SEU Financial Institutions and Markets ( FIN402 )

This course provides an overview of the financial system. The roles of financial intermediaries, financial markets, financial institutions, and central banks are discussed in the context of global economy. In addition, Student will study the structure of financial markets and examine the international financial system, discussion the completion issues among the financial industry.

 1.      Examine the role of the financial system in the economy.

2.      Demonstrate an awareness of the variety of financial instruments.

3.      Demonstrate the connection between interest rates and asset prices.

4.      Compare and contrast the role of and function of organised financial markets and financial intermediaries.

5.      Discuss implications of the efficient market hypothesis for the allocation of funds.

6.      Examine the rationale for financial intermediation.

7.      Discuss the reasons for diversification in the financial institutions industry.

 1.      Overview of the Financial System

2.      What Do Interest Rates Mean and What Is Their Role in Valuation? And 4. Why Do Interest Rates Change?

3.      How Do Risk and Term Structure Affect Interest Rates?

4.      Are Financial Markets Efficient?

5.      Why Do Financial Institutions Exist?

6.      Why Do Financial Crises Occur and Why Are They So Damaging to the Economy?

7.      Central Banks and their roles

8.      Conduct of Monetary Policy: Tools, Goals, Strategy, and Tactics

9.      The Money Markets

10.  The Bond and Stock Markets

11.  The Mortgage and Foreign Exchange Markets

12.  The International Financial System

13.  Banking Industry: Structure and Competition

 ·         Textbook

Frederic S. Mishkin Stanley Eakins, Financial Markets and Institutions, 7/e (The Prentice Hall Series in Finance). Prentice Hall; 7 edition (September 15, 2011). ASIN: B005NB0SLM

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