This module is only available for students following the MBA (Banking) route. You cannot take this module if you are studying for a generalist MBA, or an MBA with any other specialism.

This is compulsory on MBA (Banking).

This module runs exclusively in trimester 2 (January). It is not available in any other trimester. By selecting this module, you acknowledge that it can only be taken during the listed trimester.

This module is for Overseas fee payers only.

Detailed Description

This module is only available for students following the MBA (Banking) route. You cannot take this module if you are studying for a generalist MBA, or an MBA with any other specialism.

Financial system: functions, structure, intermediaries and globalisationInterest rates: theory, determinants of supply and demand, equilibrium rates, policiesFinancial markets: money, bond, equity and derivative markets, integration, infrastructures. Financial Institutions: insurance, savings, investment, asymmetric information, moral hazard interest. Modern Banks: organisational structure, activities, risks, regulation, failures, competitive issues.