Finance-Gearing Ratio

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowledge and understanding

*

*

*

*

*

Understand financial institutions as business operations:

Be aware of the characteristics and economic role of financial institutions;

Develop an overview of the financial services industry and its structure;

Understand techniques for measuring risk and methods for managing risks;

Appreciate importance of liquidity management, lending, and investment policies.

Subject specific skills (including practical/professional skills)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Evaluate the interrelationships between the financial system and central banks;

Critically analyse the monetary and non-monetary functions of central banks;

Evaluate the impact of monetary policy on the macro economy;

Analyse the roles and types of banks;

Critically evaluate financial services in practice

Explain and evaluate the conditions of the capital market

Explain and analyse the impact of inflation on investment decisions

Evaluate the asset allocation decision

Cognitive skills

*

*

*

*

Apply theoretical and research-based knowledge, analytical techniques and concepts to organisational problems

and issues arising from both familiar (routine) and unfamiliar (novel) situations;

Locate and extract data from a variety of sources and evaluate the reliability and credibility of