FINN43515: Banking and Financial Intermediation

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• Develop knowledge of key concepts and issues in financial intermediation related to the specificities of banking firms, financial stability and regulation.
• Develop critical understanding and appreciation of current theoretical and empirical research in financial intermediation and banking and its relevance to contemporary issues in banking.
• Develop knowledge of key concepts and mechanisms of asset securitisation and their relevance in the changing intermediation landscape.

• Financial systems and the roles of banks;
• Business models of banks;
• Contemporary central banking and monetary policy;
• Deposit insurance and moral hazard;
• Too-big-to fail problem in banking;
• Theory and evolution of banking regulation;
• Financial Crisis;
• Contemporary issues, changes and challenges in Banking;
• Asset securitisation and Special Investment Entities and Instruments.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• By the end of the module students should have:
• Developed an advanced knowledge of core financial intermediation principles.
• Developed a critical understanding of the issues related to bank and systemic stability.
• Explored the most recent advancements in the relevant academic literature and its relevance for the banking industry.

Subject-specific Skills:

• By the end of the module, students should have developed highly specialised and advanced technical, professional and academic skills that enable them to:
• Explain and critically evaluate the specificities of banks within financial systems.
• Critically evaluate the impact of recent trends in the banking markets.
• Identify and critically discuss the reasons behind historical and contemporary banking regulation.

Key Skills:

• Written communication;
• Planning, organising and time management;
• Problem solving and analysis;
• Using initiative;
• Adaptability;
• Numeracy;
• Computer literacy.

• Teaching is by lectures and seminars. Learning takes place through attendance at lectures, preparation for and participation in seminar classes and private study.
• Regular formative assessments guide students in the development of their knowledge and skills. They also support students continuous engagement in learning throughout the module.
• Summative assessment is by means of an individual assignment.

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