MFIN 5502 Financial Institutions, Money & Markets
This course focuses on the structure of the banking system and other financial institutions, along with the numerous issues facing them, such as analyzing investments, evaluating consumer credit, capital management, risk management and changes in the regulatory environment. The course analyzes the main types of financial intermediaries operating in the U.S. financial system, such as commercial banks, investment banks, pension funds and mutual funds. The activities of commercial banks are analyzed in detail, including a discussion of capital requirements and deposit insurance. Consideration is given to credit risk and concentration risk in a commercial bank's loan portfolio. Additional areas covered are the role of investment banks in securities underwriting, trading, market making, pension and mutual funds, the Federal Reserve System and monetary policy, derivatives, and recent regulations, such as Dodd-Frank.