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ECF3312: Financial Institutions Management 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2026 
 
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Part 04. Final Examination - Hints and Tips 
 
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Edith Cowan University - ECF3312: Financial Institutions Management

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

University	Edith Cowan University
Study Level	Undergraduate
Unit Code	ECF3312
Unit Name	Financial Institutions Management
Credit Points	15 CPs
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Format	PDF
Page Length	28

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The objective of this unit is to give students both a conceptual and a practical understanding of some of the major risk-return tradeoffs involved in managing a financial institution's balance sheet. Four main risks are covered in the course: capital risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The regulations of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the way that they influence these risk-return tradeoffs form a major theme of this course.

✔ On completion of this unit students should be able to:

Explain financial statements and operations of financial institutions.
Assess risk, the risk-return trade-off, and the impact of prudential regulations on financial institutions considering ethical and social responsibility.
Analyse the approaches taken by financial institutions when managing risks.
Propose creative ideas for improving the risk management and risk-return trade-off of financial institutions.
Compare securitisation methods used by financial institutions.

✔ Unit Content:

Introduction to financial institutions.
The special nature of financial institutions.
Capital risk.
Liquidity risk.
Credit Risk.
Interest rate risk.
Securitisation.

Prerequisite Rule: Students must have passed ECF2226.

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ECF1120	Principles of Finance
ECF2210	Capital Markets
ECF2222	Corporate Finance
ECF2226	Investment Finance
ECF3312	Financial Institutions Management
LAW1100	Introduction to Business Law
LAW2410	Income Tax Framework II
MAN1100	Management
MAT1114	Introductory Statistics
MAT2110	Applied Statistics
SBL1200	Accounting and Finance Essentials
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