key components of financial systems domestically and globally to apply in diverse contexts.

Overview

The assessment will involve a case study pertaining to different financial markets and instruments. Students will be required to prepare a comprehensive Investment Strategy Research Report for the client.

Final assessment:
Learning Outcomes

The targeted Course Learning Outcomes for this assessment are:

CLO1: Identify the nature and key components of financial systems domestically and globally to apply in diverse contexts.
CLO2: Identify the nature, role and determinants of the structure and level of interest rates in economics and financial contexts.
CLO3: Analyse the characteristics and functions of the main financial intermediaries and the role of regulatory bodies in financial systems in a global context.
CLO5: Explore the main features and theorems of capital markets, institutions and securities including debt securities, equity and derivative products.
Assessment details

The assessment is a scenario-based research analysis report. You are required to conduct independent research and write a 3000 words (-/+10%) report.
This assessment includes all the content covered in Topics 1 to 10.
The assessment is worth a total of 50 marks and accounts for 50% of the total grade for this course.
Formatting

The report must be presented in standard report structure.
The report must be submitted in Microsoft Word document.
Guidelines for text formatting:
Font style: Arial
Font size: 12 (14 for headings)
Spacing: 1.5 line spacing
Page No: Page x
Assessment Criteria

This assessment will be marked based on the assessment rubric below.

Questions?

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