The course aims to develop knowledge about the main factors involved in bank management, including the definition of the strategy and the corporate governance structure, risk management, as well as organizational choices in financial groups. Moreover, the programme aims to compare commercial banks with the main experiences of ethical and alternative banks in Europe.
For attending students: slides and notes provided by the teacher and uploaded in Moodle.
For not attending students: John C. Hull, Risk management and financial institutions, Wiley, Fifth edition, chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28
Learning Objectives
The course aims to develop skills and knowledge relating to the main factors involved in banking management. The program provides for an in-depth study of the contents related to the main banking risks, such as credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk and operational risk, with the aim of developing skills on the main measurement and management tools.
The course aims to make a comparison of ethical banks and the main experiences of commercial banks in Europe, to develop in the participants awareness and knowledge on ethical finance.
- acquiring the specialized vocabulary, in English, to increase the learning abilities and communication skills, also in international contexts.
Prerequisites
Banking and financial system (recommended)
Teaching Methods
The course is made up of lectures and debates and resolutions of case studies. Furthermore, some seminars are planned.
Further information
No
Type of Assessment
Written exam, with multiple choices questions and open questions about all the topics of the course in around 60 minutes.
Course program
The course is made up of three main parts.
First part:
- bank regulation (Basel IV, European banking union);
- bank strategy and governance;
- bank performance (measurement and evaluation);
- banking groups (mutual fund operations, insurance operations, pension fund operations).
Third part:
- sustainable finance in Europe;
- ethical banks;
- ethical banks vs commercial banks (a comparison of structures, growth and yields);
- responsible investing;
- green bonds, social bonds and impact bonds.