| CODE | BFI5336 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Banking | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Banking, Finance and Investments | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit explores the evolution of the financial services industry, where the traditional functions of banks are being increasingly claimed by other types of service providers. Notwithstanding this, banks are still distinguishable from other types of institutions in terms of the applicable regulatory requirements and their inherent characteristics which make them particularly prone to various kinds of financial risks. The study-unit discusses the salient financial risks which are relevant to the banking industry, the assessment of such risks, and how their management is linked to the wider objective of shareholder wealth maximisation. The three main areas covered are: 鈥� the contemporary financial services environment and key strategic drivers of modern banking; 鈥� the analysis of bank financial performance and related strategic management aspects; 鈥� the application of theoretical models and risk management techniques to financial risk management and bank decision-making. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit aims to offer students a theoretical and practical understanding of the various types of risks applicable to a financial services firm, as well as the assessment of such risks. These objectives will be achieved by offering a background of the current strategic aspects concerning the global financial services industry and a thorough discussion of financial performance assessments and the management of different kinds of risks. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: Analyse the strategic environment which financial services firms operate in: - Describe and discuss the impacts of salient banking trends, with particular reference to the implications of evolving technologies; - List and describe the salient models used by market analysts to assess financial performance; - Describe and explain how financial statements are analysed; - Explain and describe the salient models and approaches that are typically used by financial institutions to manage financial risks. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of salient approaches which may be relevant in hedging financial risks, and be able to identify which alternatives may be most readily applicable in a practical scenario. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply theoretical concepts to practical scenarios and broader contexts; - Analyse the interlinkages between different concepts in banking; - Communicate banking ideas and principles to a specialist and non-specialist audience; - Contribute towards the attainment of a more comprehensive risk management framework within a financial services firm; - Identify salient approaches which may be relevant in hedging financial risks; - Identify which alternative models may be most readily applicable in a practical scenario; - Apply a variety of models to evaluate the performance of financial services firms. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Financial Institutions Management: A Risk Management Approach Anthony Saunders, Marcia Cornett, Otgo Erhemjamts McGraw Hill, 2021 ISBN10: 1260013820 - ISBN13: 9781260013825 |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: B.Com. (Hons.) Banking & Finance, B.Com. Banking & Finance Major or equivalent | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Silvio John Camilleri |
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