Of Assignment KOI Trimester 2, 2016 FIN202 – Financial Institutions ASSIGNMENT–INDIVIDUAL "CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007-09, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE IMPACTS ON FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS AND INSTRUMENTS" Due date: To LECTURER: No later than11.00 am, Friday, 16 Sep., 2016 Topic: Your topic is: "Causes and Effects of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-09, with Special Reference to the Impacts on Financial Markets, Institutions & Instruments" You are required to describe, supported by identifiable events, the causes and effects of the global financial crisis of 2007-09. Importantly, also, you should examine the impacts on financial institutions, financial markets and financial instruments. The focus should be on Australia and one other country of your choice. Further details on the lodgment requirements for the Assignment and penalties for late lodgment are in the Subject Outline. You are required to complete this essay individually (no groups). You should follow the following typing conventions: • Times New Roman font (at minimum , 12 pitch) • 1.5 line spacing • Top, bottom, left and right margins to be at least 2.5 cms from the edge of the page • A4 paper; and • Length – 2,500 words + / - 10%. Research and Referencing You should begin by reading the references relating to the GFC in the text-book. It is suggested that you search these references via the Index at the back of the text. You will need to discover at least 6 other references. This should include at least one other book and one journal article. Use Harvard referencing! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_referencing Marking Guide – Provisional (to be confirmed in Week 8) The Assignment will be marked out of 30% and there will be 4 components. Component 1 – 14 marks. ANALYSIS. Discussion and understanding of the causes and effects of the global financial crisis, with special reference to Australia and one other country of your choice, the impacts on financial markets, financial institutions and financial instruments, along with a focus on Government support measures to the institutions and to the people. Component 2 - 7 marks – RESEARCH – EXTENT AND APPLICATION. Discussion and detailed understanding of the elements mentioned in Component 1 above. Extent of research and source referencing. Component 3 – 4 marks – RECOMMENDATIONS / CONCLUSIONS. State any recommendations which emerge for financial institutions and for policy-makers, and – separately - summarise your overall conclusions. Component 4 - 5 marks – PRESENTATION. Clear and concise expression, professional presentation, grammar, spelling and the use of graphs, tables and appropriate source referencing of material, charts, tables, etc. The purpose of this Assignment is to test your initiative as advanced degree students, and to test your ability to discover, apply and interpret financial information. Remember that plagiarism brings severe penalties. Submission of Assignments. A soft copy is to be submitted to Moodle by Monday, 19 September, 2016 at 5.00 pm. Please submit to your Tutor a hard copy, including a KOI Cover Sheet (see Moodle) and TURNITIN validation, showing the Similarity score, all at the front of your Assignment. If these pages are not submitted, penalties will apply (1 mark per page omitted). ***Keep a soft copy of Assignment in case of misadventure.*** Dr Mervyn Fiedler Subject Co-ordinator, KOI, FIN202 29 August, 2016.