1 FINS3650 INTERNATIONAL BANKING TAKE-HOME EXAM (INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT) & PREPARATION GUIDELINES TERM 3, 2020 Assessment weight 50% Due date 2 December 2020 Topic: In our course, we have emphasised the importance of stress testing for managing sustainable performance of banks and threats to their financial viability. Based on your research, this assignment asks you to critically evaluate the role of stress testing in effective bank management. As part of your research, you may refer to examples or cases relating to one or more countries. Your evaluation should cover areas outlined in the structure of the report given below. The report must contain the following 1. Cover page - including course name, title of report, your full name and student ID. 2. Table of contents 3. Executive summary - A summary of the key findings of your research (about a page) 4. Introduction - Provide a road map of how the report is structured 5. Body – please use the following headings/themes to organise the body of the report (you may use subheadings within each of these headings). i. Justification of the need for stress testing of banks including key lessons from Global Financial Crisis (GFC) relevant to stress testing ii. Review of post-GFC approaches/frameworks for stress testing iii. Evaluation of the effectiveness of post-GFC stress testing approaches/frameworks discussed in (ii) above iv. Recommendations for improving stress testing of banks 6. Conclusion - This is not a summary, but a discussion of key implications of the findings/recommendations of your research/analysis. 7. Bibliography: Please use Harvard referencing system. The following format details are suggested for the report 1. Use Portrait orientation 2. Use Arial font, size 11 points 3. Use 1.5 spacing 2 4. Use A4 paper 5. Maximum 2,000 words. Cover page, table of contents, executive summary and bibliography are not included in word count. You may exceed the word count by 10%.
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