Course Program
PART ONE
1. Elements for a theory of the financial intermediaries - Institutional functions of a financial system; - Characteristics of financial exchanges and the organization of transactions in the financial system; - Functions & methods of the financial market.
2. Principal typologies of financial intermediaries - Banks; - SIM; - Asset Management and Investment Funds (SGR); - Other financial intermediaries; - Regulation, supervision and control policies of the financial system.
PART TWO
3. Instruments and products for banking activity - Deposits & Collection; - Lending Techniques; - Investment in securities; - Other Banking Services.
4. The taxonomy and the management of the banking risks and implications of Basilea.
5. Financial Statements and performance.