ECON6010 Contemporary Issues in Finance
Assignment 2
• Analyse a number of key recent developments in the international financial system
• Assess critically the implications of such developments for established financial theories
• Set current financial developments in an appropriate historical context
• Appreciate the linkages between contemporary international financial developments and the shaping of national financial systems
Professional skills
• Gather and analyse appropriate data in order to test competing hypotheses concerning contemporary financial developments
• Apply theoretical models drawn from their study of finance to practical problems drawn from contemporary experience
• Appreciate the variety of competing theoretical and practical approaches that can be taken with regard to financial issues
• Evaluate the impact of regulatory proposals in the area of finance on a wide variety of market participants
