History Government and Political Science

ASB1202 Financial Markets and Institutions: Assignment

Aims:

The aim of this assignment is to produce a well-structured, well-written and well-researched report, demonstrating your ability to apply the theoretical concepts of central banking to your chosen central bank.

Task:

Prepare a report on ONE of the following central banks:

1. 1. The Bank of England
2. 2. The European Central Bank
3. 3. The Federal Reserve System

Your report should include the following:

• Definition of a central bank and a brief discussion of the organisational structure of your chosen central bank
• A brief discussion of the key roles of a central bank
• An overview of the tools of monetary policy and a discussion of the application of monetary policy by your chosen central bank
• Critically evaluate the lender of last resort (LOLR) function and briefly discuss your chosen central bank’s policy on LOLR and any recent applications of LOLR

Guidance:

This assignments counts for 40% of the final module mark.

Word limit: 2,000 words maximum (excluding references and appendices)

As the assignment will be marked electronically please apply the following formatting:

• Font size 12
• 1.5 line spacing
• Justified text

Your assignment should be referenced using the Harvard referencing style. Please see the following guide for further details:

• https://www.bangor.ac.uk/library/help/documents/harvardreferencingguide.pdf

Use a range of  reliable sources (e.g. textbooks, journal articles, financial press) to inform your work.

Suggested structure for the report:

1. Title page
2. Abstract/executive summary: 200-400 word summary of the report, easily understandable for readers who are not familiar with the
3. Contents page
4. Introduction: providing and introduction to your work, including a broad description of the topic, providing an outline for the rest of the report
5. Main body of the report: discuss the main points of your report here
6. Conclusion and reflection: summarise the main findings of your report, reflecting on what you have learned
7. References: Harvard style
8. Appendices: any additional information e.g. graphs, diagrams etc… ensuring that they have been referenced correctly (where applicable)

Marking criteria:

Marks will be assigned in accordance with the following criteria:

• Quality of background research and its analysis and presentation
• Structure and presentation of the report, including writing quality
• Appropriate and correct referencing, using the Harvard referencing style
• Ability to critically evaluate evidence i.e. to support your work with evidence from the relevant literature

Project Report requirements:

Topic: regulatory enforcement and compliance;

Accuracy Issue

critically analyse the role of management accountant in this issue.

 Discuss the issue.

 Clearly explain why is important to consider it as key issue, why it need to be addressed now,

what are the implications of this issue for the accounting profession (including society and community).

Recommendations: clearly explain what is being done to overcome the and what further needs to be done (in terms of additional resources, training, legislations, accounting standards etc) by multiple stakeholder to minimise the impact of this issue.

1 reference.

Question # 2 (15%): Discuss and analyze one of the topics below:
1. Tribal sovereignty: issues include tribal membership codes, tribe’s rights, tribal member’s rights, the federal trust responsibility. Include analysis of Sovereignty Immunity, The Indian Civil Rights Act (1968) and Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez (1978).
Or
2. Tribal jurisdiction over Native children: issues include tribe’s/parent’s/adoptive parent’s/ child’s rights, state court’s application of the ICWA, culture, identity, blood quantum. include analysis of the Indian Child Welfare Act (1978), Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield (1989), the State courts’ “Existing Indian Families” exception, and the Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl (2013) case.

5 Pages