B030598 - BANK MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

English

The course aims to develop knowledge about the main factors involved in bank management, including the definition of the bank strategy, also by the application of a banking game, as well as risk management topics. Moreover, the programme aims to deepen the analysis of sustainable and ethical banks in Europe.

For attending students: slides and notes provided by the teacher and uploaded in Moodle.
For not attending students:
"Financial Markets and Institutions", Ielasi, Bocchialini, ISBN: 9781307766387, 2022, Part 2 Bank management and sustainable finance.
For not attending students, for the module in Sustainable banking: "Just Money. Mission-driven banks and the future of finance", by Katrin Kaufer and Lillian Steponaitis, The Mit Press, 2021

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, operational risk, ESG risks, with the aim of developing skills on the main tools for managing capital and risks in banks.
During the course, the students will depelop in groups a banking game, with the support of an external consultant firm.
The course aims to make an analysis of ethical and sustainable banks, as well as the the main instruments for sustainable responsible investing.
Objectives:
- to develop awareness and knowledge on bank management and ethical finance.
- to deepen the specialized vocabulary, in English, to increase the learning abilities and communication skills, also in international contexts.

Banking and financial system (recommended)

The course is made up of lectures and group work presentations. Furthermore, some seminars are planned, as well as the application of a banking game.

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Written exam, with multiple choices questions and open questions about all the topics of the course in around 60 minutes.
During the exam the student have to:
a) know the topics related to the course program;
b) expose the contents with awareness of the technical terminology.

The course is made up of three main parts.

First part:
- bank regulation (Basel IV, European banking union);
- bank capital;
- capital allocation;
- bank strategy and governance;
- bank performance (measurement and evaluation).

Second part:
- risk management in banks;
- liquidity risk;
- interest rate risk;
- credit risk;
- operational risk.

Third part:
- sustainable finance in Europe;
- ethical banks;
- ethical banks vs commercial banks;
- responsible investing;
- green bonds, social bonds and impact bonds.

Goal No. 4, and No. 8