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Faculty of Business and Law School of Economics, Finance & Accounting

Assignment Brief

Module Title: Financial Services Assignment Number:

1

Module Code: 251FIN Assignment Title: Key Trends Reshaping the UK’s Financial Services Industry

Assignment Weighting:

25% of overall module grade

Release Date: 08/02/2017 Module Leader: Dr. Jacinta Nwachukwu

Submission Date/Time:

06/04/2017 23:55:00

Submission Time and Place:

Online submission through Turnitin ONLY

Assessment Information

This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:

1. Discuss the role and functioning of financial markets

This assignment is an individual assignment.

ASSIGNMENT REMIT Statistics indicate that the financial services sector in the UK is currently undergoing

sweeping changes in function and form. In fact, the changes affecting the financial-services

business today are so profound that many industry analysts refer to these trends as a

revolution that may well leave the sector almost unrecognisable in the next 20 years.

You are required to produce a report which explains: (i) how the UK financial-services

markets have changed in recent years, (ii) what powerful forces are reshaping the financial

services markets and institutions today, (iii) where the financial services sector may be

headed in the future and (iv) the policies which the regulators could implement to manage

the impact of the forces which you identified in your response to the previous questions.

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Criteria for Assessment

In completing this assignment, students must:

1. Provide an overview of the UK financial system and competing financial service firms in today’s marketplace

2. Explore the principal functions and services offered by the major financial institutions in the UK today

3. Discuss the key trends reshaping the functions and forms of financial services in the UK today

4. Conclude with an assessment of what the UK’s financial services industry will look like a couple

of decades from now

5. Recommend policy reforms for managing the forces which are reshaping the UK’s financial services marketplace in the 21

st Century.

6. Include 'academic journal articles' to support your discussion

Word Count

The word count is 1500 There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark (after internal moderation) for work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more.

The word limit includes quotations, but excludes the bibliography. How to submit your assessment

The assessment must be submitted by 23.55:00 on 06/04/2017. No paper copies are required. You can access the submission link through the module web.

 Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin. Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work.

 All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason (see below) will be given a mark of zero.

 Extensions of up to two calendar weeks can only be given for genuine "force majeure" and medical reasons, not for bad planning of your time. Please note that theft, loss, or failure to keep a back-up file, are not valid reasons. The extension must be applied for on or before the submission date. You can apply for an extension by submitting an Examination/ Coursework Deferral/Extension Application Form. Application Forms along with the supporting evidence should go to the relevant Student Support Office. For a longer delay in submission a student may apply for a deferral.

 Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.

 Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.

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GUIDELINES AND BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT Plagiarism As part of your study you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when writing up your coursework. It is important that you correctly acknowledge someone else’s writing, thoughts or ideas and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work. Doing so is known as plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without acknowledging that it is someone else’s writing or thinking. This includes using paraphrasing as well as direct quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of others. The Centre for Academic Writing provides documents to help you get this right. If you are unsure, please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw. You can also check your understanding of academic conduct by completing the Good Academic Practice quiz available on Moodle. Moodle includes a plagiarism detection system and assessors are experienced enough to recognise plagiarism when it occurs. Copying another student’s work, using previous work of your own or copying large sections from a book or the internet are examples of plagiarism and carry serious consequences. Please familiarise yourself with the CU Harvard Reference Style (on Moodle) and use it correctly to avoid a case of plagiarism or cheating being brought. Again, if you are unsure, please contact the Centre for Academic Writing, your Academic Personal Tutor or a member of the course team. Return of Marked Work You can expect to have marked work returned to you within 15 working days for level 1 and 2, 10 working days for level 3 and M level). If for any reason there is a delay you will be kept informed. Marks and feedback will be provided online/in class/face to face. Marks will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed his / her review.