BFN 335: TOPICS IN FINANCE

Abstract

This is a course that focuses on topics related to the management of financial intermediaries. Topics include a description of the major types of financial intermediaries (banks, insurance companies, investment banks, finance companies and asset managers), the risks that banks face (liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, offbalance-sheet, foreign exchange, insurance and operating risk) and how to measure and manage those risks, and bank capital adequacy.