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Financial Markets and Corporate Finance A
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Financial Markets and Corporate Finance A
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Academic year 2018/2019
- Course ID
- MAN0267
- Teaching staff
- Paul De Sury (Lecturer)
Nicola Miglietta (Lecturer)
Helena Van Zyl (Lecturer)
Niccolò Nirino (Tutor) - Year
- 2nd year
- Type
- Distinctive
- Credits/Recognition
- 12
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- SECS-P/11 - economia degli intermediari finanziari
- Delivery
- Formal authority
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Obligatory
- Type of examination
- Written
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
The course proposes to offer the knowledge necessary to understand the structure and the working of the financial system, in particular the functions and the model of economic and operating behavior of financial institutions, the technical and economic characteristics of main financial instruments and the organizational models of the different financial markets.
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Results of learning outcomes
Learning is aimed at understanding contents. Students should be able to solve exercises and problems. Learning should be "critical". The student should develop autonomy of judgment on the arguments studied and on the contemporary reality (watching financial news on TV and reading specialized financial press is recommended). Active class participation is important to demonstrate communication abilities. All these points will contribute to the final judgment.
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Course delivery
The course is developed in 64 hours of lessons of theory complemented by a series of exercises
The purpose is to provide an updated and operational view of the Italian financial system.
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Learning assessment methods
The assessment method consistes of a written exam.
Students will have 1 hour of time.
Questions will be both on the theory and on the exercises.
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Support activities
The Professor usually indicates to students interesting and contemporary articles, going beyond the simple program of the course.
Theory will be verified by the solution of exercises.
Besides, the Professor is available to solve the doubts of the students during office hours. The dates will be indicated on Campusnet.
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Program
- The functions and the components of the financial system.
- The financial structure of the economic system: financial assets and liabilities, circuits that allow to transfer funds.
- Why financial institutions exist: transaction and information costs, functions carried out by financial intermediaries.
- The main financial markets: the money, foreign exchange, bond and stock market.
- The main financial instruments: the technical and economic characteristics, the criteria of appraisal.
- The main financial institutions: banks, merchant and investment banks, securities brokers-dealers, asset management companies, insurance companies and pension funds.
- Bank balance sheet: analysis and performance.
- Banking regulation.
- Banking supervision.
- The international financial system.
Suggested readings and bibliography
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Frederick Mishkin - Stanley Eakins
Financial Markets and Institutions
Pearson, 2018, 9th edition
Read chapters 1-22, Skip chapters 23 and 24
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Note
1. The dates and the office hours of Prof. de Sury are indicated online
2. To take the exam, the studens must be listed online following the formal procedure defined by the University (deadlines, pre-requisites, ...)
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