CORPFIN 2501 - Financial Institutions Management

This course provides an introduction to the management of financial institutions and intermediaries. The course focuses on the importance of ensuring good risk management within institutions to manage the varied types of risk that they may be exposed to. Students are first introduced to the important roles of financial institutions. The course then examines the principles of the theory and practice of defining and measuring various types of risk these institutions can be exposed to, and effective policies and strategies for successful risk management. Students are also introduced to international standards of banking practice and how they impact the functioning of the institutions.