Postgraduate Course: Financial Intermediation, Markets and Institutions (CMSE11314)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | This course provides foundation knowledge that is required to give students a broad understanding of financial intermediation, the roles of different types of financial institutions and the structure of financial markets. |
| Course description |
The course provides an integrated overview of both theoretical and practical issues related to the modern financial intermediation business. It covers four central topics. The introductory lecture outlines the role and functions of the financial system and the nature of financial intermediation with special emphasis on current issues in banking. The second, the third and the fourth lectures cover the main activities and types of financial institutions/intermediaries. Lectures 5 to 8 discuss the main types of financial markets. Finally, the last two sessions explore issues related to the organisational structure of financial institutions and link them with ethics, professionalism and effective management.
Syllabus
Lecture 1: Theory and current issues in financial intermediation
Lecture 2: Depository and Contractual Saving Institutions
Lecture 3: Securities Market and Investment Institutions
Lecture 4: Central banking theory and international regulation
Lecture 5: Money Markets
Lecture 6: Capital Markets: Bond and Stock Markets
Lecture 7: Foreign Exchange and International Financial Markets
Lecture 8: Hedging and Derivatives Markets
Lecture 9: Corporate governance and organisational structures in financial intermediaries
Lecture 10: Ethics and professionalism in financial intermediaries
Student Learning Experience
The learning outcomes will be achieved by information imparted in the lectures, by the discussions and participation in tutorials, by the process of researching information and by writing an essay.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand and critically discuss why financial intermediaries exist.
- Understand and critically discuss the roles and functions of different types of financial institutions.
- Understand and critically evaluate the roles and functions of central banks.
- Understand and critically discuss the structure of financial markets.
- Critically discuss corporate governance arrangements in banks and ethical issues in financial intermediation.
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Reading List
The main textbooks for the course are:
-Casu, B., Giardone, C., Molyneux, P. 2015. Introduction to Banking, 2nd ed.
-Mishkin, F., Eakins, S. (2015): Financial Markets and Institutions. Pearson, 8th ed.
The complete list of readings is available on Learn in a separate document.
Resource List:
https://eu01.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44UOE_INST/lists/18388949550002466?auth=SAML
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive Skills
On completion of the course a student will be able to:
- describe the functions of different types of banks including central banks;
- illustrate the role of banking in the financial-services industry;
- describe the structure of different financial markets;
- explain the professional decision-making and the principles of effective management in banking.
Subject Specific Skills
After completing this course, students should be able to:
- comprehend the effects of central bank policies;
- explain the professional ethics in the banking industry and other financial intermediaries |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Davide Mare
Tel: (0131 6)51 5077
Email: Davide.Mare@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Kelly-Ann De Wet
Tel: (0131 6)50 8071
Email: K.deWet@ed.ac.uk |
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